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1 Robert B. Beim v. Trevor R. Hulfish -- rank: 1000

... claim for damages under the Wrongful Death Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6. The Appellate Division reversed. Beim v. Hulfish , 427 ... not fit within the statutory cause of action defined by N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 and the alleged damages do not constitute “pecuniary” losses ... 10-16) 2. Two of the Act’s six subsections, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 and N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, are central to the Court’s analysis. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 defines the statutory cause of action as one that � ... damages resulting from the injury.” This Court has construed N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to permit a beneficiary to maintain a claim under the ... been asserted by the decedent had he or she survived. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1. When calculating damages for “pecuniary injuries,” the ...

docket:	A-33-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-01-28
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2 Sheila Aronberg v. Wendell Tolbert, et al. -- rank: 886

... a lawsuit for personal injuries by an uninsured motorist, and N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, the Wrongful Death Act. Ultimately, the Court must ... person operating an uninsured vehicle, and the wrongful death statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, links the viability of a wrongful death action to the� ... has no right of recovery under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6. 1. The issue before the Court is simply ... maintain an action for damages resulting from the injury,” N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, because, as an uninsured motorist, N.J.S.A. 39 ... have a viable claim. Therefore, under the plain language of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, Aronberg’s mother likewise has no right to maintain a ... N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4.5(a) and N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, when read together and in harmony with each other, ...

docket:	A-9-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-08-29
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3 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2043-19.opn.html -- rank: 875

... death and survivorship complaint, pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and the Survival Act on behalf of the ...

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4 MICHAEL J. MORLEY, III, v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION -- rank: 868

... behalf of the beneficiaries (a wrongful death claim action) under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and one on behalf of the estate (a ... Legislature enacted “the Wrongful Death Act, now codified as N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6” and in 1855 enacted “the Survivor’s ... enacted law deleted the proposed law’s reference to “ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq.” and the phrase “wrongful death of ... Reprint). 9 (a) Moneys recovered under New Jersey Death Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq.). Any sum recovered under the New Jersey Death ... 2, 3, and 4 of the New Jersey Death Act ( N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq.) as compensation for the wrongful death of a ... read: “(a) Moneys recovered under New Jersey Death Act ( N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq.).” Subparagraph 1 was what is now ...

docket:	07443-20
court:	NJ Tax Court
decided:	2021-06-07
status:	Published
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5 HAROLD E. SMITH VS ALAN L. WHITAKER, JR. & ET ALS -- rank: 843

... burial expenses of $3,939) under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6 and a punitive damage award of $1.25 million under the Survivor's Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and under the Survivor's Act, N.J ... burial expenses were recovered pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 et seq. " Both parties then appealed. IV ����Coastal raises nine ... neglect or default" of another, an "action for damages" arises. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1. In "every action" brought under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, the jury can only award damages "with reference to the ... recover "punitive damages" under the "New Jersey Wrongful Death Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to 2A:31-6." Id. at 598. "In accordance ...

docket:	a0457-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-06-15
status:	published
citation:	313 N.J.Super. 165
Document Size:	96605

6 LaFage v. Jani, M.D. -- rank: 840

... not this time. ����The New Jersey Wrongful Death Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, contains some simple, yet emphatic, words: �Every action ...

docket:	a-65-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-02-22
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citation:	166 N.J. 412
Document Size:	144285

7 WENDY GRECZYN et al. v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE, KLING LINDQUIST -- rank: 759

... question. Plaintiff points to cases under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, which have permitted the use of fictitious party ...

docket:	a5033-02
court:	njappellate
decided:	2004-03-10
status:	published
citation:	367 N.J. Super. 385
Document Size:	37673

8 Harold E. Smith v. Alan L. Whitaker, Jr. et al -- rank: 726

... sued Whitaker and Coastal pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and the Survivor's Act. Smith claimed that ... funeral and burial expenses pursuant to the Survivor's Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to include the sum of $3,939.00." ����After the ... in 1848 by the Wrongful Death Act, now codified as N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and later in 1855 by the Survivor's ...

docket:	a-15-98
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-07-20
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citation:	160 N.J. 221
Document Size:	64372

9 SHEILA ARONBERG v. WENDELL TOLBERT -- rank: 726

... A. 39:6A-4.5 and the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and their underlying policies. N.J.S.A ... apply to the wrongful death action. The Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, is remedial legislation that is designed to "eliminate ... conclusion. First of all, 188 N.J. 339, 340 (2006) ( N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 (emphasis added). The focus is on the "wrongful act" that ... conclude that the right of action for wrongful death under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6 depends upon the occurrence of a wrongful and ... the Legislature intended to protect without advancing the goals of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and on behalf of Aronberg's estate based ... 2A:15-3. Defendant moved for summary judgment, relying on N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, links the viability of a wrongful death action to ...

docket:	a4896-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	27-00-23
status:	published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 562 997 A.2d 246
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10 In the Matter of the Adoption of Baby T -- rank: 724

... and not the merits of the alleged medical malpractice. See N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6. The suit was brought by plaintiffs who claim ... just compensation may be awarded under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6. ����In granting the adoption, the Family Part simply ...

docket:	a-39-98
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-08-04
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11 FANG LIU v. AFFINITY CARE OF NJ -- rank: 718

... this medical malpractice action brought under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and the Survivor's Act, N.J.S ...

docket:	a0970-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-02
status:	Unpublished
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12 CAROL ANN CONFORTI v. COUNTY OF OCEAN -- rank: 718

... and violations of the NJCRA, the Wrongful Death Act (WDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and the New Jersey Survival Act (SA), N ...

docket:	a0817-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-02
status:	Unpublished
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13 Miller v. Estate of Sperling -- rank: 713

... of action. (Pp. 7-16). 2.����The Court overrules Knabe . N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 reflects a legislative intent to use the personal injury cause ... the injury if death had not ensued shall be liable.� N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1. The Act further states that �[e]very action brought under ... The Graf Court observed in dicta that the language in N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, more particularly, the phrase, �such as would, if death had ... the injury if death had not ensued shall be liable. ��������[ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1.] We are also guided by the principle that the Act ...

docket:	a-90-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-01-22
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citation:	166 N.J. 370
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14 DEBRA WARREN v. CHRISTOPHER P. MUENZEN M.D. -- rank: 706

... her husband's estate pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6 (the WDA). In count three, plaintiff sought damages ... person is caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default," N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, a claim brought under the Survivor Act need not be ...

docket:	a1949-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-12-07
status:	published
citation:	448 N.J.Super. 52 150 A.3d 940
Document Size:	53787

15 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3059-20.opn.html -- rank: 703

... plaintiff's pro se actions under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6, and the Survivor's Act, N.J.S ...

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