Stevenson v. Keene Corp.

We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons set forth in the opinion below, 254 N. J.Super. 310, 603 A. 2d 521 (1992). We agree that the Statement that accompanies the Senate Committee’s amendments to S. 2703, L. 1987, c. 325 concerning governmental enforcement actions did not otherwise modify or alter the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3d permitting joint and several recovery in private “environmental tort actions.” We add only the observation that this understanding of the statute will not create a limitless exception to the reforms intended by these 1987…