(a) The matters presumptively assigned to the CBLP shall be those cases with an amount in controversy of at least $200,000 that are designated either complex commercial (case type 508) or complex construction (case type 513) on the Civil Case Information Statement.
Rule 4:102-2.Cognizability
Last amended September 1, 2018 · Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 7, 2026
In one sentenceRule 4:102-2 presumptively assigns a case to the CBLP when it's designated complex commercial or complex construction with at least $200,000 in controversy, describes the complexity factors that make a case appropriate for the Program, and excludes General Equity matters and cases primarily involving consumers, labor organizations, personal injury, or condemnation.
Full Text of Rule 4:102-2
(b) Cases appropriate for the CBLP arise from business or commercial transactions or construction projects that involve potentially significant damages awards. Program cases may have complex or novel factual or legal issues; large numbers of separately represented parties; large numbers of lay and expert witnesses; a substantial amount of documentary evidence, including electronically stored information; or require a substantial amount of time to complete trial.
(c) The CBLP does not include matters that are otherwise handled by General Equity, or matters primarily involving consumers, labor organizations, personal injury, or condemnation.
Amendment History
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Adopted July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.
Plain-English Summary
Landing in the CBLP by default takes two things: a designation on the Civil Case Information Statement as either complex commercial (case type 508) or complex construction (case type 513), and an amount in controversy of at least $200,000. Beyond the dollar threshold, the Program is built for cases with real complexity — novel legal or factual issues, many separately represented parties, heavy expert and lay witness involvement, substantial documentary evidence including electronically stored information, or trials expected to take a long time to finish.
Some cases don't belong in the CBLP no matter how large or complex, including anything General Equity otherwise handles, and matters primarily about consumers, labor organizations, personal injury, or condemnation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a case presumptively eligible for the CBLP?
A Civil Case Information Statement designation as complex commercial or complex construction, combined with an amount in controversy of at least $200,000.
What kinds of cases are excluded from the CBLP?
Matters otherwise handled by General Equity, and cases primarily involving consumers, labor organizations, personal injury, or condemnation.
Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the
official New Jersey Rules of Court (N.J. Ct. R. 4:102-2). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey (N.J. Const. art. VI, § 2, ¶ 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 7, 2026. ·
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Also known as: CBLP eligibilitycomplex commercial casecomplex construction case