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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Submitted by New Jersey Rollover Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LITTLE FALLS – A boxcar truck traveling east on Route 46 flipped onto its side this afternoon, snarling traffic for at least two hours. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when the truck rolled over on its side near Andrews Drive. Fuel from the truck’s…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. For additional information on the Tracy Morgan crash, look here. WASHINGTON — The driver of the tractor-trailer that slammed into a limo bus carrying actor and comedian Tracy Morgan hadn’t slept for 28 hours before the accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury. And it was all perfectly…
A serious crash involving a turned-over tractor-trailer took place in New Jersey early Tuesday, according to transportation officials. Gloucester Township, NJ Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. A serious crash involving a turned-over tractor-trailer took place in New Jersey early Tuesday, according to transportation officials. The tractor-trailer left the road and ended…
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A tragedy in 2003 could result in safer school buses under a bill that passed both houses of the state legislature and is awaiting Gov. Christie’s signature. A bill, known as Abigail’s Law, if signed by the Governor, would require motion sensors on the front…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Brown v. Scalzo, This case deals with a common yet serious medical injury/complaint arising from a motor vehicle accident. Between the lines of this complaint a skilled attorney can see that the client, plaintiff Laura Brown communicated to her attorney, that she suffered cognitive damage. However, she…