All questions must be answered unless the court otherwise orders or unless a claim of privilege or protective order is made in accordance with R. 4:17-1(b)(3).
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1. State: (a) the full name and residence address of each defendant;(b) if a corporation, the exact corporate name; and(c) if a partnership, the exact partnership name and the full name and residence address of each partner. 2. Describe your version of the alleged occurrence, incident, accident, or act of negligence asserted in detail, setting forth the date, location, time and weather.3. If you intend to set up or plead or have set up or pleaded negligence or any other separate defense as to the plaintiff or if you have or intend to set up a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party action, (a) state the facts upon which you intend to predicate such defenses, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party action; and (b) identify a copy of every document relating to such facts.4. State the names and addresses of all persons who have knowledge of any relevant facts relating to the case.5. State (a) the name and address of any person, including any person or party answering these interrogatories, who has made a statement regarding this lawsuit or the subject matter of this lawsuit; (b) whether the statement was oral or in writing; (c) the date the statement was made; (d) the name and address of the person to whom the statement was made; (e) the name and address of each person present when the statement was made; and (f) the name and address of each person who has knowledge of the statement. Unless subject to a claim of privilege, which must be specified: (g) attach a copy of the statement, if it is in writing; (h) if the statement was oral, state whether a recording was made and, if so, set forth the nature of the recording and the name and address of the person who has custody of it; and (i) if the statement was oral and no recording was made, provide a detailed summary of its contents.
6. If you claim that the plaintiff made any statements or admissions as to the subject matter of this lawsuit, state: (b) the name of the person by whom made;(c) the name and address of the person to whom made;(e) the name and address of each person present at the time the admission was made;(f) the contents of the admission; and(g) if in writing, attach a copy. 7. If you contend that the plaintiff's damages were caused or contributed to by the negligence of any other person, set forth the name and address of the other person and the facts upon which you will rely in establishing that negligence.8. State the names and addresses of all eyewitnesses to your version of the alleged occurrence, incident, accident, or act of negligence asserted, their relationship to you and their interest in this lawsuit.9. If any photographs, videotapes, audio tapes or other forms of electronic recording, sketches, reproductions, charts or maps were made with respect to anything that is relevant to the subject matter of the complaint, describe: (b) what each shows or contains;(c) the date taken or made;(d) the names and addresses of the persons who made them;(e) in whose possession they are at present; and(f) if in your possession, attach a copy, or if not subject to convenient copying, state the location where inspection and copying may take place. 10. State the names and addresses of any and all proposed expert witnesses. Set forth in detail the qualifications of each expert named and attach a copy of each expert's current resume. Also attach true copies of all written reports provided to you by any such proposed expert witnesses. With respect to all expert witnesses, including treating physicians, who are expected to testify at trial, and with respect to any person who has conducted an examination pursuant to Rule 4:19, state each such witness's name, address and area of expertise and attach a true copy of all written reports provided to you.
State the subject matter on which your experts are expected to testify.
State the substance of the facts and opinions to which your experts are expected to testify and provide a summary of the factual grounds for each opinion.
11. If you contend or intend to contend at the time of trial that the plaintiff sustained personal injuries in any prior or subsequent accident, state: (a) the date of said accident;(b) the injuries you contend that plaintiff sustained;(c) the parties involved in said accident;(d) the source from which you obtained the information; and(e) attach a copy of any written documents regarding this information. 12. If you intend to rely on any statute, rule, regulation or ordinance, state the exact title and section.13. Pursuant to R. 4:10-2(b), state whether there are any insurance agreements including excess policies under which any person or firm carrying on an insurance business may be liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment that may be entered in this action or to indemnify or reimburse for payments made to satisfy the judgment. YES () or NO (). If the answer is "yes", attach a copy of each insurance agreement or policy, or in the alternative state:
(b) name and address of insurer or issuer;(c) inception and expiration dates;(d) names and addresses of all persons insured thereunder;(e) personal injury limits;(f) property damage limits;(g) medical payment limits;(h) name and address of person who has custody and possession thereof; and(i) where and when each policy or agreement can be inspected and copied.14. Identify all documents that may relate to this action, and attach copies of each such document.15. State whether you have ever been convicted of a crime. YES () or NO (). If the answer is "yes", state: 16. If you or your representative and the plaintiff have had any oral communication - concerning the subject matter of this lawsuit, state: (a) the date of the communication;(b) the name and address of each participant;(c) the name and address of each person present at the time of such communication;(d) where such communication took place; and(e) a summary of what was said by each party participating in the communication. 17. If you have obtained a statement from any person not a party to this action, state: (a) the name and present address of the person who gave the statement;(b) whether the statement was oral or in writing and if in writing, attach a copy;(c) the date the statement was obtained;(d) if such statement was oral, hether a recording was made, and if so, the nature of the recording and the name and present address of the person who has custody of it;(e) if the statement was written, whether it was signed by the person making it;(f) the name and address of the person who obtained the statement; and(g) if the statement was oral, a detailed summary of its contents.FOR AUTOMOBILE CASES, ALSO ANSWER FORM C(1) FOR FALLDOWN CASES, ALSO ANSWER FORM C(2)
FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES, ALSO ANSWER FORM C(3) FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY CASES (OTHER THAN PHARMACEUTICAL AND TOXIC TORT CASES), ALSO ANSWER FORM C(4)
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing answers to interrogatories are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment.
I hereby certify that the copies of the reports annexed hereto provided by either treating physicians or proposed expert witnesses are exact copies of the entire report or reports provided by them; that the existence of other reports of said doctors or experts are unknown to me, and if such become later known or available, I shall serve them promptly on the propounding party.
N.j. R. Appendices form C
Note: Amended July 17, 1975 to be effective 9/8/1975; entire text deleted and new text added July 13, 1994 to be effective 9/1/1994; entire text deleted and new text added June 28, 1996 to be effective 9/1/1996; amended July 10, 1998 to be effective 9/1/1998; new introductory paragraph added July 5, 2000 to be effective 9/5/2000; interrogatory 10 and certification amended July 28, 2004 to be effective 9/1/2004; interrogatory 3 amended July 27, 2006 to be effective 9/1/2006; interrogatory 2 amended July 19, 2012 to be effective 9/4/2012; interrogatory numbers 2, 5, and 8 amended and new interrogatory numbers 16 and 17 adopted August 5, 2022 to be effective 9/1/2022.