Since 1988, there have been over 120 published cases that deal with some aspect of the verbal threshold. These cases are listed here in chronological order by subject matter.

Applicability:

  • Favell v. Hernandez, 261 N.J. Super. 348 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Jordan v. Dennison, 278 N.J. Super. 306 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Beaugard v. Johnson, 281 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Harbold v. Olin, 287 N.J. Super. 35 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Koff v. Carruba, 290 N.J. Super. 544 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Ibarra v. Vetrano, 302 N.J. Super. 578 (App. Div. 1997)
  • Carmichael v. Bryan, 310 N.J. Super. 34 (App. Div. 1998)
  • Vamvakidis v. Peters, 327 N.J. Super. 287 (App. Div. 2000)
  • White v. Schley, 333 N.J. Super. 581 (Law. Div. 2000)
  • Montemayor v. Signorelli, 339 N.J. Super. 482 (App. Div. 2001)
  • Lymon v. Cape Transit Corp., 340 N.J. Super. 573 (App. Div. 2001)
  • Roman v. Correa, 352 N.J. Super. 124 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Labas v. Molina, 369 N.J. Super. 331 (App. Div. 2004)
  • Martin v. Chhabra, 374 N.J. Super. 387 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Stricklen v. Ferruggia, 379 N.J. Super. 296 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Echeverri v. Blakely, 384 N.J. Super. 10 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Zabilowicz v. Kelsey, 200 N.J. 507 (2009)

Buyer's Guide:

  • Phillips v. Metlife, 378 N.J. Super. 101 (App. Div. 2005)

Certification of Permanency:

  • Pensabene v. Straus, 342 N.J. Super 196 (Law. Div. 2001)
  • Watts v. Camaligan, 344 N.J. Super. 453 (App. Div. 2001)
  • Rios v. Szivos, 354 N.J. Super. 578 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Konopka v. Foster, 356 N.J. Super. 223 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Tierra v. Salazar, 356 N.J. Super. 586 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Casinelli v. Manglapus, 357 N.J. Super. 398 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Thomasson v. McQuown, 358 N.J. Super. 64 (Law Div. 2002)
  • Hernandez v. Stella, 359 N.J. Super. 415 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Casinelli v. Manglapus, 181 N.J. 354 (2004)
  • Olarte v. Crocker, 380 N.J. Super. 203 (Law Div. 2002)
  • Afram v. Heller, 380 N.J. Super. 545 (App. Div. 2005)

Choice of Laws:

  • Cuttita v. Selective, 255 N.J. Super. 252 (App. Div. 1992)
  • Weiss v. Thomas, 274 N.J. Super. 37 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Chalef v. Ryerson, 277 N.J. Super. 22 (App. Div. 1994)

Constitutionality:

  • Rybeck v. Rybeck, 141 N.J. Super. 481 (Law Div. 1976)
  • Guy v. Petty, 275 N.J. Super. 536 (Law Div. 1994)

Deemer Statute:

  • Watkins v. Davis, 268 N.J. Super. 211 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Phillips v. Phillips, 267 N.J. Super. 305 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Weiss v. Thomas, 274 N.J. Super. 37 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Taylor-Segan v. Rajagopal, 275 N.J. Super. 286 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Taylor v. Rorke, 279 N.J. Super. 63 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Loftus-Smith v. Henry, 286 N.J. Super. 477 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Whitaker v. DeVilla, 147 N.J. 341 (1997)
  • Comitale v. Masters, 302 N.J. Super. 291 (App. Div. 1997)
  • Baduini v. Serina, 375 N.J. Super. 478 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Zabilowicz v. Kelsey, 200 N.J. 507 (2009)
  • Cupido v. Perez, 415 N.J. Super. 587 (App. Div. 2010)

Economic Loss:

  • Roig v. Kelsey, 135 N.J. 500 (1994)
  • Bennett v. Hand, 284 N.J. Super. 43 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Loftus-Smith v. Henry, 286 N.J. Super. 477 (App. Div. 1996)
  • D'Aloia v. Georges, 372 N.J. Super. 246 (App. Div. 2004)
  • Martin v. Chhabra, 374 N.J. Super. 387 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Miskelly v. Lorence, 380 N.J. Super. 574 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Solorzano v. Sapunarich, 386 N.J. Super. 323 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Haywood v. Harris, 414 N.J. Super. 204 (App. Div. 2010)

Entire Controversy:

  • Prevratil v. Mohr, 145 N.J. 180 (1996)

Fraud and Misrepresentation:

  • Mannion v. Bell, 380 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 2005)
  • NJM v. Varjabedian, 391 N.J. Super. 253 (App. Div. 2007)

Intentional Acts:

  • Newman v. Capello, 277 N.J. Super. 373 (Law Div. 1994)

Loss Limitations:

  • Camp v. Lummino, 352 N.J. Super. 414 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Caviglia v. Royal Tours, 355 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Rojas v. DePaolo, 357 N.J. Super. 115 (Law Div. 2002)
  • Dziuba v. Fletcher, 382 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Solorzano v. Sapunarich, 386 N.J. Super. 323 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Dziuba v. Fletcher, 188 N.J. 339 (2006)
  • Voss v. Tranquilino, 413 N.J. Super. 82 (App. Div. 2010)
  • Voss v. Tranquilino, 206 N.J. 93 (2011)
  • Aronberg v. Tolbert, 413 N.J. Super. 562 (App. Div. 2010)
  • Aronberg v. Tolbert, 207 N.J. 587 (2011)
  • Perrelli v. Pastorelli, 206 N.J. 193 (2011)

Pre-Existing Conditions (Comparative Analysis):

  • Polk v. Daconceicao, 268 N.J. Super. 568 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Foti v. Johnson, 269 N.J. Super. 198 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Loftus-Smith v. Henry, 286 N.J. Super. 477 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Sherry v. Buonansonti, 287 N.J. Super. 518 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Ostasz v. Howard, 357 N.J. Super. 65 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Bennett v. Lugo, 368 N.J. Super. 466 (App. Div. 2004)
  • Lucky v. Holland, 380 N.J. Super. 566 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Davidson v. Slater, 381 N.J. Super. 22 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Hardison v. King, 381 N.J. Super. 129 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Davidson v. Slater, 189 N.J. 166 (2007)
  • Johnson v. Scacetti, 192 N.J. 256 (2007)

 Proof of Threshold:

  • Hernandez v. Velez, 267 N.J. Super. 353 (Law Div. 1993)

Psychiatric Injury:

  • Granowitz v. Vanvickle, 264 N.J. Super. 440 (Law Div. 1993)
  • Jablonowska v. Suther, 390 N.J. Super. 395 (App. Div. 2007)
  • Hoag v. Brown, 397 N.J. Super. 34 (App. Div. 2007)
  • Jablonowska v. Suther, 195 N.J. 91 (2008)

Retroactivity:

  • Beltran v. DeLima, 379 N.J. Super. 169 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Camacho v. Camacho, 381 N.J. Super. 395 (Law. Div. 2005)
  • Hitchman v. Nagy, 382 N.J. Super. 433 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Ross v. Rupert, 384 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2006)

Summary Judgment:

  • Raspantini v. Arocho, 364 N.J. Super. 528 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Kennelly-Murray v. Megill, 381 N.J. Super. 303 (App. Div. 2005)

Tort Claims Act:

  • Hoag v. Brown, 397 N.J. Super. 34 (App. Div. 2007)
  • Bolz v. Bolz, 400 N.J. Super. 154 (App. Div. 2008)
  • Toto v. Ensicar, 196 N.J. 134 (2008)
  • Thigpen v. City of East Orange, 408 N.J. Super. 331 (App. Div. 2009)

Trial Practice:

  • Pickett v. Bevacqua, 273 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 1994)
  • McClelland v. Tucker, 273 N.J. Super. 410 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Demers v. Snyder, 282 N.J. Super. 50 (App. Div. 1995)

Type 3 (Scarring or Disfigurement):

  • Falcone v. Branken, 135 N.J. Super. 137 (Law Div. 1975)
  • Puso v. Kenyan, 272 N.J. Super. 90 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Thomasson v. McQuown, 358 N.J. Super. 64 (Law Div. 2002)
  • Kennelly-Murray v. Megill, 381 N.J. Super. 303 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Soto v. Scaringelli, 384 N.J. Super. 431 (App. Div. 2006)

Type 4 (Fractures):

  • Rugermer v. Thompson, 130 N.J. Super. 181 (Law Div. 1974)
  • Levine v. Miller, 272 N.J. Super. 512 (Law Div. 1993)
  • Fowler v. Crystal Motors, Inc., 340 N.J. Super. 33 (App. Div. 2001)
  • Villanueva v. Lesack, 366 N.J. Super. 564 (App. Div. 2004)
  • Kennelly-Murray v. Megill, 381 N.J. Super. 303 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Johnson v. Scaccetti, 192 N.J. 256 (2007)

Type 5 (Loss of Fetus):

  • Davis v. Brooks, 280 N.J. Super. 406 (App. Div. 1993)

Type 6, 7, 8 (Soft Tissue): Pre-AICRA

  • Siriotis v. Gramuglia, 254 N.J. Super. 223 (Law Div. 1991)
  • Brown v. Puente, 257 N.J. Super. 203 (App. Div. 1992)
  • Oswin v. Shaw, 129 N.J. 290 (1992)
  • Dabal v. Sodora, 260 N.J. Super. 397 (App. Div. 1992)
  • Favell v. Hernandez, 261 N.J. Super. 348 (Law Div. 1992)
  • Phillips v. Phillips, 267 N.J. Super. 305 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Watkins v. Davis, 268 N.J. Super. 211 (App. Div. 1993)
  • Cineas v. Mamone, 270 N.J. Super. 200 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Arencibia v. Rosas, 270 N.J. Super. 339 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Owens v. Kessler, 272 N.J. Super. 225 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Moreno v. Greenfield, 272 N.J. Super. 456 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Cavanaugh v. Morris, 273 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 1994)
  • McClelland v. Tucker, 273 N.J. Super. 410 (App. Div. 1994
  • Weiss v. Thomas, 274 N.J. Super. 37 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Guy v. Petty, 275 N.J. Super. 536 (Law Div. 1994)
  • Chalef v. Ryerson, 277 N.J. Super. 22 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Shorter v. Leach, 277 N.J. Super. 617 (Law Div. 1994)
  • Sherry v. Buonansonti, 287 N.J. Super. 518 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Cureton v. Eley, 294 N.J. Super. 321 (Law Div. 1996)
  • Whitaker v. DeVilla, 147 N.J. 341 (1997)
  • Carmichael v. Bryan, 310 N.J. Super. 34 (App. Div. 1998)
  • Natale v. Kisling, 336 N.J. Super. 198 (App. Div. 2001)
  • Montemayor v. Signorelli, 339 N.J. Super. 482 (App. Div. 2001)

Type 6 (Permanent Injury): Post-AICRA

  • Jacques v. Kinsey, 347 N.J. Super. 112 (Law Div. 2001)
  • Rogozinski v. Turs, 351 N.J. Super. 536 (Law Div. 2002)
  • Compere v. Collins, 352 N.J. Super. 200 (Law Div. 2002)
  • James v. Torres, 354 N.J. Super. 586 (App. Div. 2002)
  • Tierra v. Salazar, 356 N.J. Super. 586 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Thompson v. Potenza, 837 A.2d 378 (App. Div. 2003)
  • Serrano v. Serrano, 357 N.J. Super. 450 (App. Div. 2004)
  • Martin v. Chhabra, 374 N.J. Super. 387 (App. Div. 2005)
  • DiProspero v. Penn, 183 N.J. 477 (2005)
  • Serrano v. Serrano, 183 N.J. 508 (2005)
  • Juarez v. Salerno, 379 N.J. Super. 91 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Pungitore v. Brown, 379 N.J. Super. 165 (App. Div. 2005)
  • Juarez v. Salerno, 185 N.J. 332 (2005)
  • Kratzer v. NJM, 185 N.J. 385 (2005)
  • Hitchman v. Nagy, 382 N.J. Super. 433 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Pardo v. Dominguez, 382 N.J. Super. 489 (App. Div. 2006)
  • Johnson v. Scaccetti, 192 N.J. 256 (2007)
  • Edwards v. Walsh, 397 N.J. Super. 567 (App. Div. 2007)
  • Ames v. Gopal, 404 N.J. Super. 82 (App. Div. 2008)
  • Sackman v. NJM, 445 N.J. Super. 278 (App. Div. 2016)

Type 9 (90-Day Impairment):

  • Amaechi v. Clark, 268 N.J. Super. 186 (Law Div. 1993)
  • Costa v. Perez, 272 N.J. Super. 108 (App. Div. 1994)
  • Shorter v. Leach, 277 N.J. Super. 617 (Law Div. 1994)
  • Duffy v. O'Connell, 279 N.J. Super. 672 (App. Div. 1995)
  • Jefferson v. Freeman, 296 N.J. Super. 54 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Vellucci v. DiMella, 338 N.J. Super. 345 (App. Div. 2001)

UM/UIM Arbitration:

  • Dicks v. NJAFUA, 254 N.J. Super. 748 (App. Div. 1992)
  • Cuttitta v. Selective, 255 N.J. Super. 252 (App. Div. 1992)
  • Stamps v. NJAFIUA, 279 N.J. Super. 485 (App. Div. 1995)

UCJF:

  • Rivera v. Fortunato, 285 N.J. Super. 168 (Law Div. 1995)
  • Sumner v. UCJF, 288 N.J. Super. 384 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Cureton v. Eley, 294 N.J. Super. 321 (Law Div. 1996)
  • Jimenez v. Baglieri, 152 N.J. 337 (1998)

Workers' Compensation:

  • Continental v. McClelland, 288 N.J. Super. 185 (App. Div. 1996)
  • Lambert v. Travelers, 447 N.J. Super. 61 (App. Div. 2016)
  • Talmadge v. Burn, 445 N.J. Super. 413 (App. Div. 2016)
  • New Jersey Transit v. Sanchez, 457 N.J. Super. 98 (App. Div. 2018)

– Compiled by Gerald H. Baker (February 2020)