Todd B. Glassman v. Steven P. Friedel, M.D. (085273) (Monmouth County and Statewide) (A-48/49/50/51-20; 085273)
The Court agrees with the Appellate Division that the Ciluffo pro tanto credit does not further the legislative intent expressed in the Comparative Negligence Act and does not reflect developments in case law over the past four decades. In its stead, the Court sets forth a procedure to apportion any damages assessed in the trial of this case and future successive-tortfeasor cases in which the plaintiff settles with the initial tortfeasors prior to trial.
