Case Name: WADE STANCIL, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. ACE USA, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2011-06-07
Citations: 207 N.J. 66
Docket Number: 
Parties: WADE STANCIL, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. ACE USA, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 207
Pages: 66–66

Head Matter:
23 A.3d 338
WADE STANCIL, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. ACE USA, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
June 7, 2011.

Opinion:
To the Appellate Division, Superior Court:
A petition for certification of the judgment in [ A-XXXXXX-XX ] having been submitted to this Court, and the Court having considered the same;
It is ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, limited to whether — and without regard to the intentional — conduct exception provided for in the Workers' Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-8 — an employee who suffered a work-related injury has a common-law cause of action for damages against a workers' compensation carrier for its willful failure to comply with court orders compelling it to provide medical treatment when the delay or denial of treatment causes a worsening of the employee's medical condition and/or pain and suffering.