ANDREW MCCARRELL, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, INC., AND ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS., 227 N.J. 569

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HOLDINGS: [1]-The Court held that the substantial interest test is now the operative choice-of-law rule in New Jersey for resolving statute-of-limitations conflicts because it will channel judicial discretion and lead to more predictable and uniform results that are consistent with the just expectations of the parties; [2]-As such, the Court reinstated the verdict and damages award in plaintiff's favor in the products liability case at bar which had been dismissed based on the Alabama statute of limitation having expired because, based on a choice-of-law analysis under the substantial interest test, New Jersey's limitations period governed and, therefore, plaintiff's action was timely filed.