Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Cressman
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 22, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LANDAU, J.A.D.
(retired and temporarily assigned on recall).
Plaintiff Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual) filed a complaint in the Law Division to enforce its statutory lien, N.J.S.A. 34:15-40, for recovery of Worker’s Compensation benefits paid to defendant Robert Cressman (Cressman) out of the proceeds of a third-party tort action successfully initiated by defendant Bruce T. Royal (Royal), a Pennsylvania attorney. Acknowledging Royal’s right to retain one-third of the tort action recovery pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-40(b) and (e), Liberty…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Frazier v. New Jersey Manufacturers InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Danesi v. American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983
- Frazier v. New Jersey Mfrs. Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
- Selective Ins. Co. v. RonzoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- JOHN G. WEBB, III, ESQ. VS. PAUL FIORAVANTI (L-1549-16, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019