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EARL v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

728 A.2d 820 (1999)

158 N.J. 155

Joan EARL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan L. Lockspeiser, New Brunswick, for petitioner-appellant (Wysoker, Glassner, Weingartner, Gonzalez & Lockspeiser, attorneys).

Julie C. Blitzer, Princeton, for respondent-respondent (Hill Wallack, attorneys).

Craig H. Livingston submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey State Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO, District 15 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO and New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety and Health (Ball Livingston, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

This is a workers' compensation case. There are three issues: (1) whether, in violation of the applicable statute of limitations, the worker delayed filing an occupational disease claim for more than two years after the worker knew the nature of the disability and its relation to the employment; (2) whether the worker's continuous exposure until the end of employment tolled...

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