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Plaintiff here - I practice in both states. I'd say New York. NY is a pure comparative negligence state so the plaintiff could still recover even if that person is more than 50 percent to blame, which isn't the case in NJ. NY's SOLs are generous compared to NJ's, especially the various exceptions. Even the 2 1/2 year SOL is longer than NJ's 2 year SOL.
If you're thinking about contingency fees, NY (1/3 or sliding scale for med mal versus NJ's 1/4). But if you're talking about juries, unless you're talking about some NY counties downstate, it could be a close call with that one I think. The drawback with NY I'd say is, the procedural part/the court's intervention. Cases can sit for years and the courts don't mind adjourning dispositive or discovery motions
I wouldn't get all too excited. Sure some of the substantive law can get plaintiff-friendly and there's always the benefit of the SOLs and the fees, but I sometimes prefer doing standard form interrogatories (or the supplements) like those in NJ than often dealing with sometimes out of control demands for bills of particulars. One demand I got has 70+ questions before subparts