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JERSEY CENT. POWER v. MELCAR UTIL.

A-96 September Term 2010, 067444

59 A.3d 561 (2013)

212 N.J. 576

JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (A First Energy Company), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MELCAR UTILITY COMPANY, Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff-Respondent, and Verizon Of New Jersey, Defendant, v. Utiliquest, Third Party Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Sahin , Clarksburg, argued the cause for appellant.

Robert G. Feldman , Audubon, argued the cause for respondent Melcar Utility Company (Dennis J. Crawford, Audubon, attorney).

Charles B. Austermuhl argued the cause for respondent Utiliquest (Richardson & Galella, Woodbury, attorneys).

Geoffrey R. Gersten , Deputy Attorney General, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae State of New Jersey ( Jeffrey S. Chiesa , Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Gersten and Elise W. Goldblat , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

N.J.S.A. 48:2-80(d), a provision appearing in the Underground Facility Protection Act (UFPA), N.J.S.A. 48:2-73 to -91, compels parties seeking monetary relief for damages to underground facilities to submit such causes of action, if valued under a specified amount, to the Office of Dispute Settlement (ODS) within the Office of the Public Defender for unspecified "dispute resolution." On its face,...

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