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Supreme Court grapples with whether NJ Transit can be sued by injured out-of-staters
- The Supreme Court weighs if NJ Transit can be sued by non-residents in local courts for injuries caused by its buses.
- The case tests if NJ Transit is a government agency with sovereign immunity or a private-like corporation.
- Justices questioned whether NJ Transit’s structure enables it to claim immunity beyond New Jersey.
- Two 2018–2019 cases in New York and Philadelphia spurred the suits against NJ Transit.
- The Pennsylvanian case involved Cedric Galette and a bus on Market Street in Philadelphia.
- NJ Transit argued non-New Jersey residents should sue only where the state consents, i.e., New Jersey.
- A decision is expected by the end of June on Galette v. NJ Transit Corp. and NJ Transit Corp. v. Colt.
- The arguments showed a mix of liberal and conservative questions about the transit agency’s public-character and governance.
- The case could limit or expand access to courts for state-connected transit injuries outside New Jersey.
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