Legal Opinion
Cipala v. Lincoln Technical Institute
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 16, 2004PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WALLACE, Justice.
In this appeal, we consider whether the creation of a trust fund is an appropriate remedy for an employee when there has been a wrongful breach of a disability contract by her employer. In a bifurcated trial, after the trial court dismissed plaintiffs claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49, the jury found that defendant had breached the contract. The trial court denied plaintiffs request for a lump sum payment, awarded her the amount of the past due monthly payments up to the time of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HarveySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- North Bergen Rex Transport, Inc. v. Trailer Leasing Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Donovan v. BachstadtSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Do-Wop Corp. v. City of RahwaySupreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
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3Cited by34 opinions
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