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1 LaFage v. Jani, M.D. -- rank: 1000

... did exist at common law prior to the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 and its predecessor statute. Thus, the statute of limitations contained ... years after the death of the decedent, and not thereafter .” N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 (emphasis added). Because we agree with the trial court's ... April 7, 1997, which was beyond the period permitted by N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. B.     Next, we address whether wrongful death claims should be ... years after the death of the decedent, and not thereafter.” N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. The Wrongful Death Act does not explicitly relax the two ... this Court addressed any exception to the clear language of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 prior to our decision in Negron . In Negron , we observed ... can be relevant in determining whether the statute of limitations [ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3] should be tolled.” Negron , supra , 156 N.J. at ...

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

2 Sheila Aronberg v. Wendell Tolbert, et al. -- rank: 933

... permitted by the Wrongful Death Act. Id. at 373; see N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 (“Every action brought under [the Wrongful Death Act] shall ...

docket:	A-9-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-08-29
status:
citation:
Document Size:	79168

3 DEBRA WARREN v. CHRISTOPHER P. MUENZEN M.D. -- rank: 867

... adjudicated delinquent, the action may be brought at any time . [ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 (emphasis added).] The portion we emphasize was the result of ...

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

4 MARLA SOFFER v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION -- rank: 789

... years after the death of the decedent, and not thereafter ." N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 (emphasis added). Relying on this court's decision in Lombardi ... Such recognition demonstrates that the statute of limitations contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 is procedural and therefore indisputably subject to equitable principles. [ Ibid ... which is similar to that in the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which requires survival actions to be commenced within two years ...

docket:	a1933-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-11
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	43140

5 Miller v. Estate of Sperling -- rank: 789

... filed within two years of Ann's death, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. Although the court noted that the issue had not been ... to file a timely personal injury claim would conflict with N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which provides that “[e]very action brought under this chapter ... contended that the two-year wrongful death statute of limitations, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, governed plaintiff's claim that Dr. Sperling's conduct contributed ... years after the death of the decedent, and not thereafter.” N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3.     New Jersey's Wrongful Death statute has spawned five decisions ... party's death. Ibid.     We hold that the limitations of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 do not speak to jurisdictional or procedural matters that might ...

docket:	a-90-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-01-22
status:
citation:	166 N.J. 370
Document Size:	61938

6 FANG LIU v. AFFINITY CARE OF NJ -- rank: 786

... 2, 2021, by the applicable two-year statute of limitations, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. It 1 The complaint did not allege plaintiff was appointed ...

docket:	a0970-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-02
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32882

7 ELENA LAZA, v. HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION -- rank: 780

... is governed by the two-year statute of limitations under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. See, e.g., Presslaff v. Robins, 168 N.J. Super ... our common law, thus 'the statute of limitations contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 is procedural and therefore indisputably subject to equitable principles.' Ibid ...

docket:	a1959-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-23
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32379

8 CHRISTOPHER J. CAREY v. HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER -- rank: 777

... i.e., two years from the date of death. See N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. He also argued that plaintiff failed to diligently pursue any ...

docket:	a3364-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-12-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	46809

9 MARQUIS A. WALKER v. ILMIA CHOUDHARY -- rank: 777

... two-year statute of limitations for claims for wrongful death, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, and medical malpractice, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 ... after the passage of the limitations period set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 and N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 . Although Diorio ...

docket:	a1425-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-30
status:	published
citation:	425 N.J. Super. 135 40 A.3d 63
Document Size:	55642

10 ANN BRADLEY v. JOSEPH KOVELESKY -- rank: 777

... two-year limitations period that governs wrongful death actions under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. See L. 2009, c. 266, §1. The amended statute ...

docket:	a0423-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	38520

11 SHEILA ARONBERG v. WENDELL TOLBERT -- rank: 777

... 382. In so holding, the Court interpreted the scope of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which defines the time for commencement of a wrongful death ... the claim itself. Thus, in concluding that " the limitations of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 do not speak to jurisdictional or procedural matters that might ...

docket:	a4896-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	27-00-23
status:	published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 562 997 A.2d 246
Document Size:	39430

12 ZORICA DIMITROV, v. SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL -- rank: 737

... two] years after the death of decedent, and not thereafter . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3; N.J.S.A. 2A:15-3.1 In this ... adjudicated delinquent, the action may be brought at any time.' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3; N.J.S.A. 2A:15-3. A-0144-18T4 ...

docket:	a0144-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-11-14
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	18720

13 ELIZABETH BERNOSKIE, Administratrix v. ROBERT ZARINSKY, -- rank: 725

... have accrued." Plaintiff's wrongful death claim is governed by N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which provided at the time of the murder that a ... the triggering event for the Wrongful Death Act limitations provision, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. Presslaff v. Robins , 168 N.J. Super. 543 , 546 (App ... note that after this action was filed, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which now provides:             Every action brought under this chapter shall ... act.         [ L. 2000, c. 157 (emphasis added).] The amendment to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 does not apply to this action, because plaintiff's complaint ... could not now take advantage of the amended version of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 because the exception it creates from the normal two year ...

docket:	A1469-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-06-14
status:	published
citation:	344 N.J. Super. 160 781 A.2d 52
Document Size:	27510

14 JANET CARLSON v. ARISTACARE AT CHERRY HILL LLC -- rank: 713

... default . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, '[e]very action brought under [the Death by Wrongful Act ... statutory claim, with a substantive statute of limitations defined in N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, that will only be tolled if plaintiffs can demonstrate substantial ... 2A:14-2, or 'after the death of the decedent,' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3. Plaintiffs seek to extend for one year these statutory limitations ...

docket:	a1753-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-06
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20419

15 SADIE TEDESCO, et al. v. THOMAS TRANTINO -- rank: 707

... involves the interpretation and constitutionality of the 2000 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3, which established an exception to the two-year limitations period ... 157, § 1. As amended, with the new exception underscored, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 now provides:    Every action brought under this ... may be brought at any time. The 2000 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 "reflects a legislative policy judgment that it is fair to ... Judge Conley, that the Legislature intended the 2000 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 to apply to causes of action that accrued more than ... that rejected Trantino's challenge to the retroactive application of N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 on grounds similar to those subsequently set forth in Short ... to dismiss on the ground that the 2000 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-3 could not be constitutionally applied to their wrongful death ...

docket:	A1062-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-11-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	36291