Williams v. Shop Rite of Lacey Township

The opinion of the court was delivered by

D’ANNUNZIO, J.A.D.

Plaintiff commenced this personal injury action as the result of a fall on defendant’s premises. The matter was submitted to arbitration as required in N.J.S.A. 2A:23A-20 et seq. and R. 4:21A-l(a)(2). See generally Hartsfield v. Fantini, 149 N.J. 611, 695 A.2d 259 (1997); Coughlin v. Morell, 222 N.J.Super. 71, 535 A.2d 1004 (App.Div.1987). The arbitrators determined that defendant was one hundred percent liable for plaintiffs injury and awarded plaintiff $15,000.

Plaintiff rejected the award and demanded a trial de novo. See R.…