· 6/26/2001
Perreira v. Rediger
Citations
- 778 A.2d 429
- 169 N.J. 399
- 2001 N.J. LEXIS 780
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the State of New Jersey must defend and immunize county prosecutors for alleged “tortious conduct committed during the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of [a plaintiff]”
- noting that the purpose of the statute is to “allocate ... benefits]” to liability carriers
- explaining that New Jersey’s Commissioner of Insurance, having declined for years to approve “subrogation and reimbursement provisions” in certain health insurance policies, finally allowed their inclusion in 1993
- stating that intent of the Legislature was to control spiraling automobile-insurance costs
- noting that “a county prosecutor’s law enforcement function is unsupervised by county government or any other agency of local government, but remains at all times subject to the supervision and supersession power of the Attorney General”
- discussing the favorable economic impact of the regulation on insureds and the indirect unfavorable economic impact on insurers
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Judges: Long
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