Robert PATTERSON, Petitioner-Respondent,
v.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Respondent-Appellant.
Glynn Moore, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System, Respondent-Respondent.
Joseph Guadagno, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System, Respondent-Respondent.
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Argued October 10, 2006.
Re-argued November 28, 2007.
Decided March 11, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael J. Haas, Former Assistant Attorney General and Eileen S. DenBleyker, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant in Patterson v. Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System and for respondent in Moore v. Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System, and for respondent in Guadagno v. Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System (Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Haas and Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Haas and Ms. DenBleyker, on the briefs).
Nancy E. Whatley Griffin, Mount Holly, argued the cause for appellant Glynn Moore.
Vicki W. Beyer, Lawrenceville, argued the cause for appellant Joseph Guadagno (Stark & Stark, attorneys).
Jerome A. Ballarotto argued the cause for respondent Robert Patterson.
Richard A. Friedman and Paul L. Kleinbaum, Newark, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association in Patterson v. Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System and Moore v. Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System (Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum and Friedman, attorneys; Mr. Kleinbaum, of counsel; Mr. Kleinbaum and Jason E. Sokolowski, on the briefs).
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.
Once again we are called upon to address the "traumatic event" standard under the accidental disability retirement provisions of the State Police Retirement System (SPRS), N.J.S.A. 53:5A-1 to -47, and the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS), N.J.S.A. 43:16A-1 to -68. In particular, we have been asked to determine whether an applicant who has suffered a permanent mental disability as a result...
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