Self-Insurance Fund's Procedural Flub Results in Loss of Ability to Pursue 3rd-Party Claim

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a public entity self-insurance fund lost the ability to proceed with a claim against an alleged third-party tortfeasor because of its failure to serve a demand on an employee. Case: Morris County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund v. Watersedge Design Group, No. A-5559-15T4, 01/12/2018, unpublished. Facts: Michael Blewett worked as a firefighter for the Borough of Mount Arlington. He suffered injuries in March 2013 while fighting a fire at a property owned by the Watersedge Design Group. Blewett filed a workers' compen...