Haines v. Taft

Today's opinion will have a catastrophic impact on the right of low-income automobile accident victims to recover their medical costs from the wrongdoers who cause their injuries. The decision **296leaves innocent automobile accident victims without the legal right to sue negligent and reckless drivers for recovery of their unpaid medical bills -- medical bills that will bankrupt some and financially crush others. The majority's mistaken interpretation of *278N.J.S.A. 39:6A-12 will widen the divide among economic classes in our civil justice system.

N.J.S.A. 39:6A-12 is intended to prevent a…