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1 Paris Wilson v. City of Jersey City -- rank: 1000

... operators handling the emergency call are subject to suit. See N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1; N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.2; N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. The wording of N.J.S.A. 52:17C-10 ... scene of an accident or emergency to any victim.” N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1 (immunizing municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers); N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.2 (immunizing paid and volunteer municipal, county, and state firefighters ... care at the scene of an accident or emergency.” N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. Reading N.J.S.A. 52:17C-10 together ...

docket:	A-61-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-03-08
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2 Conor Velazquez, an infant by his mother and natural guardian,, Charmaine Velazquez,et als. v. Teresa Jiminez, M.D., et als. -- rank: 972

... it must decide whether New Jersey�s Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, can be invoked to immunize a hospital physician who assists ... within a hospital. HELD : New Jersey�s Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, encompasses only those situations in which a physician or other ... injures them. (pp. 24-28) 9. Good Samaritan immunity under N.J.S.A . 2A:62A-1 encompasses only those situations in which a physician (or other ... delivered by LONG, J. ����New Jersey�s Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, provides: Any individual, including a person licensed to practice any ... Ranzini moved for summary judgment under the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 to -2. The trial court denied the motion as a ... Mrs. Velazquez and thus was entitled to the shield of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 as a volunteer. Plaintiffs counter that Dr. Ranzini�s ...

docket:	a-105-00
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2002-05-29
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citation:	172 N.J. 240
Document Size:	81462

3 Estate of Hiram A. Gonzalez v. City of Jersey City -- rank: 861

... person, even where there is no duty to do so. N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1 immunizes law enforcement officers -- absent gross negligence -- “for ... 59:1-1 to :12-3, the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 to -35, or N.J.S.A. 26:2B-16 ... or omissions by such person in rendering the emergency care. [N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.] 14 The Good Samaritan Act therefore grants immunity to � ... so. Id. at 247-50. In 1996, the Legislature added N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1 to the Good Samaritan Act. See L. 1996, c ... section shall exonerate a law enforcement officer for gross negligence. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1 (emphasis added).] Section 1.1 is part of a ... kind of “good faith . . . rendering [of] care” immunized by N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1. Simply put, the Good Samaritan Act does not ...

docket:	a-19-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-08-04
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4 SOPHARIE LEANG et al. v. JERSEY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, -- rank: 817

... asserts that there are two statutory immunities granted to it, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 and N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.7. N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 provides: Any individual, including a person licensed to practice any ... examination to which she did not consent. As to the N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 immunity itself, it applies only to the victims of accidents ... no emergency. In such a case, the immunity afforded by N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 is not available. With respect to N.J.S.A ...

docket:	a5777-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-04-02
status:	published
citation:	399 N.J.Super. 329
Document Size:	176360

5 Sopharie Leang, et al. v. Jersey City Board of Education, et al. -- rank: 783

... not entitled to immunity under either the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, or Title 30, see N.J.S.A. 30:4 ... to two separate statutory constructs, namely the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, and Title 30, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27 ... damages as a result of [their] acts or omissions.” N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. The statute does not define accident or emergency, but the ...

docket:	a-21-08
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decided:	2009-04-16
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citation:	198 N.J. 557
Document Size:	124015

6 Geraldine Murray and Odis E. Murray v. Plainfield Rescue Squad -- rank: 772

... immune under two statutes, the “Good Samaritan Act,” N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, 7 and N.J.S.A. 26:2K-29 (providing ... one hand, the panel maintained that the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, did not shield the Plainfield Rescue Squad from civil liability ... or omissions by such person in rendering the emergency care. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.] 8 An “EMT-intermediate” is “a person trained ...

docket:	A-128-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-07-17
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7 MICHAEL AVERSANO, et al. v. PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY COMMISSION, et al. -- rank: 709

... they were immune from liability under the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. Judge Pressler, writing for the court, held that plaintiff had ... not assert immunity under the TCA but rather relied upon N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, commonly referred to as the Good Samaritan Act. We concluded ...

docket:	A3947-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-10-01
status:	published
citation:	363 N.J. Super. 266 832 A.2d 914
Document Size:	75333

8 SILVANA LANSIGAN DELVALLE v. HENRY J. TRINO -- rank: 681

... afforded protection from civil liability under the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 to -35. In pertinent part, the Act provides 'any individual ... of any acts or omissions . . . in rendering the emergency care.' N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. There is no indication Garcia's conduct was not in ...

docket:	a2248-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-06
status:	Published
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9 CORI PALLISTER v. SPOTSWOOD FIRST AID SQUAD, et al. -- rank: 681

... In light of our disposition, we need not decide whether N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1 grants independent immunity in the case. Defendants do not rely ...

docket:	A1181-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-11-22
status:	published
citation:	355 N.J. Super. 278 810 A.2d 77
Document Size:	19061

10 YOUN WHA JUNG v. VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD -- rank: 653

... law rule has been abrogated by . . . the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1[.]" Id. at 347, n.1. Whether or not the Good ...

docket:	a4007-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-01-09
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	85280

11 GERALDINE MURRAY v. PLAINFIELD RESCUE SQUAD -- rank: 617

... A. 26:2K-29 but not entitled to immunity under N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. Having reviewed this record and the applicable law, we are ... immaterial that the squad is not entitled to immunity under N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1. A N.J.S.A. 26:2K-29 provides: No ... to plaintiffs’ claims against the rescue squad, we briefly address N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, upon which the squad had also sought summary judgment. We ...

docket:	a2906-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-30
status:	published
citation:	418 N.J. Super. 574 15 A.3d 30
Document Size:	44101

12 SEVASTI PODIAS v. MICHAEL J. MAIRS, et al. -- rank: 559

... legislative immunity to volunteers afforded by the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, public policy encourages gratuitous assistance by those who have no ... abrogated by statute. In New Jersey, the Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, offers immunity from tort liability not just to "health care ...

docket:	a6312-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-06-26
status:	published
citation:	394 N.J. Super. 338
Document Size:	69699

13 SEAN TURANICZA v. CLAUDIA KERMAN -- rank: 537

... Ellen's argument that New Jersey's Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, applies here and immunizes her from liability. Affirmed. 5 In ...

docket:	a2208-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
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14 ELDA SOKOLOFF v. THE KAMSON CORPORATION -- rank: 498

... assisting physician's liability, in view of Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, for injuries suffered by patient in hospital); Dawson v. Bunker ...

docket:	a4812-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-08-13
status:	unpublished
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15 FRANCESCA C.V. DE TARQUINO, et al. v. THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY, et al. -- rank: 493

... c. 140; L. 1968, c. 254; L. 1987, c. 296 ( N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, known as the "Good Samaritan Act," N.J.S.A ... emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency. N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1.1 and 1.2 explicitly extend this immunity to law ...

docket:	A2142-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-06-28
status:	published
citation:	352 N.J. Super. 450 800 A.2d 255
Document Size:	20485