New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Out-of-State Alleged Tortfeasor Cannot Be Allocated Fault Under Comparative Negligence Act

Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D., 2025 WL 758318 – In this appeal before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the court held that an out-of-state alleged tortfeasor was not a party subject to allocation of fault by a jury pursuant to Comparative Negligence Act in a wrongful-death action. In this action, the estate of Crystal Walcott Spill and her surviving family members individually sued various physicians and medical providers for negligently sedating and performing surgery…
By: Marshall Dennehey