New Jersey Statutes 2A:53A-35. Use of alternative dispute resolution methods
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:53A-35
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
6. a. The court hearing the action authorized by subsection a. of section 4 of this act shall, with the plaintiff‘s consent, employ alternative dispute resolution methods, including, but not limited to, mediation, binding arbitration and non-binding arbitration, in order to expedite the action and accommodate the needs of the parties to the dispute.
b. If alternative dispute resolution methods are employed, the mediator or arbitrator, as the case may be, may consider whether services denied or delayed are covered services under the health or dental benefits plan.
c. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a covered person from pursuing other appropriate remedies, including injunctive relief, a declaratory judgment, or any other relief available under applicable law, if serious or significant harm to the covered person has occurred or will imminently occur.
L.2001,c.187,s.6.