Jeffrey v. State of New Jersey Appellate Docket No.: A-1187-18 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of plaintiff’s motion to file a late tort claim’s notice ten months after the accident that caused the injury because of plaintiff’s gruesome injuries.…
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 In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial court’s evidentiary rulings in a tractor trailer crash in which the Court found no cause for Plaintiff,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 In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed whether an arbitration clause in a release agreement at Sky Zone signed by the plaintiff was enforceable and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 In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division ruled a plaintiff cannot collect on her $100,000 Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM) when the defendant’s $100,000 had to be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…
Rana v. Allstate Docket No.: A-4305-18 Decided March 22, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a jury’s dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint for failure to demonstrate a permanent injury even though her doctor recommended surgery. In Rana, Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident…
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…
Donatucci v. Altanticare Health Services Docket No.: A-1894-19 Decided March 17, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint when he slipped and fell on a broken piece of sidewalk outside the facility and an employee had mentioned…
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…
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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…