What to Do When a Family Member Is Injured in Her Apartment

April 7, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Your Legal Options in a Fatal Slip and Fall Accident In this very unfortunate case the plaintiff was a older woman who was allegedly caused to fall down the stairs and became incapacitated and died as a result. The question becomes what is needed to prove…

Neiman vs. USAA Casualty: First party Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Medical Coverage

February 9, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The requirements of maintaining car insurance on a vehicle ‘principally’ garaged in New Jersey is found as follows: NJSA 39:6A-3.  If you own a var that is ‘principally’ garaged in New Jersey, whether you moved here a week ago, or 59 days ago, or just bought…

Baez v. Inserra Supermarkets | Legal Ethics in Personal Injury Cases

February 2, 2016

TORTS | PERSONAL INJURY Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Baez v. Inserra Supermarkets, Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her personal injury complaint, in which she alleged that she fell because of a depression in the sidewalk adjacent to defendant’s supermarket after she exited the market. The panel affirmed substantially for the…

The Importance of Documenting Medical Conditions, Treatment and Expert Witness in Personal Injury – Brown vs Scalzo

January 11, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Brown v. Scalzo, This case deals with a common yet serious medical injury/complaint arising from a motor vehicle accident. Between the lines of this complaint a skilled attorney can see that the client, plaintiff Laura Brown communicated to her attorney, that she suffered cognitive damage. However, she…