Legal Opinion
Thomsen v. Mercer-Charles
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 19, 2006PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaVECCHIA, J.
The New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Act, N.J.S.A 17:30A-1 to -20 (“the Act”), provides a mechanism for the payment of claims on behalf of member insurers that become insolvent. See N.J.S.A. 17:30A-2. This appeal involves interpretation of the Act’s “setoff” provision, N.J.S.A 17:30A-12b. We must determine whether the Act requires payment to a catastrophically injured victim when another solvent insurer has paid the victim an amount that exceeded the Act’s maximum per claim payable amount but did not cover fully the victim’s damages. In other words, may the payment required by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- DiProspero v. PennSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- State, Tp. of Pennsauken v. SchadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Aponte-Correa v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance v. New Jersey Property-Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
- Oyola v. Xing Lan LiuNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2013
- Rutgers Casualty Insurance v. LacroixSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008
- Tac Assoc. v. Dept. of Env. Prot.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
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