{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:9-6","heading":"Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar","body":"a.  Where a claimant has pursued his remedy against a public entity for a claim arising out of the act or omission of a public employee of a public entity, a judgment or settlement shall be a complete bar to suit against the employee in a claim arising from the same subject matter.\nb.  Where a claimant has pursued his remedy against a public employee for a  claim arising out of the act or omission of a public employee of a public entity, a judgment or settlement shall be a complete bar to suit against the entity in a claim arising from the same subject matter.\nL.1972, c. 45, s. 59:9-6.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"479b02999d0917a05398dfa1baf369db4a95101196e6dba91b93683024c2fa0b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}