Jose Ramos and Carmen Ramos, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Browning Ferris Industries of South Jersey, Inc., Defendant…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for entry of judgment in favor of Laminating Corporation of America (LCA), holding that the Workers' Compensation Act bars a third‑party tortfeasor from obtaining contribution or implied indemnification from an employer and that the indemnity clause in the parties' contract does not obligate LCA to indemnify Browning‑Ferris Industries (BFI) for BFI's own negligence. The Court interpreted the contract ambiguously against BFI and affirmed that the employer is not a joint tortfeasor subject to the Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law.