[brief] CASES  Alan J. Comblatt, P.A. v. Barow, 153 N.J. 218 (1998)  ..............................................................................................................19  Bonnieview Homeowners Ass’n, LLC v. Woodmont Builders, LLC, 2005 WL 2469665 (D.N.J. 2005) .........................................................................................26, 27 Borough of Berlin v. Remington & Vernick Engineers, 337 N. J. Super. 590 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 168 N.J. 294 (2001)  .........................18  Carter & Burgess v. Sardari, 355 S.W.3d 804 (Tex. App. 2011)  .......................................................................................27  Couri v. Gardner, 173 N.J. 328 (2002)  ..................................................................................................................20, 26, 31 Davis v. Brickman Landscaping, Ltd., 219 N.J. 395 (2014)  ..................................................................................................................30  Ferreira v. Rancocas Orthopedic Associates, 178 N.J. 144 (2003)  ..................................................................................................................19  Haviland v. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, Inc., 250 N.J. 368 (2022)  ..................................................................................................................23, 24 Highland Lakes Country Club and Community Ass’n v. Nicastro, 406 N.J. Super. 145 (App. Div. 2009)  ....................................................................................20  Levinson v. D’Alfonso & Stein, 320 N.J. Super. 312 (App. Div. 1999)  .....................................................................................19  McCormick v. State, 446 N.J. Super. 603 (App.  Div. 2016) ....................................................................................24 Palanque v. Lambert-Woolley, 168 N.J. 398 (2001) ..................................................................................................................19 Paragon Contractors, Inc. v. Peachtree Condo. Ass'n, 202 N.J. 415 (2010) ..............................................................................................................19 Ryan v. Renny, 203 N.J. 37 (2010) ..................................................................................................................19 STATUTES N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29 ................................................................................................. 1, 20, 27 N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27 ..................................................................................................................18 N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-29 ..................................................................................................................19 N.J.S.A. 45:8-27 .......................................................................................................................20 N.J.S.A. 45:8-28(b) ...................................................................................................................21, 22, 23, 30 RULES N.J.R.E. 104 ............................................................................................................................. passim PRELIMINARY STATEMENT This matter arises out of a tragic accident that occurred on July 11, 2014, on the New Jersey Turnpike, during a roadway resurfacing project.