The Legislature considered the injuries enumerated in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) to be serious by definition. A plaintiff need only prove that he suffered an injury described in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)'s limitation on lawsuit threshold to recover noneconomic damages. In this case, Serrano must prove that he suffers from a permanent injury to a body part or organ. The court remands to the trial court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Associate Editor: Ernest Fantini
