Archive for September 2015
Smell of Marijuana Still Provides Probable Cause for Search Even In Age of Growing Medical Use
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Myers, decided by the Appellate Division on September 8, 2015, addresses the question of whether the smell of marijuana can still be used as probable cause for a search given that it is now legal for some citizens to both use and carry the…
Read MoreJacksonville couple rebuilding their lives after crash in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bad crash in New Jersey left a Jacksonville couple badly injured. Now they’re trying to recover physically and emotionally as they move on without a car, home or source of income. The wreck happened on the New…
Read MoreRoute 17 South closed in Hackensack after truck clips overpass
Submitted by truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. HACKENSACK (WABC) — A truck clipped an overpass in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, spilling its cargo across the roadway and forcing the shutdown of Route 17 South. The incident happened at the I-80 exit in Hackensack around 2 p.m. The truck, coming from Route 17 South and trying…
Read MoreNorthbound Parkway lanes closed after SUVs catch fire
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) – State police have closed northbound express lanes on the Garden State Parkway after two SUVs caught fire in an accident. State police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said the accident happened about 8:15 Tuesday morning in Holmdel when a Ford Escape and a…
Read MorePublic Defendants and Statute of Limitations
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In Ramey v. Demaio, decided August 25 by the Appellate Division, the plaintiff appealed a dismissal of her complaint against Mr. Demaio, acting director of the Newark Police Dept. Ramey’s daughter was murdered in 2011, and Ramey filed a complaint almost two year later in 2013 alleging…
Read MoreSimilar Injuries May Still Be Distinct for Workers’ Compensation Purposes
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Rajpaul v. McDonald’s Corporation, decided August 28, by the Appellate Division. Petitioner was a maintenance worker for McDonald’s between 1995 and 2005. In 2001, he was diagnosed with bilateral bicipital tendonitis but it was resolved with treatment and he continued to work at McDonald’s. However, in…
Read More2 children injured after 2 pickup trucks collide in Camden County
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. WINSLOW TWP., N.J, (WPVI) — Police are investigating a crash that injured two children Tuesday morning in Winslow Township, New Jersey. The crash occurred at about 5:50 a.m. when a pickup truck traveling northbound on Route 73 collided with a pickup truck traveling southbound on Fleming…
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