[brief] Cases  Adams v. Yang, 475 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2023) .................................................. 40, 41 Brett v. Great Am. Recreation, 144 N.J. 479 (1996) ........................................................................... 31, 32 Brodsky v. Grinnell Haulers, Inc., 181 N.J. 102 (2004) .............................................................................  24 Burt v. W. Jersey Health Sys., 339 N.J. Super. 296 (App. Div. 2001)................................................. passim Carbajal v. Patel, 468 N.J. Super. 139 (App. Div. 2021)....................................................  23 Carey v. Lovett, 132 N.J. 44 (1993)  ..............................................................................  37 Carrino v. Novotny, 78 N.J. 355 (1979) ..............................................................................  32  Cypress Point Cono. Ass’n, Inc. v. Adria Towers L.L.C., 226 N.J. 403 (2016) .............................................................................  14  Diocese of Metuchen v. Prisco & Edwards, AIA, 374 N.J. Super. 409 (App. Div. 2005)....................................................  17  Erny v. Estate of Merola, 171 N.J. 86 (2002) ..............................................................................  21  Glassman v. Friedel, 249 N.J. 199 (2021) ............................................................................. 40, 41 Griffin v. City of E. Orange, 225 N.J. 400 (2016) ............................................................................. 37, 39  Hisenaj v. Kuehner, 194 N.J. 6 (2008) .................................................................  37  Holloway v. State, 125 N.J. 386 (1991) ............................................................... 28, 29 Jones v. Morey’s Pier, Inc., 230 N.J. 142 (2017) .............................................................. passim Kennedy v. Camp, 14 N.J. 390 (1954) ..................................................................  20 Lee’s Hawaiian Islanders, Inc. v. Safety First Prods., Inc., 195 N.J. Super. 493 (App. Div. 1984) ........................................ 21, 29 Lombardi v. Masso, 207 N.J. 517 (2011) ................................................................ 3  Maison v.  N.J. Transit Corp., 246 N.J. 270 (2021) ............................................................... 25, 26, 27, 28 Markey v. Skoq, 129 N.J. Super. 192 (1974) ..................................................... 20 Mejia v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 241 N.J. 360 (2020) .............................................................. passim Mejia v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Nos. A-5708-17T2, A-0450-18T2, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 483, at *1 (App. Div. Mar. 4, 2019) ........................................... 30, 35 N.J. Div. of Youth & Fam. Servs. v. M.C. III, 201 N.J. 328 (2010) ............................................................... 32, 37 Ramos v. Browning Ferris Industries, Inc., 103 N.J. 177 (1986) ............................................................... 24 State v. A.R., 213 N.J. 542 (2013) ............................................................... 32 State v. Brown, 170 N.J. 138 (2001) ................................................................. 37 State v. Jenkins, 178 N.J. 347 (2004) .................................................................. 32, 37 State v. McDuffie, 450 N.J. Super. 554 (App. Div. 2017)........................................... 37 State v. Munafo, 222 N.J. 480 (2015) .................................................................. 32 State v. Williams, 219 N.J. 89 (2014) .................................................................. 32, 34 Statutes and Rules N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(a) ................................................................. 22, 23, 31 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(e) ................................................................. 22, 24 N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-1, et seq ......................................................... 20 N.J.S.A. § 2A:53A-27 ................................................................. 18 N.J.R.E. 403(a) ........................................................................ 37, 38 N.J.R.E. 104 ............................................................................. 41 R. 4:9-1 .................................................................................... 16 R. 4:9-3 .................................................................................... 16 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The Appellant’s statement of the issue presented is based on a false premise.