Abigail Ginsberg v. Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated (076288)

When a conflict-of-law question arises in the setting of a personal injury case, New Jersey courts have used principles set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws (1971) (Restatement). P.V. ex rel. T.V. v. Camp Jaycee, 197 N.J. 132, 135-36, 962 A.2d 453 (2008); see also Erny v. Estate of Merola, 171 N.J. 86, 95-97, 792 A.2d 1208 (2002) (employing Restatement factors in choice-of-law analysis); Fu v. Fu, 160 N.J. 108, 119, 733 A.2d 1133 (1999) (same). The Restatement directs a three-step determination. First, the court ascertains whether there is a genuine conflict between the…