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PARIS WILSON, ET AL. V. CITY OF JERSEY CITY, ET AL. A-4044-08T2

PARIS WILSON, ET AL. V. CITY OF JERSEY CITY, ET AL.

A-4044-08T2 08-04-10

Plaintiffs are the victims of a brutal assault that

occurred in their Jersey City home. They seek remedies from

certain public employees and employers for several putative

failures to rescue in a timely fashion. In particular,

plaintiffs allege that negligence by 9-1-1 call takers, a

dispatcher, and police officers resulted in death and serious

injury that could have been avoided. The governmental agents

and agencies claim immunity pursuant to the Tort Claims Act and

N.J.S.A. 52:17C-10(e).

We affirm in part and reverse in part the Law Division,

which had found immunity in favor of the public employees and

entities. We reject the argument that N.J.S.A. 52:17C-10(e)

provides blanket immunity for 9-1-1 call takers and others

connected with public safety answering points.