Regalado v. F&B Garage Door Docket No. A-0083-20 Decided June 8, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed whether an injury that occurred while an employee attended holiday party was compensable. In Regalado, Respondent sells and installs residential garage doors. The business…
Gayles v. Sky Zone Docket No. A-3519-19 Decided May 12, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division reviewed whether a parent hosting a party at Sky Zone had apparent authority to sign a waiver on behalf of other parents dropping off their children for the…
Lanzo v. Johnson & Johnson Docket No.: A-5711-17 Decided April 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division overturned a jury verdict in the amount of $117 million, remanding for a new trial, for discovery errors made by the judge in including certain unreliable expert…
Hassan v. Williams Docket No.: A-3336-18 Decided April 13, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial court’s evidentiary rulings in a tractor trailer crash in which the Court found no cause for Plaintiff, dismissing the complaint with no recovery. In Hassan, Plaintiff…
Lawrence v. Sky Zone Docket No. A-3092 Decided March 30, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed whether an arbitration clause in a release agreement at Sky Zone signed by the plaintiff was enforceable and therefore, a jury trial would be waived and plaintiff…
Wilson v. Ortiz-Ponce Docket No.: A-0316-19 Decided March 25, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division ruled a plaintiff cannot collect on her $100,000 Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM) when the defendant’s $100,000 had to be split with multiple injured plaintiff’s. In Wilson, plaintiff Shirley Wilson’s…
Seeley v. Caesars Entertainment Docket No.: A-2125-19 Decided March 18, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court on the issue of whether a wet bathroom floor causing a slip and fall and injury to the plaintiff was the fault of the…
Rodnea Coleman v. Sheavonra Adderley, et al. Docket No.: A-2104-18 Decided March 4, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court on the issue of whether someone driving a car that was left at their house while the owner was away constituted…
Anasia Maison v. New Jersey Transit Corporation A-34/35-19 Decided February 17, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed whether public common carriers such as NJ Transit is subject to the heightened duty of care standard governing private common carriers for personal injury suits.…
Jusino v. Lapenta, 442 N.J. Super. 248 (N.J. Super. Law. Div. 2014) December 10, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published decision, Judge James Savio, J.S.C., issued a decision regarding fees experts can charge the party taking their deposition in personal injury matters. In Jusino, plaintiff was operating a…
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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…