Alberts v. Gaeckler

SAVIO, J.S.C.

In this opinion, the court addresses two related issues not previously addressed by any Court of the State of New Jersey in any reported opinion:(1) Is a claimant, who is asserting a bystander liability claim, required to comply with the notice requirements of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to -14-4 in order to assert the bystander liability claim against a public entity or, does the filing of a timely tort claim notice (TCN) in accordance with N.J.S.A. 59:8-8 by the claimant who sustains the personal injury satisfy the notice requirements of the TCA for…