Richardson v. Board of Trustees, Police & Firemen's Retirement System

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided 2007-07-24

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Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court. On this appeal, we revisit the traumatic event standard under the accidental disability retirement provision of the Police Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS), N.J.S.A 43:16A-1 to 68. 1 Under our current case law, to qualify as disabled by a “traumatic event” a member must prove: (a) that his injuries were not induced by…

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