Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey appellate division addressed this issue in this case decided on December 5, 2016. New Jersey has long-standing residential homeowner sidewalk immunity case law. Residential land owners/homeowners are not liable for the failure to maintain their sidewalks in front of their home from natural…
Don’t Forget or Overlook the Basics STRUMEIER VS. LENARD In my earlier blog today we discussed the facts of this case and the need for expert testimony to prove certain aspects of the case in order to get to the jury and past a summary judgment motion. in this case the plaintiff fell in a…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Strumeier v. Lenard NJ Appellate Division December 1, 2016 The facts of this case are very straight forward. On October 6, 2011, Plaintiff fell after stepping into a hole located in the vicinity of the guide rail in front of 444 Harrison Avenue. Donald…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Law Division of the Superior Court of Cumberland County, New Jersey has recently ruled medical expenses exceeding Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) coverage benefits are not limited and are recoverable in a law suit. In Angel Viruet, Jr. v. Fernando Maoine, the plaintiff was involved in…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Anderson v. Stop and Shop Supermarket, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (8 pp.) Following a slip and fall at defendant’s store, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking compensatory damages. After the completion of discovery, defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff could not prove that defendant…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Plaintiffs’ case becomes another slip and fall dismissal due to their expert’s net opinion and no facts specifically identifying the hazardous condition on defendant’s property. Anderocci v. Coach Inc. In this case plaintiffs went to the Coach store located in the Short Hills Mall. While reaching…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark HOBOKEN, N.J. — A commuter train crashed at a station in New Jersey during the Thursday morning rush, killing at least one person and injuring about 100 others, a number of them seriously, the authorities said. “There are fatalities,” said a senior transportation official who did…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Bomtempo v. Six Flags Great Adventure LLC, N.J. Super. App. Div. (September 2016). In this case plaintiff alleged to have been injured at Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park. Plaintiff ‘s attorney failed to obtain an expert to provide an ‘expert’ opinion addressing the alleged negligence…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Brown v Parsippany Tsp. In this case the trial court dismissed a cause of action by plaintiffs after they failed to prove the existence of a dangerous condition on public property under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. At the summary judgment level of the trial…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The second key part of this case (New Jersey Peek v Luo) is the attorney not knowing that he did not have the proper objective credible medical evidence during the discovery time period. The Importance of Objective Credible Medical Evidence In other words, why didn’t the…
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2022 changes to New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9.
This memorandum addresses the scope of New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9,summarizes the 2022 amendments to that statute, identifies the effective date andapplicability of those amendments, and outlines practical implications forregulated professionals and licensing boards. Background N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9 is part of New Jersey’s professional and occupational licensinglaws administered under Title 45. The statute governs disciplinary and…