Legal Opinion
Merin v. Maglaki
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 8, 1992PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
This appeal concerns the scope of N.J.S.A. 17:33A-4(a), a provision of the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to -14, and the civil penalties to be imposed for violations thereof pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:33A-5(a). Specifically, we must determine the extent to which the Act penalizes a person who has submitted several false statements in support of a single fraudulent claim for insurance benefits. The Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) argues that each knowing and material false written statement…
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