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HIGGINS v. PASCACK VALLEY HOSP.

730 A.2d 327 (1999)

158 N.J. 404

Josephine C. HIGGINS and Joseph A. Higgins, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL; Dorothy Voorman-Fish; Gary Del Moro; Myron Horowitz; Louis Ycre and Daniel DeSantis, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Schachter, Newark, for plaintiffs-appellants (Reinhardt & Schachter, attorneys; Denise Reinhardt of counsel; Ms. Reinhardt and Andrew W. Dwyer, on the briefs).

John H. Schmidt, Jr., Westfield, for defendants-respondents (Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook, attorneys; Mr. Schmidt, Richard J. Cino, Kathleen Connelly-Agnostak and Athina Lekas, on the brief).

Christopher P. Lenzo, Millburn, for amicus curiae, National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey (Francis, Lenzo & Manshel, attorneys; Mr. Lenzo, Patricia Breuninger, Fanwood and Bennet D. Zurofsky, Newark, of counsel).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

The primary issue is whether the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8, prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee who "blows the whistle" on a co-employee.

Plaintiff Josephine Higgins complained to her supervisors about misconduct by two of her co-employees, Bruce Contini and Peter Fromm. She argues that her employer, Pascack Valley Hospital ("the Hospital...

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