Posts Tagged ‘personal injury’
Appellate Court Overturned Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Slip and Fall Personal Injury Complaint
Quinisha White v. City of New Brunswick Docket No. A-1111-19 Decided March 2, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division overturned a trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s slip and fall personal injury complaint by failing to extend commercial liability to a sidewalk and…
Read MoreNJ TRANSIT SUBJECT TO COMMON CARRIER LIABILITY
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.…
Read MoreDeposition of Personal Injury Experts Only Requires Reasonable Fees
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…
Read MoreExpert Reports Must Be Based on Facts Contained in the Record and Must Fall Within the Scope of The Expert’s Criteria
Salasevicius v. Cariddi Docket No.: A-4961-18T4 Decided October 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s personal injury complaint where he fell off a ladder working on defendant’s home, as he had failed to prove what caused the…
Read MorePersonal Injury Case Regarding Overpass Low Clearance and Signage Immunity
Koehler v. Smith Docket No.: A-2414-18T4 Decided October 1, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a private contractor was subject to traffic sign immunity when a bucket truck boom struck a low underpass that lacked low clearance signage causing injury to…
Read MoreSchool Sports Injuries and Personal Injury Lawsuits – Must Show More Than the Ordinary Negligence Standard
Patsaros v. Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School Docket No.: A-4573-18T2 Decided September 25, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a high school wrestler who suffered a concussion while not wearing headgear in practice was able to recoup monetary damages from…
Read MorePersonal Injury Case Involving Product Liability – Potentially Faulty Seatbelt
Reznik v. American Honda Motor Company Docket No.: A-5358-17T2 Decided September 1, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether failure to timely produce a liability expert report was appropriate grounds for granted defendant’s summary judgment motion and ultimately dismissing plaintiff’s product’s liability…
Read MoreCan a Complaint Be Filed for Personal Injury if the Plaintiff Dies Prior to Filing the Lawsuit?
Repko v. Our Lady of Lourdes Docket No.: A-2181-19T1 Decided August 13, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a complaint filed for personal injury could be amended by the estate although the plaintiff originally bringing the complaint had died prior the…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Injury from Wet Steps at Harrah’s Casino
Crook v. Harrah’s Docket No.: A-2530-18T1 Decided July 9, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a landlord was required to perform criminal background checks on tenants to promote the safety of other tenants. In Crook, Plaintiff, an employee of a…
Read MoreCanine or Pet Inflicted Injuries To Third Parties: Freed v. Bastry
Freed v. Bastry: Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiff’s and defendant’s dogs were playing with one another one day at a park, when suddenly, defendant’s dog ran into plaintiff while chasing plaintiff’s dog at an off-leash dog area. Defendants’ seven and one-half month-old puppy had not been spayed or neutered as…
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