Kendall v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.

Judge WEFING

(temporarily assigned), dissenting.

In New Jersey, actions for personal injuries must be commenced within two years of accrual of the cause of action. N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2. If the individual who wishes to commence such an action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the period of limitations is extended until two years after the date the individual attains majority. N.J.S.A. 2A-.14-21; Green v. Auerbach Chevrolet Corp., 127 N.J. 591, 592-93, 606 A.2d 1093 (1992) (noting that although the Legislature did not amend N.J.S.A. 2A:14-21 at the time it reduced the age of…