Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (AP) — State police say a motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway. Enrique Castillo-Ramos of Lakewood was killed in Woodcliff Lake on Saturday, the day before his 30th birthday. He was riding alone on the motorcycle…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark Thursday, February 18, 2016 07:03AM FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) — A driver was hurt after a pick-up truck crashed, and spilled fuel in the northbound lanes of Route 55 in Franklinville, New Jersey. Police say the driver lost control and then hit a guard rail before rolling…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SUMMIT, New Jersey (WABC) — Black ice caused the driver of a bus to lose control of the vehicle on Interstate 78 Tuesday morning. The Coach bus crashed in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 48 in Summit, N.J., just before 5:45 a.m. Three people suffered…
State vs. Webb Appellate Division February 12, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Issue 1—– In New Jersey, absent probable cause and exigent circumstances the police still need a search warrant to enter a structure which the defendant may have actual or constructive possession thereof. THIS IS AN INVOLVED AND LONG…
State vs. Webb Appellate Division February 12, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. IN this blog we review, again, the Appellate Division’s scope and Standard of Review of a trial court’s decision. These are bedrock fundamental concepts that need to be taken into consideration when you are actually at trial listening…
State vs. Regan Definition of “significant” Injury in an Assault Case — temporary loss of any bodily member or organ or ‘temporary loss of any one of the five senses.” Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case there was a question of fact regarding what this individual defendant did to cause…
Prosecutorial misconduct can be a ground for reversal where the prosecutor’s misconduct was so egregious that it deprived the defendant of a fair trial. State vs. Regan Appellate Division February 9, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case was won and or lost by the prosecutor based on several witness’ testimony…
Mesgleski vs. Spes Company February 20, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Deference to the Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision making process was also outlined in this case. The court reiterated, as I have in many other cases the Appellate Court’s “reviewability” of the that trial court’s judge’s a) examination of…
Mesgleski vs. Spes Company February 20, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the Comp judge made finds of fact and determinations of credibility of the doctors who testified as well as the petitioner. This petitioner filed an initial claim in 1992 and then filed a series of…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Todaro v. Gloucester County Department of Corrections Decided February 6, 2016 Appellate Division affirmation of Decision of the Workers Compensation Court decision. This is a very important case issued by the Supervisory Judge of the Camden Vicinage of New Jersey’s Workers Compensation Court. The issue addresses an employer’s entitlement…