SLip and Fall…. Social Guest or Business Invitee—- It matters for personal injuries at a friend’s home…

September 1, 2019

DAWN O’NEILL,   v. ROBERT NEUSCH and LINDA NEUSCH,  NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION August 29, 2019  PER CURIAM  Procedural History Plaintiff, Dawn O’Neill, appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her personal injury action. She alleged in the complaint that she was seriously injured when she was caused to fall down the exterior steps of her sister’s home due to a negligently…

Personal Injury Law and Proof of Permanent Injuries Though Objective and Medical Evidence

July 25, 2019

Paul and Steve Yoon v. Issac Effah Superior Court Of New Jersey Appellate Division July 10, 2019 (Not For Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Paul was driving his father’s car when this accident occurred, Paul was a student at a college in Rhode Island. Paul did not have his own…

Fight at work may be covered by workers compensation.

July 10, 2019

F.K. v. Integrity House Inc. Superior Court Of New Jersey Appellate Division July 8, 2019 (Approved For Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Plaintiff F.K. appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Integrity House and dismissing his complaint with prejudice. The trial court determined the defendant was entitled to…

Injuries to students during school activity on school property in recreational sports cannot be found liable for simple negligence.

June 21, 2019

C.H., an infant, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION Injuries to students during school activity on school property injuries in recreational sports, you cannot be found liable for simple negligence. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On June 11, 2013, Plaintiff C.H. was injured during a student/teacher fundraiser basketball game on…

Tripoli v. Big Top Arcade Blog ! Experts Experts and More Experts!!! Did your attorney hire the right ones???

June 14, 2019

Superior Court Of New Jersey, Appellate Division Decided June 10, 2019 Joseph Tripodi and Denise Tripodi, v. Big Top Arcade/ Patricia Hershey Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Procedure: Plaintiffs appeal the trial court order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs alleged, “they sustained severe permanent injuries including significant hearing loss.“…

Residential Home Owner not required to maintain public sidewalk adjacent to their property

May 22, 2019

Colombo v. Estate of Serriano , N.J. Super. App. Div. (Fuentes, P.J.A.D.) (8 pp.) (Not approved for Publication Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her slip and fall action. Plaintiff slipped and fell on snow and ice on the sidewalk in front of decedent’s single-family home. The trial…

A person has “reason to know” when he or she “has information from which a person of reasonable intelligence or of the superior intelligence of the actor would infer that the fact in question exists, or that such person would govern

May 16, 2019

The key to this case is the excellent development of the circumstantial and attendant facts surrounding the access to the worksite, and its proximity to public access, together with the deposition of numerous construction employees and the safety literature/materials of the company contracted to perform the work.  It is an excellent read of the meticulous…

Injured in an auto accident? Fail to maintain medical expense benefits coverage and you may have no cause of action for recovery of economic recovery.

May 15, 2019

Any person who, at the time of an automobile accident resulting in injuries to that person, is required but fails to maintain medical expense benefits coverage mandated by [N.J.S.A. 39:6A-3.1, -3.3, or -4] shall have no cause of action for recovery of economic recovery. Hurtado v. Wilkins , N.J. Super. App. Div. (Not Approved for…

“commercial property owners are not liable for clearing snow during a snowstorm”

May 3, 2019

Dixon v. HC Equities Assoc., LP , N.J. Super. App. Div. Decidied May 2, 2019. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The issue in this case is what constitutes reasonable efforts by a land owner to remove snow during or after it stops snowing. The Facts: After leaving work on March 3, 2015,…

Why was my personal injury case dismissed by the judge ?

March 19, 2019

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Role v. Thaker, N.J. Super. App. Div. Decided March 18, 2019.   In this personal injury matter plaintiff’s case was dismissed by the court when plaintiff failed to produce cop and incredible medical evidence to support his claim that his knee injuries were caused only related to…