Does an Assault and Battery Exception Apply to Negligence in Allowing Assault and Battery to Occur?

August 26, 2020 |

Estate of Pickett v. Moore’s Lounge Docket No.: A-2230-17T2 Decided August 25, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a tavern’s assault and battery exception applied to the tavern’s alleged negligence in allowing assault and battery to occur. In Pickett, Plaintiff, Pickett and…

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2 fatally struck in separate Jersey City crashes Thursday

July 7, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark JERSEY CITY – Two pedestrians were fatally struck by vehicles on the city’s West Side in separate incidents Thursday morning, officials said. The first crash happened at about 1 a.m. on Route 440. A 54-year-old Ege Avenue woman was crossing in an “unregulated area” of the road near…

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Driver cut free, flown to hospital after trash-truck crash

April 25, 2017 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A collision with a trash truck Monday in Warren County sent the other driver to the hospital aboard a med-evac helicopter, according to reports from the scene. The crash was reported about 4 p.m. on Route 31 in Washington Township, in front of Ernie & Dom’s…

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Route 287 South shuts down: Sleepy driver crashes one truck into another

November 8, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BRIDGEWATER — An overnight crash involving several tractor trailers and a sleepy driver impacted the morning commute on two major central New Jersey highways on Election Day. The local lanes of Route 287 southbound between Routes 78 and 202/206 in Bridgewater remain  closed as of 6:30…

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Philadelphia police officer hurt in crash with bread truck

May 17, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer is in stable condition after her police car was hit by a bakery truck while she was responding to a call. Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says the officer was headed to a pursuit of an assault suspect on…

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Trucking reps dispute claims of link between apnea and crashes

May 13, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Members involved with the trucking, railroad and medical industries spoke out on the possibility of mandated sleep apnea testing during the first of three public listening sessions on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration published an advance notice…

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Truck crashes into house, igniting a fire in Salem County

March 17, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark, PENNSVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) — Police say a truck driver lost control and crashed the vehicle into a house which caused a gas main to erupt into flames in Pennsville, New Jersey. The incident happened before 5:30 a.m. Thursday on Dunlap Avenue and North Hook Road. The…

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Truck crash causes fuel spill on Route 46 in Little Falls

January 15, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Rollover Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LITTLE FALLS – A boxcar truck traveling east on Route 46 flipped onto its side this afternoon, snarling traffic for at least two hours. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when the truck rolled over on its side near Andrews Drive. Fuel from the truck’s…

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