3 dead, 12 injured in chain-reaction crash involving livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey

December 1, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WABC) — Three people were killed and a dozen were injured in a tragic, chain-reaction crash involving a livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey over the weekend. It happened at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes in Bernards Township, located…

3 injured when 2 cars collide on Atlantic City Expressway

December 1, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A two-car accident on the Atlantic City Expressway has left three people hospitalized. But authorities say none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the highway’s eastbound lanes in Winslow Township. Authorities say…

Can you file a Workers Compensation case for suffering an injury from walking down the hallway?

November 22, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Fitzgerald v. Walmart Can you file a Workers Compensation case for suffering an injury of you are merely ‘walking down the hall way or aisle and you become injured.  In other words, with no actual ‘acute trauma’, such as slipping on water, falling down a step, picking up a heavy…

What is the Standard of Review for a Appellate Court of a Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision

November 21, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Fitzgerald v. Walmart What is the Standard of Review for a Appellate Court of a Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision. In this case the Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of a Workers Compensation petitioner after a hearing took place in the Workers Compensation court. The facts are…

I-80 truck crash in New Jersey cuts off traffic from Pa. for hours

November 20, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Interstate 80 east from Pennsylvania into New Jersey was closed three hours early Thursday evening because of a tractor-trailer crash 1 mile east of the Delaware River, police said. State police at Swiftwater said the 4 p.m. tractor-trailer crash, which spilled fuel, had forced the shutdown…

Notice to Quit and Eviction: A Brief Guide for Landlords and Tenants

November 19, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Summit Plaza Associatates v. Contreras is a landlord-tenant dispute decided on November 17th by the Appellate Division. The underlying facts of the case are that neighbors of the tenant/defendant claimed they were making excessive noise at all hours of the night. After a ten-day notice to cease…

Family Court Finds Emotional Abuse Equally Harmful as Physical Abuse

November 19, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Words can hurt. It is a reality understood by most people but an empty statement if the courts are not willing to protect New Jersey’s citizens from verbal abuse. In J.C. v. B.S. the Chancery Division of Ocean County did just that back on September 14,…

Driver killed in crash on Atlantic City Expressway

November 19, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Wednesday, November 18, 2015 06:12AM HAMILTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Police say a driver was killed after losing control and landing an SUV in the woods in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The crash happened past midnight Wednesday in the westbound lanes of the Atlantic City…

The Cost of Making False Criminal Claims | Malicious Prosecution

November 18, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Malicious Prosecution Do people make fake police reports for personal reasons? Yes. If you are a victim of this is there a civil remedy? Yes. The claim is called malicious prosecution. It is exactly the subject matter of Dixon v. Kargman, decided by the Appellate Division on…

Miller v. Shopright: When Injuries Caused at Work are Compensable

November 17, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Injuries caused at work are compensable if such activities must be (1) a regular incident of employment and (2) produce a benefit to the employer beyond improvement in employee health and morale. Miller v. Shopright:  Court allowed petitioner to pursue his personal injury action after they…