SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5547-18 PATRICIA COSTANZO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. MERIDIAN REHAB, Respondent-Respondent. __________________________ Argued June 2, 2021 – Decided June 17, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On April 1, 2016, petitioner was working for Meridian Rehab. When performing her duties, she slipped and fell to the…
Soto v. Exclusive Coachworks, Inc. Docket No. A-2331-19 Decided April 12, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed whether a knee replacement was compensable under workers’ compensation when the petitioner had two prior knee surgeries that were not work related. In Soto,…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Amazon Wayfare, supermarkets, drug stores, emergency responders, police fire, all essential employees: this is a specific message/news flash for you if you were injured on the job in the last few days or weeks will become injured in the immediate near future. If you are injured…
Frank Caraballo, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. City of Jersey City Police ——— SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY Decided March 25, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case represents an excellent example of the unintended consequences at the intersections of two of New Jersey’s most important employee rights laws. Initially you have the workers compensation statute,…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. MICHAEL GERITY, Petitioner v. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT Facts: In 2005, petitioner was injured when another vehicle struck the bus he was driving for NJT. Through the workers’ compensation system, he underwent multiple surgeries on his arms and neck. In two successive settlements, he received an award of…
Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This morning New Jersey’s Appellate Division handed down a decision in Antonio Diaz v. National Retail Transportation, Inc., stating an employee can be entitled to Worker’s Compensation benefits even if the employee is intoxicated at the time of injury. In Diaz, a mechanic was injured on…
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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…