Ward v. Barnes

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• holding that there is no legal basis under N.J.S.A. § 59:2-10 for permitting respondeat superior liability to public entities on the theories of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress
• holding that there is no legal basis under N.J. Stat. Ann. § 59:2-10 for permitting respondeat superior liability to public entities on the theories of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress
• denying summary judgment to state entities based on respondeat superior liability for a negligence claim
• denying summary judgment to state entities based on respondeat superior liability for a negligence claim
• “The Court finds there is no legal basis for permitting respondeat superior liability to public entities on the theories of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, which are acts that require ‘actual malicious or willful misconduct.’”

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