Carol Tarr, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Bob Ciasulli and Bob Ciasulli’s Mack Auto Mall, Inc., Defendants-Appellants…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of Bob Ciasulli’s individual liability, held that the plaintiff’s emotional‑distress claim presented sufficient evidence to go to the jury, and clarified that a prevailing party under the LAD must obtain some affirmative relief to qualify for attorney‑fees. Justice LaVECCHIA, in a concurrence‑in‑part/dissent‑in‑part, argued that the LAD does not lower the proof standard for emotional‑distress damages and would have dismissed the claim.