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New Jersey Wrongful Death: A Northern Virginia Family’s Guide
A Northern Virginia family's guide to wrongful death claims in New Jersey. I walk readers through the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act at N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, the Green v. Bittner expanded pecuniary-loss framework, the parallel survival action at N.J.S.A. 2A:15-3, the 2-year statute of limitations, the New Jersey Tort Claims Act 90-day Notice of Tort Claim trap, the Punitive Damages Act, modified comparative negligence under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, and how NoVA-to-NJ travel patterns generate cross-jurisdictional cases.
