Janet Henebema v. South Jersey Transportation Authority and N.J. State Police (072545)

Judge RODRÍGUEZ

(temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, a jury determined that two New Jersey public entities, South Jersey Transportation Authority (Authority) and the New Jersey State Police (State Police), were hable for injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Atlantic City Expressway (Expressway) during a heavy snowstorm. Plaintiff alleged that the public entities were negligent in failing to adhere to standard operating procedures with respect to competing 9-1-1 calls for motorist assistance. The jury found no…