A New Jersey appeals court ruled on July 28 that an incapacitated plaintiff is entitled to relief from the filing deadline under the state’s Tort Claims Act even though her guardian was capable of bringing the claim on a timely basis.
The Appellate Division reinstated a suit filed by Natasha Ramirez against Matawan, N.J., over an accident in which she fell out of her wheelchair in a municipal parking lot after hitting a patch of broken pavement.
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