Supreme Court of New Jersey August 11, 2003 (Green v. Jersey City Board of Education)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

PORITZ, C.J.

In this case, the Court confronts once again the question whether the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA),

N.J.S.A.

34:19-1 to -8, permits an award of punitive damages against a public entity.

See Abbamont v. Piscataway Bd. of Educ.,

138

N.J.

405, 650 A.2d 958 (1994)

(Abbamont

I),

appeal after remand,

314

N.J.Super.

293, 714 A.