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NJ Supreme Court Rules No Punitive Damages in Med Mal Case

NJ Supreme Court Rules No Punitive Damages in Med Mal Case

In Mirian Rivera v. The Valley Hospital, Inc. (A-25/26/27-21) (Decided August 25, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey reaffirmed when punitive damages claims are available in New Jersey medical malpractice cases. The court held that punitive damages were not warranted because the evidence did not show that the defendants’

NJ Supreme Court Rules CEPA Suit Barred Following Civil Service Commission Rejection

The New Jersey Supreme Court refused to give a New Jersey public employee a second bite at the apple. It held that the rejection of a claim of employer retaliation in a civil service disciplinary proceeding should bar the employee from seeking to circumvent that discipline through a subsequent Conscientious