Reinhart v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

The narrow issue raised in this workers’ compensation case is whether an improper use of a transcript of a prior workers’ compensation proceeding was so prejudicial that a redetermination of the merits of the claims should be required. The Appellate Division concluded that a reversal and remand are required. We granted certification, 144 N.J. 585, 677 A.2d 758 (1996). We now reverse and hold that the error was harmless.

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In June 1990, petitioner Toby Easton Reinhart filed a workers’ compensation petition -alleging that a work-related accident…