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KIBBLE v. WEEKS DREDGING & CONST.

735 A.2d 1142 (1999)

161 N.J. 178

Mary KIBBLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WEEKS DREDGING & CONSTRUCTION CO., Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick R. Caulfield, Edison, for petitioner-appellant (Levinson, Axelrod, Wheaton, Grayzel, Caulfield, Marcolus & Dunn, attorneys).

Francis T. Giuliano, Ramsey, for respondent-respondent (Mr. Giuliano, attorney; Mr. Giuliano and David P. Kendall, on the briefs).

Craig H. Livingston, submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 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, Nutley; Mr. Livingston and Sherry G. Chachkin, of counsel and on the briefs).

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

The critical issue in this appeal is whether a worker who settles his or her workers' compensation claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-20 (Section 20) simultaneously can waive the future right of his or her spouse to assert a statutory claim for dependency benefits in the event of the worker's death. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-13. The Division of Workers' Compensation...

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