Updates and Insights: Car Accidents

Named and Unidentified Defendants can Share Fault in Personal Injury Cases, NJ Supreme Court Rules

Apr 20, 2018

After hearing a motor vehicle accident case involving several defendants, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that both named and unidentified defendants can be apportioned fault under New Jersey’s comparative negligence laws. What is Comparative Negligence? In New Jersey, the Comparative Negligence Act (CNA) allows juries in certain personal injury cases to determine the degree of fault held by each party involved. For example, in a car accident case, comparative negligence refers to the extent...