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…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently decided a case involving a plaintiff injured in a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff alleged the defendant’s negligence caused the accident and plaintiff’s injuries. In New Jersey, law suits are limited in motor vehicle accidents for recovery of non-economic damages…
31-2-3045 Shatkin v. McCarthy, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (7 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NJ Appellate Division recently decided a case in which a jogger tripped on an uneven portion of sidewalk. Tree roots growing underneath the sidewalk caused the sidewalk to become uneven, leading to the jogger’s injuries…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently produced an unpublished opinion regarding a house guest that was injured as a result of tripping and falling on the threshold of the front door. The plaintiff was a guest at the defendants’ home. The parties had been friends for eight…
Rosenbaum v. Highlands Condo Ass’n 31-2-2818 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the plaintiff was injured when he/she left a relative’s condo. There were two driveways in front of the house and a 12 inch abrupt step down from one driveway to the another driveway without any visual indication…
After two years why was my personal injury case against the defendant dismissed even though I am still in a lot of pain and discomfort and my prior injuries were made substantially worse? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a straightforward personal injury action against a school board for injuries…
McInRoy v village supermarket Inc. (Shoprite of Hammonton) Appellate division decided February 14, 2017. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The sole issue in this Law Division decision is the defense attorney’s request that the plaintiff pay for a missed independent medical exam appointment fee of $375.00. In this case the plaintiff…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle crash. She went to a physiatrist who prescribe MRIs. She treated with the physiatrist for approximately two years. The MRIs and EMG revealed a bulging disc in the cervical and lumbar spine as well as…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is another case involving the absolutely necessity to invest and find the best expert for your individual cases. An expert who knows what his specific area of expertise and professional obligations are, where to find proof of negligence in the safety regulations, and how to…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Brittingham v. Goree, N.J. Super. App. Div. Following trial, a jury threw out plaintiff’s case when it determining plaintiff had not suffered a permanent injury as a result of a car accident. At trial plaintiff introduced expert testimony that she suffered disc herniations as a result of…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…