Legal Opinion
Witty v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1996No. Civil Action 95-3180PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge:
Defendant has moved for partial summary judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, on Plaintiffs claims for non-economic loss contained in the First Count of his complaint. The issues presented to the Court by Defendant’s motion are: (1) whether the United States, which is self-insured, is nonetheless entitled to rely upon the immunity provided by New Jersey’s “verbal threshold,” N.J.S.A. § 39:6A-8a, an issue of first impression in this District; and (2) if so, whether the non-economic injuries alleged by the Plaintiff satisfy New Jersey’s “verbal threshold.” For…
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