Your Insurer Wants to Snoop on Your Driving. Is It Worth It?

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Are you ready to have your car insurance priced through continuous monitoring of how far — and how well — you drive? As this technology goes mainstream, it may time to decide if the potential savings are worth the privacy tradeoffs. Interest in usage-based car…

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Green Light Law – Responsibility in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Wegner v. Derrico DOCKET NO. A-4910-17T2 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark   This case at first resembles a classic case of “who had the green light” turned into a question of what information can be brought to trial to prove the right of way. Defendant was heading south as Plaintiff…

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An unavoidable car crash does not mean there was Negligence on behalf of one of the drivers…….. Experts are need to show more that an ‘accident’.

CIRILLO GONZALEZ,   v. HECTOR LOPEZ, & EVERLYNIA HUDSON, NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION Decided August 30, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts:  Plaintiff Cirillo Gonzalez appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant, Hector Lopez, dismissing with prejudice his automobile negligence complaint. We affirm. Facts from the record, viewed in a light most favorable…

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

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.…

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Don’t let Jersey drivers make other states’ roads more dangerous

Submitted by Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Getty Images Gov. Murphy has been working on getting five states and Puerto Rico to share crime gun information.  Meanwhile,  a pair of New Jersey legislators want to hide information about another deadly weapon, the motor vehicle. That’s both ironic and misguided. State Sens. Nicholas Scutari (D., Union) and Nicholas Sacco…

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Brian J. Rice v. Christina M. Miller and Richard H. Miller

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On February 8, 2012 around 8:00pm, Brain Rice (plaintiff) was at a pub located on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Plaintiff randomly decided to go purchase a “Powerball” lottery ticket across the street at the gas station. Plaintiff did not drink the beer he just…

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State trooper injured in multi-vehicle crash on Route 80 in Mount Arlington

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. MOUNT ARLINGTON — A State Police trooper was taken to the hospital following a five-vehicle crash on Sunday evening, authorities said. State Police spokesman Capt. Brian Polite said two State Police vehicles crashed while responding to a motor vehicle accident on Route 80 at about 7:30…

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4 Killed, 11 Hurt In Easter N.J. Highway Crashes

New Jersey had one of its deadliest weekends in a while, with four crashes on major highways just on Easter alone. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey had one of its deadliest weekends in a while, with four dying in four crashes on major highways just on Easter alone.…

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Serious crash on Garden State Parkway causes massive delays

Submitted by Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. CRANFORD – A crash on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Cranford has jammed traffic for at least eight miles into Middlesex County, according to state transportation officials. The crash occurred near milepost 138 around 6 a.m. and has the two right lanes and shoulder blocked as of 7:45 a.m.…

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