A 2040 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

"Personal Injury Trust Fund Transparency Act;" requires plaintiff to file personal injury trust claims under certain circumstances; addresses allocation of trust claims; establishes scheduling and discovery requirements for certain tort actions.

This bill requires plaintiffs in personal injury or tort cases to file all related personal injury trust claims within 30 days of filing their lawsuit, and disclose all trust-related documents to the court and parties. It mandates that courts list all such trust claims before trial and establishes that trust claims materials are non-privileged and admissible as evidence. Defendants can request a trial delay if they identify additional trust claims the plaintiff might file, and if the plaintiff obtains a judgment, defendants can later seek a credit for any subsequent trust payments. The law aims to increase transparency in the trust compensation system by preventing inconsistent claims and ensuring damages reflect all available trust compensation.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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