Jessie Collins, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Union County Jail, Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Jail Director…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a plaintiff’s post‑traumatic stress disorder resulting from a rape by a corrections officer qualifies as a “permanent loss of a bodily function” under N.J.S.A. 59:9-2(d), and therefore the statutory bar on pain‑and‑suffering damages does not apply. The Court reversed the Appellate Division’s dismissal and remanded for the trial court to determine the severity of the injury.