Patsaros v. Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School Docket No.: A-4573-18T2 Decided September 25, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a high school wrestler who suffered a concussion while not wearing headgear in practice was able to recoup monetary damages from…
Reznik v. American Honda Motor Company Docket No.: A-5358-17T2 Decided September 1, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether failure to timely produce a liability expert report was appropriate grounds for granted defendant’s summary judgment motion and ultimately dismissing plaintiff’s product’s liability…
Nydia Bonefont v. Lam Properties, LLC Docket No.: A-4761-18T2 Decided August 24, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffery Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a commercial landowner had a duty to maintain sidewalk abutting and adjacent to its own sidewalk that cause plaintiff to fall and suffer…
Repko v. Our Lady of Lourdes Docket No.: A-2181-19T1 Decided August 13, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a complaint filed for personal injury could be amended by the estate although the plaintiff originally bringing the complaint had died prior the…
Estate of Niler v. Twp. of Millburn: Submitted by New Jersey Wrongful Death Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On or about July 10, 2015, decedent was driving along a road intersecting with the South Mountain Reservation. The South Mountain Reservation is owned and maintained by Essex County. While decedent was driving, a tree in the South Mountain…
Crook v. Harrah’s Docket No.: A-2530-18T1 Decided July 9, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a landlord was required to perform criminal background checks on tenants to promote the safety of other tenants. In Crook, Plaintiff, an employee of a…
Freed v. Bastry: Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiff’s and defendant’s dogs were playing with one another one day at a park, when suddenly, defendant’s dog ran into plaintiff while chasing plaintiff’s dog at an off-leash dog area. Defendants’ seven and one-half month-old puppy had not been spayed or neutered as…
Shields v. Ramslee Motors Docket No.: A-53 Decided January 23 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey considered the issue of a slip and fall on ice and whether the landlord of the property had a non-delegable duty to remove the snow…
Underhill v. Borough of Caldwell Docket No.: A-1800-18T4 Decided and Approved for Publication May 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division considered the issue of a slip and fall on ice and whether the landlord of the property had a non-delegable…
Falk v. Donovan Docket No.: A-4236-18T4 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial judge’s decision to allow plaintiff coverage under the owner of the vehicle’s underinsured motorists coverage (UIM) of $500,000 when plaintiff’s own UIM policy was only…
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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…