Can I Sue My Landlord if I am Bitten by Another Tenant’s Dog?

February 15, 2018 |

I live in an Apartment complex and was bitten by another tenant’s dog!  Can I sue the landlord, or apartment owner? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Under what circumstances can I sue the landlord for a dog bit that took place in one of the landlord apartment units???  Often, a dog bit…

I have been charged with a drug possession offense. Do I want to enroll in drug court?

February 9, 2018 |

Am I entitled to drug court? What are the benefits of drug court? Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey drug court statute is identified at NJSA 2C:35-14 and is a rehabilitation program for drug and alcohol dependent persons subject to a presumption of incarceration or a mandatory NJSA minimum period of…

What happens if you are charged with a Violation of Probation, a “VOP”?

February 5, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Have you been charged with violating your probation? Are you on probation and had a positive drug test? Can My probation be violated for not paying restitution or not complying with the ‘minor’ terms of probation? Lots of people have questions regarding their probation status and what…

Personal Injury and Municipal Government Entities

February 1, 2018 |

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…

State v Hicks & Rice – Do You Have to Cooperate when Police Approach You?

February 1, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark What is the state of the law and can the police come up to you and talk to you.  Do you have to cooperate?  NO!!! The police can keep you, and ‘not allow you to leave’ only if they have a particularized suspicion that there is criminal…

Rothblat v. ABC Door Company

February 1, 2018 |

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…

Charitable Immunity and Personal Injury – What You Need to Know

February 1, 2018 |

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…

Can you sue for personal injuries when you slip on snow that has not been shoveled from a commercial neighbor’s property?

January 20, 2018 |

Have you slipped on the snow and or ice walking into work? Have you slipped sow and ice on a commercial property? Did you slip on the snow at your friends house?   Can you sue? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On January 19 in New Jersey Appellate Division decided in the…

Appealing your Workers Compensation Decision

January 19, 2018 |

Did you lose your comp case? Are you worried about your workers compensation hearing coming up? Do you have to testify in your own workers compensation case? What do you need to communicate to the judge? How to successfully testify in your workers compensation case? What is the judge looking for in my workers compensation…

Do you need new treatment and an increase in your disability award?

January 18, 2018 |

Do you want to reopen your workers compensation case? Did your attorney preserve your right to reopen your case in the future? Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the worker/petitioner wanted to reopen his old workers compensation case and seek additional psychiatric disability for depression and other related issues.…