Pension funds sue N.J. for billions in damages TRENTON, N.J. — Three public workers’ pension funds are suing New Jersey for billions in damages, claiming the state government breached contracts when it contributed less than planned. The filing stems from Gov. Chris Christie’s decision last year among a budget shortfall to veer from a funding plan he signed in 2011.The state Supreme Court has ruled that it cannot force the state to put money into the funds at a certain time, though it found that retirees are entitled to the …