New Jersey Statutes 45:9-19.11. Immunity from liability
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-19.11
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
A member of the State Board of Medical Examiners or the Medical Practitioner Review Panel, the medical director to the State Board of Medical Examiners, the Attorney General, any medical consultant to the board or review panel and any employee of the board or review panel shall not be liable in any action for damages to any person for any action taken or recommendation made by him within the scope of his function as a member, consultant or employee, if the action or recommendation was taken or made without malice. The Attorney General shall defend the person in any civil suit and the State shall provide indemnification for any damages awarded.
L.1989, c.300, s.11.