by the Government of New Jersey

“ The No-Fault Act manifests legislative recognition that something less than a "permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function or system" would satisfy the verbal threshold.
In the Tort Claims Act, however, the Legislature did not modify the requirement of a "permanent loss of a bodily function" by stating that a mere limitation on a bodily function would suffice. Although the legislative intent in the Tort Claims Act is not completely clear, we believe that the Legislature intended that a plaintiff must sustain a permanent loss of the use of a bodily function that is substantial. ”

“ When construing a statute, the judicial role is to give effect to the legislative intent. State v. Madden, 61 N.J. 377, 389, 294 A.2d 609 (1972) . Sometimes, a court need look no further than the statutory language. ”