Legal Opinion
Millison v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 10, 1985PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, J.
The New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to -128 (Compensation Act), contains an exclusive-remedy provision in N.J.S.A. 34:15-8. The issue in these consolidated cases is whether that provision precludes employees who have suffered occupational diseases from maintaining a separate tort action against their employer and against company physicians. The employees charge the employer and physicians with intentionally exposing the employees to asbestos in the workplace, deliberately concealing from employees the risks of…
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