Archive for January 2016
Reports: Students Injured in New Jersey School Bus Crash
A Gloucester Township school bus and an SUV collided early Friday morning. Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Emergency crews were called to respond to a school bus accident in Gloucester Township, N.J. shortly after 8 a.m. Friday morning. Medic units were on the scene, and CBS3 says some injuries have been reported. According to NJ.com, students were…
Read MoreNewark School Bus Crash Sends 3 Students To Hospital
A vehicle allegedly hit the rear bumper of the bus, school officials said. Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Newark, NJ – A school bus carrying six Newark charter school students was involved in an accident on Wednesday morning that resulted in hospital visits for three of the passengers. According to…
Read MoreArbitration Clauses and Contracts in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case addresses New Jersey law regarding the ability of parties to a enter into negotiations and have a meeting of the minds regarding the use of an arbitration clause in their contract. Arbitration is a tool used by two parties to a contract to resolve their legal…
Read MoreKatzenstein vs. Dollar General Continued: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Previous related articles: Katzenstein vs. Dollar General: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims Award of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed As a result they file an unemployment compensation claim. Unfortunately, what you place in the unemployment compensation claim could…
Read More2 Injured In Fiery N.J. Crash Involving SUV, Tanker Truck
Submitted by New Jersey Fuel Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark ROXBURY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two people were injured Sunday afternoon in a fiery crash on Route 80 West in Roxbury, New Jersey. A sport-utility vehicle collided with a tanker truck at Exit 30 on Route 80 West in Roxbury around 4:15 p.m., officials told CBS2.…
Read MoreKatzenstein vs. Dollar General: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Katzenstein vs. Dollar General What is the standard of review by the Appellate Division of a Workers Compensation Court Judge’s decision? I have written about this standard of review several times, however, reading this case once again anyone can clearly see the effect the trial judge has when s/he makes determinations of veracity, credibility, and a…
Read MoreAward of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Katzenstein vd. Dollar General: This case address several issues which come up again and again in my office in Workers Compensation cases. First Issue: Once there is a Motion for Medical and Temporary disability actually heard by the court, and the court rules against the petitioner for…
Read MoreThe Overdose Protection Act in Criminal and Civil Proceedings
Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 25-2-8778 Burgess v. Cumberland County Dep’t of Corr., App. Div. (per curiam) (8 pp.) In this appeal, the issue was whether evidence arising out of an arrest, charge and prosecution prohibited by the Overdose Prevention Act (OPA) can be admitted in civil disciplinary proceedings against a…
Read MorePolice ID N.J. man killed in dump truck crash
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP — A 52-year-old Manahawkin man died after his vehicle crashed into a dump truck on Route 70 early Thursday morning. Police said David J. Turi was driving a 2011 Ford E250 utility van on Lakehurst Road in the township at about 6:45 a.m. when…
Read MoreExterior sensors mandated on New Jersey school buses
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark TRENTON, N.J. — New school buses in New Jersey will have to be equipped with exterior object-detecting sensors under a bill signed into law on Tuesday. The bill was dubbed “Abigail’s Law” for Abigail Kuberiet, a 1-year-old girl who was killed in 2003 at the front…
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