Archive for December 2015
Worlds Converge in Deadly Crash on New Jersey Highway
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In one vehicle there were 13 immigrant workers, men and women commuting home in a van after a long Saturday shift at a Chinese restaurant. In another was a young data analyst heading home after mentoring a teenager. And in another, two farmers hauling a truckload…
Read MoreWorkers Compensation and Sexual Harassment
TORTS | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 36-2-8576 Louis v. Burger King Corp ., Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiffs alleged she was sexually assaulted and harassed at her employer’s work place. As a result, she filed a law suit in the Superior Court based on common-law claims based on theories of negligence and vicarious liability for injuries…
Read MoreDetention At Arrest Location For 6 Minutes Held Reasonable!
State v. Antoine D. Watts (A-21-14) (074556) Argued September 17, 2015 — Decided December 2, 2015 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark New Jersey Supreme Court decision: The issue in this case is whether the second search of a defendant for 6 minutes after he was initially detained on a street corner…
Read MoreSamuel Roman vs. Treeminator Tree Service
Issue: Fraudulently misrepresenting your business on a workers comp policy will risk voiding any and all coverage! Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case, in 2007, petitioner Roman started a business, Treeminator Tree Service, Inc. He and his girlfriend, Sandra Flores, were both employees of the business and by 2012…
Read MoreUPDATE: South Jersey Bus Accident Victims Identified
The two people who were in a Volkswagen Passat that collided head-on with the school bus were identified Wednesday morning. Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The victims in Tuesday night’s deadly school bus crash involving the Lenape Regional High School girls swim team have been identified. The driver of the Volkswagen…
Read MoreCongress demands study of trucker hours after Tracy Morgan crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers want a study on truck drivers’ hours in the wake of the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, which renews federal surface transportation programs through 2020, requires a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Read More3 dead, 12 injured in chain-reaction crash involving livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WABC) — Three people were killed and a dozen were injured in a tragic, chain-reaction crash involving a livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey over the weekend. It happened at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes in Bernards Township, located…
Read More3 injured when 2 cars collide on Atlantic City Expressway
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A two-car accident on the Atlantic City Expressway has left three people hospitalized. But authorities say none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the highway’s eastbound lanes in Winslow Township. Authorities say…
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