Derrick Foster v. Troy Frye Docket No.: A-1512-20 Decided July 25, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division overturned a dismissal of a personal injury complaint after plaintiff sued a police officer and the city of Newark for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle…
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.…
Appellate Docket No.: A-5751-17T2 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of a dismissed complaint brought against police who left a pedestrian at a scene where the pedestrian was later struck and killed by a car. In Gonzalez,…
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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…