Dorsey and Semrau successfully defends, on behalf of the Morris County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, a late Notice of Tort Claim filed against Rockaway Township

Jun 19, 2025Municipal Law

On May 22, 2025, the Appellate Division upheld a trial court decision in Morris County Superior Court dismissing a late Notice of Tort Claim filed against Rockaway Township in connection with a slip and fall injury. The trial court and the Appellate Division carefully evaluated the extraordinary circumstances standard required for a plaintiff to obtain court permission to file a Notice of Tort Claim outside the 90-day deadline, and agreed that the standard was not met here. Associate Nick Wall of Dorsey & Semrau was lead counsel in defending the matter and obtaining a favorable decision for the Township.

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Fred Semrau