The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wadeer v. N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Co., (A-54-12) (Feb. 18, 2015), appears to show the court’s willingness to expand the remedies available to plaintiffs in uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) claims. Although the actual holding of this case was not substantial, in terms of expanding the law, it was the issues not fully decided that may play an important role in future UM/UIM litigation.
Specifically, they court effectively “punted” the following issues to the Civil Practice Committee for review:
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