Velez v. City of Jersey City

The issue in this appeal is whether the notice of claim requirements under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, apply to common law intentional tort claims. The Appellate Division held that the Act’s notice requirements did not apply to plaintiff’s assault and battery claim against defendant, who is a public employee. Velez v. City of Jersey City, 358 N.J.Super. 224, 817 A2d 409 (2003). We granted defendant’s petition for certification, 177 N.J. 224, 827 A.2d 291 (2003), and granted the Attorney General amicus curiae status. We now hold that a plaintiff must give a…