Supreme Court of New Jersey· 12/10/1985
Millison v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Citations
- 501 A.2d 505
- 101 N.J. 161
- 1985 N.J. LEXIS 2402
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- holding that intentional wrong exception applies to co-employees and employer
- stating that under the WCA, injured employees “relinquished their right to pursue common-law remedies in exchange for automatic entitlement to certain, but reduced, benefits”
- holding \the Compensation Act should serve as a worker's sole and exclusive remedy under circumstances such as those alleged.\
- holding that a defendant does not engage in an intentional wrong when he is negligent by acting in the belief or consciousness that the act is causing an appreciable risk of harm to another or when the defendant is acting recklessly or wantonly facing an even greater risk
- holding the NJWCA does not bar plaintiffs’ common-law cause of action for intentional wrongs
- holding that a defendant does not engage in an intentional wrong when he is negligent by acting in the belief or consciousness that the act is causing an appreciable risk of harm to another or when the defendant is acting recklessly or wantonly facing an even greater risk
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Judges: Clifford, Handler
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