Ida James

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s reversal of summary‑judgment rulings, holding that the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment on the petroleum defendants by satisfying the “frequency, regularity and proximity” test for medical causation and the heeding presumption for product‑defect causation. The Court also held that summary judgment against most chemical defendants was premature, that the dismissal of Chevron and Texaco without prejudice was improper, and remanded for further proceedings.