¶1concurring.
¶2We concur in the disposition of the Court solely on the basis that it complies with the standard articulated in Brooks v. Odom, 150 N.J. 395, 696 A.2d 619 (1997). For the reasons expressed in the dissenting opinion in Kahrar v. Borough of Wallington, 171 N.J. 3, 16, 791 A.2d 197 (2002) (Verniero, J., dissenting), we believe that the Brooksstandard is the appropriate one to be used *55when evaluating claims for non-economic damages against a public entity under the Tort Claims Act.
¶3For reversal and reinstatement — Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices STEIN, COLEMAN, LONG and ZAZZALI — 5.
¶4For concurrence — Justices VERNIERO and LaVECCHIA — 2.
¶5Opposed — None.