New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-5.9 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Punitive Damages Act."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 63
cases (40 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Sullivan v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., 575 F. Supp. 2d 640 (D.N.J. 2008).
Sullivan v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., 575 F. Supp. 2d 640 (D.N.J. 2008). “Count ten seeks punitive damages under the common law, the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act (“NJPDA”), N.J.S.A. §§ 2A:15-5.9 to -17, and the punitive damages provision of the NJPLA (N.”
Ilda Aguas v. State of New Jersey (072467), 107 A.3d 1250 (N.J. 2015). “” The court should assess such claims in accordance with the Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17 (PDA) and this Court’s prior holdings.”
Kaufman v. Allstate New Jersey Ins., 561 F.3d 144 (3d Cir. 2009). “N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:15-5.9. 10 . The District Court did note that its analysis would yield the same result if Allstate NJ were considered the local defendant instead of NJM.”
Santosuosso v. NovaCare Rehab., 462 F. Supp. 2d 590 (D.N.J. 2006). “N.J.S.A. § 2A:15-5.9 et seq. In order to receive punitive damages, Plaintiff must meet a higher burden of proof.”
Lithuanian Com. Corp. v. Sara Lee Hosiery, 219 F. Supp. 2d 600 (D.N.J. 2002). “Actual Malice or Wanton and Willful Disregard Mizelle testified that in response to an inquiry about what Sara Lee would do to remedy the deleterious effect Sara Lee’s charitable donation of pantyhose to states neighboring Lithuania, had had on LCC’s sales, Roche, then a Vice…”
Boyes v. Greenwich Boat Works, Inc., 27 F. Supp. 2d 543 (D.N.J. 1998). “However, under the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. § 2A:15-5.9 et seq. (West 1987) that plaintiff must prove by clear and convincing evidence “that the harm suffered was the result of the defendant’s acts or omissions, and such acts or omissions were actuated by actual…”
Inter Med. Supplies Ltd. v. EBI Med. Sys., Inc., 975 F. Supp. 681 (D.N.J. 1997). “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:15-5.14; see also New Jersey Assembly, Insurance Comm.”
Lori A. Wacker-Ciocco & Michael J. Ciocco v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., D/B/A Geico, 110 A.3d 962 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). “12(a), which provides: Punitive damages may be awarded to the plaintiff only if the plaintiff proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that the harm suffered was the result of the defendant's acts or omissions, and such acts or omissions were actuated by actual malice or…”
Bruce Baldinger v. Antonio Ferri, 541 F. App'x 219 (3d Cir. 2013). “He also argued that the District Court violated the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:15-5.9 et seq., because the Court failed to “la[y] out the reasons” for imposing damages and “never addressed” Patisso’s ability to pay.”
Inter Med. Supplies, Ltd. v. EBI Med. Sys., Inc., 181 F.3d 446 (3d Cir. 1999). “’ Although the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:15-5.9 to .17, provides that punitive damages must be apportioned among defendants, EBI had not objected to the jury’s failure to allocate, and the District Court found a waiver.”
Albuquerque v. Achane (D.N.J. 2019). “Counts Three and Six seek punitive damages pursuant to New Jersey’s Punitive Damages Act (“NJPDA”), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9. In order to recover punitive damages under the NJPDA, Plaintiff must show that Defendants acted with “actual malice .”
Fabricant v. Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est. (D.N.J. 2020). “Under the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. § 2A:15-5.9 et seq., a plaintiff must prove “by clear and convincing evidence .”
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