I Slipped and Fell at Work, Can I Sue the Landlord?

I slipped and fell at work and want to sue the landlord where I show up every day for work, am I able to do this? I fell on ice in the parking lot at my employer’s work site. Am I also able to sue the snowplow company so I should landscapers who shoveled the…

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Can I Sue My Landlord if I am Bitten by Another Tenant’s Dog?

I live in an Apartment complex and was bitten by another tenant’s dog!  Can I sue the landlord, or apartment owner? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Under what circumstances can I sue the landlord for a dog bit that took place in one of the landlord apartment units???  Often, a dog bit…

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Personal Injury and Municipal Government Entities

PERSONAL INJURY | DAMAGES 31-2-5784 Mejia v. Eubanks, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (5 pp. I tripped and fell over a public sewer lid. I was struck by a municipal police car or dump truck or trash truck, or any other vehicle on by a town Borough  or any other municipal government entity in the…

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Slip and Fall – Broken Leg at Children’s Birthday Party

Osie-Amoake v. Staffers FEC This is a very straightforward slip and fall case when the plaintiff fractured her leg at her son’s four-year-old birthday party. The plaintiff and her family went to the “Foam Frenzy” amusement attraction at a FunPlex owned by defendants. Defendant asked the court, on summary judgment to dismiss the case because…

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Slip and Fall Primern – Osie-Amoake v. Staffers FEC

Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Appellate review of a ruling on a motion for summary judgment is de novo, applying the same standard governing the trial court. Davis v. Brickman Landscaping, Ltd., 219 N.J. 395, 405 (2014). Thus, we consider, as the motion judge did, “whether the competent evidential materials…

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What can you say in a car accident closing?

Are you able to make reference to an insurance company? Can you even use the word insurance? How far can your attorney push? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the jury returned a $336,000 verdict against the defendant in a personal injury car accident case. The defense attorney arguing…

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