LAVEZZI v. STATE

A-29 September Term 2013, 072856

97 A.3d 681 (2014)

219 N.J. 163

Robert LAVEZZI and Karen Lavezzi, Plaintiffs, v. STATE of New Jersey, Defendant-Respondent, and Carolyn A. Murray, Acting Prosecutor of Essex County; Essex County Prosecutor's Office; Patrick Todd, Investigator for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Individually; James Contreras, Investigator for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Individually, Defendants, and Essex County, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan R. Ruddy , Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for appellant ( James R. Paganelli , Essex County Counsel, attorney).

Lisa A. Puglisi , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Brian P. Wilson , Deputy Attorney General, on the letter brief).


Justice PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, the Court determines whether the State is obligated to defend and indemnify employees of a county prosecutor's office involved in a civil action arising from the loss of, and damage to, non-contraband items seized in the course of a criminal investigation.

The items at the center of this case were the property of plaintiffs Robert and Karen Lavezzi. They were seized from plaintiffs' home after...

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