Dismissed: Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Complaint Due to Statute of Limitations in Motor Vehicle Accident Case

July 3, 2023

Simon King & Thomas King v. Renay Tripp & Stonewood Tavern Docket No. A-0008-22 Decided June 28, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided whether plaintiff Simon King’s complaint for personal injuries stemming from a motor vehicle accident on August…

Plaintiff’s Appeal of The Trial Court’s Order Granted Summary Judgment to Defendant Trucking Company

September 26, 2022

Dante Rojas, etc. v. Estate of Victor Wright, et al. Docket No. A-3130-20 Decided September 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided plaintiff’s appeal of the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant trucking company. This case arose out…

Review Of Mistrial and Partial Dismiss of an Indictment Involving a Deadly Head-On Collision

April 27, 2022

State v. Stephen Zadroga Appellate Docket No.: A-4432-19 Decided April 26, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a judge’s order for mistrial and partial dismiss of an indictment involving a deadly head on collision after defendant’s blood sample was mixed up with…

Personal Injury Case Involving Product Liability – Potentially Faulty Seatbelt

September 2, 2020

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 In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether failure to timely produce a liability expert report was appropriate grounds for granted defendant’s summary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…

Does an Assault and Battery Exception Apply to Negligence in Allowing Assault and Battery to Occur?

August 26, 2020

Estate of Pickett v. Moore’s Lounge Docket No.: A-2230-17T2 Decided August 25, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a tavern’s assault and battery exception applied to the tavern’s alleged negligence in allowing assault and battery to occur. In Pickett, Plaintiff, Pickett and…

Can a Complaint Be Filed for Personal Injury if the Plaintiff Dies Prior to Filing the Lawsuit?

August 14, 2020

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…

How this Expert kept his opinions tied to the facts of the investigation!

June 2, 2019

LOUIS A. MAGDON v. HARLEY-DAVIDSON USA, New Jersey Appellate Division May 31, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts: Plaintiff purchased a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 2010 at Liberty, a Harley-Davidson dealership. Over the next several years, plaintiff serviced the motorcycle at Liberty, usually before going on a long trip.…

Law Offices of Hark and Hark Makes Top 50 settlements Obtained in New Jersey in the Year 2017

October 12, 2018

Top 50 Settlements in New Jersey in 2017 The Law Offices of Hark and Hark were named to the list of top 50 settlements obtained in New Jersey in the year 2017 We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 settlements obtained in New Jersey in the year 2017. The list…

Ran a Stop Sign but the Stop Sign is Not There. Was I Negligent?

April 21, 2017

31-2-3054 Compagnucci v. Collura , N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (7 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A case was recently decided by New Jersey’s Appellate Division regarding a motor vehicle accident causing the plaintiff severe injury.   In the case, the plaintiff was stopped at an intersection which she was familiar with.  The…

Accident on I-78 causes critical injury, delays traffic

November 29, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WARREN TOWNSHIP — An accident on Saturday morning on Interstate 78 east of exit 36 has resulted in the critical injury of the driver and delayed traffic. The driver, who was a female, was air-lifted to Morristown Memorial Hospital in critical condition, according to the state…