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  • 8.30C Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.30C ― Page 1 of 1 8.30 DAMAGES — PER QUOD C. LOSS OF CHILD'S SERVICES AND EARNINGS (Approved 2/96) Parents are entitled to the services of their infant child, in the performance of household chores and to the child's earnings, until the child …
  • 8.40 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.40 ― Page 1 of 4 8.40 TRESPASS TO REAL PROPERTY (pre-1984) A. General The measure of damages to be awarded to a plaintiff entitled to a verdict is the difference between the fair market value of his/her property before and after the trespass by …
  • 8.41 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.41 ― Page 1 of 3 8.41 CONVERSION (3/10) A. General The measure of damages to be awarded to a plaintiff entitled to a verdict is the fair market value of the converted chattel1 at the time of conversion by the defendant, with interest from the …
  • 8.42 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.42 ― Page 1 of 1 8.42 SURVIVAL ACTION (Approved 2/96) In a survival action, the administrator as plaintiff is seeking damages for the decedent's hospital and medical expenses, loss of earnings as well as any disability and impairment, loss of …
  • 8.43 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.43 ― Page 1 of 13 U 8.43 WRONGFUL DEATH (3/10)1 The plaintiff brings this lawsuit as the representative of the survivors of the decedent, [insert decedent’s name]. On behalf of the survivors, the plaintiff asserts that the defendant was …
  • 8.44 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.44 ― Page 1 of 3 8.44 PERSONAL PROPERTY (Approved 3/75) A. General If you ultimately find the plaintiff’s personal property was damaged as a result of the defendant’s negligence, plaintiff would be entitled to your verdict. Plaintiff would be …
  • 8.45 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.45 ― Page 1 of 5 8.45 BREACH OF CONTRACT (Approved 06/1993; Revised 12/2014) A. General A plaintiff who is awarded a verdict for breach of contract is entitled to compensatory damages for such losses as may fairly be considered to have arisen …
  • 8.46 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.46 — Page 1 of 16 8.46 DEFAMATION DAMAGES (PRIVATE OR PUBLIC) (Approved 06/2014; Revised 11/2022) NOTE TO JUDGE Constitutional developments in the defamation area have had a considerable impact on the scope and availability of damages in a …
  • 8.47A Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.47A — Page 1 of 3 8.47A MALICIOUS PROSECUTION BASED UPON PRIOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Approved 1/97) A. Compensatory Damages In this case you must consider two categories of damages, compensatory damages and punitive damages. I shall first deal …
  • 8.47B Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.47B — Page 1 of 2 8.47B MALICIOUS PROSECUTION BASED UPON PRIOR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS (Approved before 1984) A. Compensatory Damages Compensatory damages are those which you find that plaintiff sustained as a proximate result of the defendant’s …
  • 8.47C Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.47C — Page 1 of 2 8.47C FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 1/97) A. Compensatory Damages If you find that the defendant did falsely imprison plaintiff, you must determine whether or not the false imprisonment was proximate cause of the …
  • 8.48 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.48 ― Page 1 of 1 8.48 TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL INJURY AWARD (Adopted 1/97; Revised 3/01) A personal injury damage award is not subject to Federal or state income tax. Therefore, if you decide to award the plaintiff damages for his/her …
  • 8.49 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.49 ― Page 1 of 5 8.49 SUPERVISORY SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Approved 10/97)1 A. Strict Liability (Subheadings are for judges' guidance only) If you find that plaintiff [insert name] has proved all the elements of sexual harassment, the employer is …
  • 8.50 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.50 — Page 1 of 19 8.50 INVASION OF PRIVACY DAMAGES (01/2016) NOTE TO JUDGE A plaintiff who has established a cause of action for invasion of privacy is entitled to recover damages for (1) the harm to the plaintiff’s interest in privacy resulting …
  • 8.60 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.60 ― Page 1 of 6 8.60 PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACTIONS — GENERAL (Approved 3/2000; Revised 12/2011)1 NOTE TO JUDGE This charge incorporates the statutory changes in Public Law 1995, ch. 142, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 et seq., the Punitive Damages Act. That Act …
  • 8.61 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.61 ― Page 1 of 11 8.61 PUNITIVE DAMAGES — LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (LAD) CLAIMS1 (Approved 04/2014; Revised 11/2022) NOTE TO JUDGE Please review the comprehensive Note to Judge in Model Charge 8.60. Note also that the trial judge may reduce or …
  • 8.62 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.62 ― Page 1 of 5 8.62 PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACTIONS — PRODUCTS LIABILITY (Approved 1/1997; Revised 12/2011)1 NOTE TO JUDGE Please review the comprehensive Note to Judge in Model Charge 8.60. Note also that the trial judge may reduce or eliminate the …
  • 8.63 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.63 ― Page 1 of 12 8.63 PUNITIVE DAMAGES — NEW JERSEY CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEE PROTECTION ACT (CEPA) CLAIMS1 (Approved 04/2014; Revised 11/2022) NOTE TO JUDGE Please review the comprehensive Note to Judge in Model Charge 8.60. Note also that the …
  • 8.70 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 8.70 ― Page 1 of 4 8.70 TORT CLAIMS ACT THRESHOLD FOR RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING (Approved 03/2010; Revised 11/2023) NOTE TO JUDGE When the plaintiff’s negligence claim arises against a government entity, the Torts Claims Act, …
  • 9.10 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 9.10 - Page 1 of 7 9.10 CONDEMNATION - GENERALLY (Approved 4/96) CAUTION Every parcel of real estate is unique. So too, every jury charge in a condemnation case should be unique. The model charge cannot substitute for the careful formulation of a …