HAINES v. TAFT

A-13 September Term 2017 A-14 September Term 2017 079600.

204 A.3d 263 (2019)

237 N.J. 271

Joshua HAINES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jacob W. TAFT, Bonnie L. Taft, Jointly, Severally and/or in the Alternative, Defendants-Appellants, and John McHenry, Defendant. Tuwona Little, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jayne Nishimura, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Marone, Morristown, argued the cause for appellants Jacob W. Taft, Bonnie L. Taft, and Jayne Nishimura, (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, attorneys; Michael J. Marone , of counsel and on the briefs, and Eric G. Siegel , Morristown, on the briefs).

Vincent A. Campo, Woodbury, argued the cause for respondent Joshua Haines (Malamut & Associates, attorneys; Vincent A. Campo , on the brief).

Jeffrey M. Thiel, Pennsauken, argued the cause for respondent Tuwona Little (Petrillo & Goldberg, attorneys; Jeffrey M. Thiel , on the brief).

Susan Stryker, Florham Park, argued the cause for amici curiae Insurance Council of New Jersey and The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, (Bressler, Amery & Ross, attorneys; Susan Stryker , of counsel and on the brief).

Stephen J. Foley, Jr., Asbury Park, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Defense Association (Campbell, Foley, Delano & Adams, attorneys; Stephen J. Foley, Jr. , on the brief).

Kenneth G. Andres, Jr., Haddonfield, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Andres & Berger, attorneys; Kenneth G. Andres, Jr. , of counsel and on the brief, and Tommie Ann Gibney , Haddonfield, on the brief).


In this consolidated appeal, we consider one question of law: Did the Legislature intend to deviate from its highly regulated no-fault system of first-party self-insurance to cover medical expenses arising from automobile accidents when it amended the statutory scheme to allow an insured to...

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