Brian Royster, Plaintiff-Appellant v. New Jersey State Police and Joseph R. Fuentes, Defendants-Respondents, and…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division that the New Jersey State Police is protected by sovereign immunity from the plaintiff's ADA claim, but held that the plaintiff's LAD failure-to-accommodate claim was improperly dismissed and must be reinstated with a $500,000 judgment. Justice Albin filed a partial concurrence and dissent, agreeing with the judgment but arguing the state should have waived immunity through its litigation conduct.