Archive for November 2015
Can you file a Workers Compensation case for suffering an injury from walking down the hallway?
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Fitzgerald v. Walmart Can you file a Workers Compensation case for suffering an injury of you are merely ‘walking down the hall way or aisle and you become injured. In other words, with no actual ‘acute trauma’, such as slipping on water, falling down a step, picking up a heavy…
Read MoreWhat is the Standard of Review for a Appellate Court of a Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Fitzgerald v. Walmart What is the Standard of Review for a Appellate Court of a Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision. In this case the Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of a Workers Compensation petitioner after a hearing took place in the Workers Compensation court. The facts are…
Read MoreI-80 truck crash in New Jersey cuts off traffic from Pa. for hours
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Interstate 80 east from Pennsylvania into New Jersey was closed three hours early Thursday evening because of a tractor-trailer crash 1 mile east of the Delaware River, police said. State police at Swiftwater said the 4 p.m. tractor-trailer crash, which spilled fuel, had forced the shutdown…
Read MoreNotice to Quit and Eviction: A Brief Guide for Landlords and Tenants
Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Summit Plaza Associatates v. Contreras is a landlord-tenant dispute decided on November 17th by the Appellate Division. The underlying facts of the case are that neighbors of the tenant/defendant claimed they were making excessive noise at all hours of the night. After a ten-day notice to cease…
Read MoreFamily Court Finds Emotional Abuse Equally Harmful as Physical Abuse
Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Words can hurt. It is a reality understood by most people but an empty statement if the courts are not willing to protect New Jersey’s citizens from verbal abuse. In J.C. v. B.S. the Chancery Division of Ocean County did just that back on September 14,…
Read MoreDriver killed in crash on Atlantic City Expressway
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Wednesday, November 18, 2015 06:12AM HAMILTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Police say a driver was killed after losing control and landing an SUV in the woods in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The crash happened past midnight Wednesday in the westbound lanes of the Atlantic City…
Read MoreThe Cost of Making False Criminal Claims | Malicious Prosecution
Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Malicious Prosecution Do people make fake police reports for personal reasons? Yes. If you are a victim of this is there a civil remedy? Yes. The claim is called malicious prosecution. It is exactly the subject matter of Dixon v. Kargman, decided by the Appellate Division on…
Read MoreMiller v. Shopright: When Injuries Caused at Work are Compensable
Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Injuries caused at work are compensable if such activities must be (1) a regular incident of employment and (2) produce a benefit to the employer beyond improvement in employee health and morale. Miller v. Shopright: Court allowed petitioner to pursue his personal injury action after they…
Read MoreSchool Bus Accidents – Need Accident Attorneys
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. A standout amongst the most vital days of a kid’s life is the first day of school. With their lunch box, rucksack, and a kiss on the cheek you walk them to the transport stop on a chilled September morning and sit tight for the…
Read More1 injured in crash between 2 trucks on Parkway, police say
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LAKEWOOD — One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway Thursday morning, police said. Sgt. Jeff Flynn, a State Police spokesman, said troopers responded at around 8:20 a.m. to the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway near mile marker 88.9. Flynn…
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