MERIN v. MAGLAKI


126 N.J. 430 (1992)

599 A.2d 1256

KENNETH D. MERIN, COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ROBERT MAGLAKI, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debbie J. Thompson, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Michael R. Clancy, Former Assistant Attorney General, and Joseph L. Yannotti, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

No appearance was made on behalf of defendant.


The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This appeal concerns the scope of N.J.S.A. 17:33A-4(a), a provision of the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to -14, and the civil penalties to be imposed for violations thereof pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:33A-5(a). Specifically, we must determine the extent to which the Act penalizes a person who has submitted several false statements in support of a single...

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