Even Lawyers Use Lawyers: The Risk of Self-Representation at Trial

October 27, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. We have all heard the cliché, “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Nevertheless, there are those who find the prospect of representing themselves appealing to save them money or make them look more genuine to a jury. Obviously, we would not perform our…

L.I. School Bus Driver Says He Was Fired After Pointing Out Safety Hazard

October 27, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A school bus driver said he saw danger and spoke up, and while parents applauded him, his bus company also fired him. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported, Long Island school bus driver Willie Toohey claimed he got fired because he brought…

Offers of Judgment Applicable to Defendants but Not Parties

October 26, 2015 |

Submitted by NJ motor vehicle accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In Hennessey v. Newby, decided October 20, 2015 by the Appellate Division, a motorcycle (driven by Newby) hit Hennessey’s car. Hennessey then put GEICO on notice of an underinsured motorist claim and GEICO intervened. Hennessey filed an offer to take judgment against Newby for $39,000 without…

School Bus Driver Injured In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Middletown

October 26, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A school bus driver was hospitalized late Friday, after a crash involving a semi-trailer truck in Middletown, New Jersey. As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reported, an army of firefighters rushed to the scene to free the driver — 65-year-old Beverly Cerbone — from…

Woman crashes into dump truck in Stafford, police say

October 22, 2015 |

Submitted by dump truck accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. STAFFORD TWP. — A Tuckerton woman was hospitalized after she rear-ended a dump truck on Tuesday, police said. Stafford police responded at around 3:30 p.m. to a motor-vehicle crash involving a sedan and dump truck at milepost 68.6 on Route 9 south, Officer Christopher Fritz said in a…

Kearny man, 25, killed in Parkway crash

October 20, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A Hudson County man was killed early Monday morning after the car he was driving crashed into a tree off the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey State Police said. Shortly before 3:15 a.m., a Chevrolet Cavalier being driven by Ryan Steel,…

Glen Ridge man ID’ed in fatal Parkway accident Sunday

October 19, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Glen Ridge man was killed Sunday in a fiery crash at a Garden State Parkway toll plaza in Paramus, New Jersey State Police said. According to state police Sgt. Jeff Flynn, John Muller V of Glen Ridge died in the single-vehicle incident. According to…

Woman, baby injured after car overturns on Route 80, cops say

October 16, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SADDLE BROOK — A woman and a baby who is less than a year old were injured when their car overturned in a two-car collision on Route 80 on Thursday afternoon, State Police said. The accident, which police were alerted to around 3 p.m., involved…

Memorial service for driver killed in tanker truck accident on New Jersey Turnpike in Kearny

October 15, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Tanker Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark KEARNY, N.J. (WABC) — A driver killed when his tanker truck overturned and burst into flames on the New Jersey Turnpike earlier this month will be remembered Thursday. A wake and memorial service for Dalip Kumar will be held at Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home in Bloomfield,…

Multiple Passengers Injured in New Jersey Transit Bus Crash

October 14, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Mass Transit Accidents in New Jersey When residents of New York and New Jersey hear about a serious public transportation accident, images of traffic collisions in Manhattan or subway or commuter train derailments often come to mind. However, bus accidents can also cause serious injuries to…