Christopher Mount v. Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System, Gerardo Martinez v. Board Of…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division’s rulings in two accidental disability cases. It held that Officer Christopher Mount satisfied both the Patterson and Richardson standards, remanding for a determination of causation, and it held that Detective Gerardo Martinez satisfied Patterson but not Richardson, reinstating the Board’s denial of benefits.