Archive for December 2014
Louis F. Pandolfo, vs. D&C Chevy/Honda
Submittied by workers compensation attorney, Jeffrey Hark LOUIS F. PANDOLFO, v. D&C CHEVY/HONDA,This case is highlights why you need an attorney to represent you for workers compensation matters and, for that matter, all matters involving the trial and appellate courts. There are significant legal hurdles petitioners and plaintiffs must satisfy in order to successfully present their…
Read MoreN.J. Supreme Court Reconsiders 8 Year Sentence in Child Luring Case
Case analysis of State v. William A. Case, Jr. submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case, the Court reviews whether the trial court misapplied the sentencing principles of the Code of Criminal Justice in imposing a sentence that includes a parole disqualified. The Supreme Court determined after a lengthy review of the facts…
Read MoreEvidence Necessary to Obtain a New Criminal Trial | State of New Jersey vs. Sean Taliaferro
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In order to successfully obtain a new criminal trial, based on new evidence, the defendant must show: that “the evidence is 1) material, and not ‘merely’ cumulative, impeaching, or contradictory; 2) that the evidence was discovered after completion of the trial and was ‘not discoverable by reasonable…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Case Involving Extensive Home Modification | Loeber v. Fair Lawn Board of Education
Case study of Loeber v. Fair Lawn Board of Education submitted by workers compensation lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The court overturned the Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision regarding the installation of an elevator in the petitioner’s home after suffering an injury which left him paralyzed and unable to traverse steps to the second floor as well as the steps into the…
Read MoreDrug Company Enlists Doctors Under Scrutiny
Submitted by drug crime lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Originally published here by the New York Times. Dr. Judson Somerville, a pain specialist in Laredo, Tex., received $67,000 in speaking fees, travel and meals in 2013 to promote a powerful and addictive painkiller called Subsys, according to a new federal database of payments that drug companies make…
Read MorePersonal Injury at Little League Game | Torts
Submitted by personal injury attorney, Jeffrey Hark 36-2-5117 Brigante v. Tenafly Board of Education, App. Div. (per curiam) (10 pp.) In this Title 59 matter, plaintiff Linda Brigante appeals from the entry of summary judgment dismissing her complaint against defendant Tenafly Board of Education. Plaintiff went to Tenafly High School to watch her son’s baseball game. As she sat…
Read MorePersonal Injury Case Involoving Preexisting Conditions
Case Review of Bascope v. Kovac, submitted by personal injury attorney, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the issue arose at the time of trial when the plaintiff asked the court to give the jury the aggravation of pre-existing condition jury charge. The court denied plaintiff’s request and the jury returned a verdict of no cause.…
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