Legal Opinion
Haines v. Taft
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 26, 2019No. A-13 September Term 2017; A-14 September Term 2017; 079600PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
**273In this consolidated appeal, we consider one question of law: Did the Legislature intend to deviate from its highly regulated no-fault system of first-party self-insurance to cover medical expenses arising from automobile accidents when it amended the statutory scheme to allow an insured to elect smaller amounts of personal injury protection (PIP) under a standard policy?
**274Each plaintiff in this appeal was injured in a car accident. Each was insured under a standard policy with insurance that provided for $ 15,000 in PIP coverage instead of the default amount of $ 250,000. Neither…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Oswin v. ShawSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- Frugis v. BraciglianoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003
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