Portnoff v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LISA, J.AD.

This appeal requires our determination of whether the collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 39:6A-6, in the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act (AICRA), N.J.S.A. 39:6A-1.1 to -35, authorizes a setoff against income continuation benefits, see N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4b, for workers’ compensation total permanent disability benefits, see N.J.S.A. 34:15-12b. The trial judge found no right to the setoff and granted summary judgment in plaintiffs favor against his auto insurance carrier, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM). We disagree and…