Tractor-trailer crashes on Garden State Parkway

September 14, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark EGG HARBOR TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — A tractor-trailer crash is causing delays on the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The crash occurred around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes near exit 40. Police say the truck driver lost control, and went…

Man killed by train near Otisville station identified

September 13, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. OTISVILLE – The man struck and killed Monday night on the tracks near the Otisville train station has been identified by Metropolitan Transportation Authority police as Lewis Thomas Roemer, 19, of Hyde Park. MTA spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman said Roemer was trespassing on the tracks east…

One lane open but heavy traffic, 10 hours after truck flipped, spilled pennies

September 8, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark NEW CASTLE, Del. (WTXF) – The left lane of I-95 northbound is now open again, according to Delaware State Police, but the latest from SKYFOX at about noon shows traffic is still backed up for miles. The trouble started more than ten hours ago when a…

Car crashes into dump truck on Parkway

September 7, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark HOLMDEL — The express lanes on the Garden State Parkway were closed for approximately four hours Tuesday morning after a car crashed into a dump truck, police said. At around 9:30 a.m., a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze heading southbound on the Parkway crashed into the rear of…

What You Need to Know to Successfully Bring a Slip and Fall Case Against a Public Entity

September 7, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Brown v Parsippany Tsp. In this case the trial court dismissed a cause of action by plaintiffs after they failed to prove the existence of a dangerous condition on public property under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. At the summary judgment level of the trial…

What did my attorney do to get my case dismissed?

September 2, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The second key part of this case (New Jersey Peek v Luo) is the attorney not knowing that he did not have the proper objective credible medical evidence during the discovery time period. The Importance of Objective Credible Medical Evidence In other words, why didn’t the…

Why did the judge dismiss my case and not allow it to go to a jury trial.

September 2, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Issue: Why did the judge dismissed my case and not allow it to go to a jury trial. This is a very straightforward New Jersey Law Division appeal from a dismissal of a lawsuit because plaintiff did not provide competent medical evidence of an objective permanent…

What is a ‘defacto’ arrest? Was I held by the police at the scene too long? What is a Terry Stop?

September 1, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Were the passengers with no criminal history Improperly detained and or arrested? As I stated in the facts above two of the defendants were detained even though their identification checked and they had no outstanding warrants for their arrest. The court observed these two defendants were placed…

If the police held me too long, or tricked me to give up evidence, can the evidence be thrown out by a judge?

September 1, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The issue here is whether the court should suppress any evidence obtained by illegal or improper police conduct. The general state of ‘exclusionary rule’ in the state and federal courts is that this ‘Rule’ is loosing favor.  The question has become, regardless of the police conduct, there…

3-vehicle crash on Route 495 West causes massive delays

August 31, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 11: a.m. UPDATE: The accident on Route 495 westbound has been cleared and all lanes are open, officials said. A three-vehicle crash on Route 495 westbound at Kennedy Boulevard has closed all but one lane and has caused long delays. The roadway was closed entirely…