Legal Opinion
Russo v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, POLICE.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 17, 2011No. A-20 September Term 2010PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Long
On this appeal, we revisit our recent opinions in Richardson v. Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, 192 N.J. 189, 927 A.2d 543 (2007), and Patterson v. Board of Trustees, State Police Retirement System, 194 N.J. 29, 942 A.2d 782 (2008), which addressed the standards applicable to accidental disability pensions. In Richardson, we explained that to be eligible to collect accidental disability benefits, a claimant must show each of the following:
1. that he is permanently and totally disabled;
2. as a direct result of a traumatic event that is
a. identifiable as to time and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by204 opinions
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