Legal Opinion
Laidlow v. Hariton MacH. Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 25, 2002PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LONG, J.
The Workers’ Compensation system has been described as an historic “trade-off’ whereby employees relinquish their right to pursue common-law remedies in exchange for prompt and automatic entitlement to benefits for work-related injuries. Millison v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 101 N.J. 161,174, 501 A.2d 505 (1985). That characterization is only broadly accurate. In fact, not every worker injured on the job receives compensation benefits and not all conduct by an employer is immune from common-law suit. The Legislature has declared that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Lehmann v. Toys 'R' US, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Russell v. Interim Personnel, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1999
- Millison v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Arcell v. Ashland Chemical Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
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