Supreme Court of New Jersey

People Express Airlines, Inc., Plaintiff-Respondent v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation…

July 26, 1985100 N.J. 246

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a defendant may be liable for purely economic losses caused by negligent conduct when the defendant knew or should have known that a particular plaintiff or an identifiable class of plaintiffs was likely to suffer such losses, thereby establishing a duty of care based on particular foreseeability.