Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Jusino v. Lapenta, decided May 23, 2014, by the Law Division in Atlantic County, is a case about a previously unanswered question in New Jersey case law–what is a reasonable expert fee? The underlying case concerns a car accident in which a permanent injury of the plaintiff…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Two people killed when a car collided with a tractor trailer have been identified as University of Connecticut students. UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said Sunday the victims were sophomores Alana Ferrente and Ryan Meegan. She said both “were held in the highest…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A 13-year-old boy who suffered devastating head injuries in a car accident died on Thursday, his mother said, ending his family’s monthlong quest for more testing and medical opinions about whether he had truly suffered a “brain death.” Michael “Mikey” LaVecchia died at Robert Wood…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. COLTS NECK Two men died and a third was hospitalized Wednesday morning after they were thrown from a truck that overturned on Route 18 North. Apolinar Guerrero, 39, of Piscataway, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:30 a.m., according to Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charlie Webster. Juan…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Myers, decided by the Appellate Division on September 8, 2015, addresses the question of whether the smell of marijuana can still be used as probable cause for a search given that it is now legal for some citizens to both use and carry the…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bad crash in New Jersey left a Jacksonville couple badly injured. Now they’re trying to recover physically and emotionally as they move on without a car, home or source of income. The wreck happened on the New…
Submitted by truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. HACKENSACK (WABC) — A truck clipped an overpass in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, spilling its cargo across the roadway and forcing the shutdown of Route 17 South. The incident happened at the I-80 exit in Hackensack around 2 p.m. The truck, coming from Route 17 South and trying…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) – State police have closed northbound express lanes on the Garden State Parkway after two SUVs caught fire in an accident. State police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said the accident happened about 8:15 Tuesday morning in Holmdel when a Ford Escape and a…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In Ramey v. Demaio, decided August 25 by the Appellate Division, the plaintiff appealed a dismissal of her complaint against Mr. Demaio, acting director of the Newark Police Dept. Ramey’s daughter was murdered in 2011, and Ramey filed a complaint almost two year later in 2013 alleging…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Rajpaul v. McDonald’s Corporation, decided August 28, by the Appellate Division. Petitioner was a maintenance worker for McDonald’s between 1995 and 2005. In 2001, he was diagnosed with bilateral bicipital tendonitis but it was resolved with treatment and he continued to work at McDonald’s. However, in…