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CRUZ v. CENTRAL JERSEY LANDSCAPING, INC.

No. A-34 September Term 2007

947 A.2d 1228 (2008)

195 N.J. 33

Luz M. CRUZ, Petitioner-Respondent, v. CENTRAL JERSEY LANDSCAPING, INC., Respondent-Appellant. Valentyna Hohl, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Insulated Duct & Cable Co., Respondent-Appellant. Audrey Bush, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Kauffman & Minteer, Inc., Respondent-Appellant. Ruth A. Herzer, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Classic Cars Nissan, Inc., Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Williams, Jr., argued the cause for appellants (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, attorneys; Michael J. Marone, of counsel; Mr. Williams and Joseph G. Fuoco, Morristown, on the briefs).

Vicki W. Beyer, Lawrenceville, argued the cause for respondent Luz M. Cruz (Stark & Stark, attorneys).

Andrew A. Valeriani, Jr., Edison, argued the cause for respondent Valentyna Hohl.

George Kotch, Jr., argued the cause for respondents Audrey Bush and Ruth A. Herzer (Mr. Kotch, attorney; Robert R. Hanneman, Jr., on the letters in lieu of brief).

Justice HOENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this matter, we consider four consolidated appeals that raise the question of whether the Legislature's 2004 amendment to the schedule of workers' compensation death benefits was intended to be applied retroactively. In two of these matters, the Workers' Compensation judge concluded that the amendment was entitled to prospective application only, with the result that both of those claimants were denied an increase...

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