HAINES v. TAFT

Docket Nos. A-5503-14T4, A-0727-15T2.

162 A.3d 296 (2017)

450 N.J.Super. 295

Joshua HAINES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jacob W. TAFT, Bonnie L. Taft, jointly, severally and/or in the alternative, Defendants-Respondents, and John McHenry, Defendant. Tuwona Little, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jayne Nishimura, Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent A. Campo argued the cause for appellant Joshua Haines in A-5503-14 (Mr. Campo, on the brief).

Michael J. Marone argued the cause for respondents Jacob W. Taft and Bonnie L. Taft in A-5503-14 (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, L.L.P., attorneys; Mr. Marone, of counsel and on the brief; Eric G. Siegel , on the brief).

Susan Stryker argued the cause for amicus curiae Insurance Council of New Jersey and The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., attorneys, Ms. Stryker, of counsel and on the brief).

Stephen J. Foley, Jr. , argued the cause for amicus curiae, The New Jersey Defense Association (Campbell, Foley, Delano & Adams, LLC, attorneys, Mr. Foley, on the brief).

Petrillo & Goldberg, PC, attorneys for appellant Tuwona Little in A-0727-15 ( Jeffrey M. Thiel , on the brief).

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, L.L.P., attorneys for respondent Jayne Nishimura in A-0727-15 ( Michael J. Marone , of counsel and on the brief; Eric G. Siegel , on the brief).

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., attorneys for amicus curiae Insurance Council of New Jersey and The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America ( Susan Stryker , of counsel and on the brief).

Campbell, Foley, Delano & Adams LLC, attorneys for amicus curiae, New Jersey Defense Association ( Stephen J. Foley, Jr. , on the brief).

Before Judges Lihotz, O'Connor and Mawla.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

These back-to-back automobile negligence actions are addressed in a single opinion because they share a common legal question. In their respective actions, plaintiff Joshua L. Haines and plaintiff Tuwona Little sought to recover medical expenses that exceeded the $15,000 personal...

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