JUSTICE PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. Pursuant to the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8, and the Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-1 to -5, a defendant may seek the allocation of a percentage of fault to a codefendant with whom the plaintiff has settled. Krzykalski v. Tindall , 232 N.J. 525 , 534-37, 181 A.3d 981 (2018); Young v. Latta , 123 N.J. 584 , 593-96, 589 A.2d 1020 (1991). If the factfinder assigns a percentage of...
JUSTICE PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. The entire controversy doctrine "seeks to impel litigants to consolidate their claims arising from a single controversy whenever possible." Thornton v. Potamkin Chevrolet , 94 N.J. 1 , 5, 462 A.2d 133 (1983) (quoting Alfone v. Sarno , 87 N.J. 99 , 113, 432 A.2d 857 (1981) (internal quotation marks omitted) ). The doctrine serves "to encourage complete and final dispositions through the avoidance of piecemeal decisions and to...
JUSTICE FERNANDEZ-VINA delivered the opinion of the Court. Lieutenant John Kaminskas and Chief Daniel Vaniska, who were both members of the Union County Police Department, requested defense and indemnification by the Office of the Attorney General (Attorney General) in a civil action brought against them for alleged investigatory and prosecutorial misconduct. The Attorney General denied their request on the basis that it is a county's duty, under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-117, to defend and...
