Soto v. Scaringelli

New Jersey’s compulsory automobile insurance statutory scheme distinguishes between those who seek recovery for economic loss — “uncompensated loss of income or property, or other uncompensated expenses, including, but not limited to, medical expenses[,]’’ N.J.S.A. 39:6A-2k — and those who seek recovery for nonecomonic loss — that is, loss for “pain, suffering and inconvenience[,]” N.J. S.A. 39:6A-2i. The noneconomic loss category of cases is further defined. If the verbal threshold 1 or limitation on lawsuit option applies, an injured person may not maintain a lawsuit for noneeomonie damages…