MONTELLS v. HAYNES


133 N.J. 282 (1993)

627 A.2d 654

JESSICA MONTELLS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RONALD HAYNES, ROBERT WITTY, ROBERT SANDLER, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENT COMPANY, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND VINCENT SCARDA, MAURICE R. GREENBERG, XYZ CORPORATION, AND JOHN DOE, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford A. Herrington argued the cause for appellant (Margulies, Wind, Herrington & Katz, attorneys; Robert E. Margulies, of counsel).

Michael J. Sheehan, a member of the Illinois bar, argued the cause for respondents Robert Witty, Robert Sandler, American International Group, Inc., and American International Adjustment Company, Inc. (Donington, Leroe, Salmond, Luongo, Ronan, Connell & Stroumtsos, attorneys).

Robert Drewes argued the cause for respondent Ronald Haynes (Psak & Parker, attorneys).

Nadine Taub and Michelle Joy Munsat submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae NOW-NJ.

Nancy Erika Smith, Tara Levy, and Patricia Breuninger submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Employee Lawyers Association (Smith, Mullin & Kiernan and Breuninger & Hansen, attorneys).


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

This appeal requires that we determine the appropriate statute of limitations applicable to sexual-harassment actions under N.J.S.A. 10:5-13, the Law Against Discrimination (LAD). Because LAD does not contain its own statute of limitations for Superior Court actions, the issue is whether the six-year general statute of limitations, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1,

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