Vitale v. Schering-Plough Corp. Explained — Personal Injury

Supreme Court of New Jersey • Decided 2017-12-11 • 231 N.J. 234; 174 A.3d 973

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Case Summary

JUSTICE PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers an employee’s agreement at the inception of his employment to prospectively waive third-party claims against his employer’s customers, in the event that he were to sustain injuries in a workplace accident at a customer’s facility. Plaintiff Philip Vitale was hired by Allied Barton Security Services (A

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