Posts Tagged ‘New Jersey Civil Lawyer’
Whether The Disclosure of Tax Returns and Tax Filings Are Permitted
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2639-20 CHARLES J. PARKINSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DIAMOND CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and HAROLD DIAMOND, individually, Defendant. _______________________ Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Argued October 12, 2021 – Decided October 27, 2021 This matter was on appeal from an interlocutory order of the Superior…
Read MoreCan a Landlord Be Liable for a Tenant’s Crime if a Background Check Was Not Run on the Tenant?
The Estate of Campagna v. Pleasant Point Properties, LLC Docket No.: A-2989-18T1 Decided and Approved for Publication June 17, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division considered whether a landlord was required to perform criminal background checks on tenants to promote the safety…
Read MoreNegligence Which Caused Damage To Personal Property | Superstorm Sandy
Constantinopoulos v. Morgan Realty & Dev., LLC: Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Plaintiff owned a house across an estuary from defendants’ marina. In October 2012, plaintiff’s home was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Plaintiff alleged that several boats from the marina struck his home. Plaintiff’s expert found that damage to unsecured boats…
Read MoreAttorneys Who Handled Nurse’s 2014 NJ Ebola Quarantine Talk Coronavirus Claims
Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman, who represented Kaci Hickox in legal fights against the state of New Jersey and others over a 2014 quarantine order for Ebola, predicted that few civil liberty claims filed over coronavirus restrictions would hold up in court. Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Attorneys who previously worked on…
Read MoreSummary judgment granted dismissed death case affirmed on appeal
Deravil on behalf of Amilia Cius v. Hamilton Township, Mercer County, State of New Jersey and Pantaleone Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. November 1, 2019 New Jersey Appellate Division (Not for publication without approval by the appellate division) The sole question in this case was whether a specific road was a dangerous…
Read MoreBurden of Proof: Motion for New Trial after jury verdict — What I need to prove!
Don v. Edison Car Company, New Jersey Appellate Division May 9, 2019 (Not Approved for Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. We review the denial of a motion for a new trial under the same standard that bound the trial court. Risko v. Thompson Muller Auto. Grp., Inc., 206 N.J. 506, 522…
Read MoreMotion for New trial based on wrongful evidentiary ruling by trial judge — Burden of Proof on Motion for New Trial
Don v. Edison Car Company, New Jersey Appellate Division May 9, 2019 (Not Approved for Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Burden of Proof— We also review a trial court’s evidentiary rulings under a deferential standard. “When a trial court admits or excludes evidence, its determination is ‘entitled to deference absent a…
Read MoreClosings and Jury Charge — Time Unit Measurement — What is it and how to use it! New Jersey Model Civil Jury Charge 8.11Gi and ii.
Don v. Edison Car Company, New Jersey Appellate Division May 9, 2019 (Not Approved for Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the plaintiff’s attorney asked the court to give the following ‘time unit measurement jury charge based on past and future pain and suffering— (i) LIFE EXPECTANCY (Approved 02/1996)…
Read MoreAllowing the jury to hear a Hearsay statement.– How…. “to show a statement’s effect on the listener”
Don v. Edison Car Company, New Jersey Appellate Division May 9, 2019 (Not Approved for Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. We first turn to defendant’s contention that the trial court erred when it allowed plaintiff to testify that Dr.’s Vingan and Arginteanu had recommended that plaintiff undergo surgery. It is well established…
Read MoreWhat is do I have to do when I appeal a Municipal Court and Law Division rulings against me?
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. THOMAS HEROLD, New jersey Appellate Division Decided February 27, 2019 (UnPublished Decision) Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This is a dog owner’s appeal of a municipal court decision declaring the family dog “Vicious” under New Jersey’s Vicious or Potentially Dangerous Dog Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 to -37. The facts are…
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