New Expungement Rules Became Effective June 1, 2016

June 16, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The New Jersey legislature has authorized a modified and accelerated expungement procedure for all municipal court charges that have been dismissed by way of trial and or court order. If you are charged with a municipal ordinance, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense, your case…

Residential Owners Owe No Duty to Clean Sidewalk of Snow and Ice

June 15, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 31-2-3452 Valentine v. Almanzar, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (9 pp.) In New Jersey, residential owners do not have a legal duty to clear snow or ice from a public sidewalk, and the failure to do so does not expose them to tort liability.  However,…

State trooper injured in multi-vehicle crash on Route 80 in Mount Arlington

June 14, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. MOUNT ARLINGTON — A State Police trooper was taken to the hospital following a five-vehicle crash on Sunday evening, authorities said. State Police spokesman Capt. Brian Polite said two State Police vehicles crashed while responding to a motor vehicle accident on Route 80 at about 7:30…

At Trial, Prosecution Cannot Question a Defendant’s Right to Silence

June 13, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 14-2-3453 State v. Irizarry, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (29 pp.) A defendant’s right to remain silent during a police interrogation is an integral part of our criminal justice system, granted by our Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This right gives protection for a…

Power Walkers: Beware of Sidewalk

June 13, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 31-2-3413 Buehler v. Twp. of Montclair, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (7 pp.) For all of those who enjoy exercising on your neighborhood sidewalk, this case is for you.  We’ve all seen uneven sidewalk before, but if you trip on it, can you hold…

Plaintiff Must Prove Causation or Personal Injury Claim Will be Dismissed

June 6, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Robert Marquess v. Avalon Country Club, (App.Div. June 2, 2017) (10 pp.) A plaintiff’s slip and fall case was recently dismissed because he failed to prove the defendants’ negligence caused his injuries.  The Trial Court dismissed the plaintiff’s case on summary judgment.  The plaintiff appealed to…

Woman injured in crash where driver was on heroin reportedly gets $1.3M

June 5, 2017 |

Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer. UPPER DEERFIELD TWP. —  A woman who was seriously hurt when her boyfriend struck another vehicle head-on in Cumberland County has been awarded a $1.3 million, a report says. Brittany Dean, 37, was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by her boyfriend, David Uhland, when the…

Driver Killed In Accident On Deadly N.J. Highway

June 5, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A deadly New Jersey highway has claimed yet another life. One person is dead after crashing his car into a tree on Route 55 north at mile marker 21.3 in Maurice River Township just before 8 a.m. Friday morning, state police said. The driver, 31-year-old…

High school class president killed by truck after prom, officials say

June 5, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NEWARK — A 17-year-old high school senior was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after returning from prom, a day before he was set to receive an award at his Newark school, officials said Friday. Christopher Gibbs, who attended Barringer Academy of Arts and Humanities and was senior…

Truck driver charged in crash with bus that injured 32

June 5, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — State police have charged a tractor trailer driver in connection with a crash with a tour bus that injured 32 people last week. The truck and bus collided on the New Jersey Turnpike shortly after midnight on March 26. The PandaNY Bus, traveling…