Jurisdiction of claims
Sunday, April 15, 2007 Filed in: Employment
Law|
New
Jersey
On April 11, 2007 in Kibler v. Roxbury Bd. of Educ.,
the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the
decision of a Superior Court trial judge, holding
that a plaintiff injured at work as a result of an
altercation between two students was barred from
pursuing a civil action for damages against the
students. The appellate court held that there was no
“genuine issue of material fact” as to whether the
teacher’s injuries came within the purview of
conditions the New Jersey Legislature intended to
exempt from the exclusive remedy provisions of
Workers’ Compensation Act. The plaintiff’s exclusive
remedy is with the Division of Workers’ Compensation
for her work-related accident
