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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Rothblat v. ABC Door Company

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark My son was hurt at private school and I want to make a claim against the school. My son was injured at a basketball game and I want to sue the athletic association. My child was injured at religious school and I want to make a…

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Charitable Immunity and Personal Injury – What You Need to Know

My son was hurt at private school and I want to make a claim against the school. My son was injured at a basketball game and I want to sue the athletic association. My child was injured at religious school and I want to make a claim against the school. Submitted by New Jersey Personal…

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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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If I am Injured in my Apartment, is my Landlord Legally Responsible?

Have you been injured in an apartment you are renting? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark What is the landlord responsible for if you were injured in the apartment. In this case the plaintiff was sitting on the porch when a piece of wood from a porch ceiling fell causing injury. The…

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Why Did My Expert’s Opinion Cause My Case to Be Dismissed?

31-2-3476 DiGiovanni v. Saker Shop Rites, Inc., N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (21 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Experts are used quite often in both civil and criminal cases.  When scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge falls outside the common knowledge of an average juror or even judge, an…

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