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    New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina

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    Justices Say City, Fire Official Immune in Fatal Paterson Apartment Blaze

    "The [Tort Claims Act] grants absolute immunity from liability to public entities and their employees for injuries resulting from a failure to enforce the law," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina, writing for the court in "Lee v. Brown," said in the 5-0 ruling.

    February 21, 2018 at 03:55 PM

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    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday deemed the city of Paterson and its fire official subject to absolute immunity in a suit claiming his failure to warn about a dangerous condition in an apartment building ultimately led to four deaths.

    “The [Tort Claims Act] grants absolute immunity from liability to public entities and their employees for injuries resulting from a failure to enforce the law,” Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina, writing for the court in Lee v. Brown, said in the 5-0 ruling. Justices Lee Solomon and Walter Timpone did not participate.

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