Cell Phone Texts as Proof of Evidence in Domestic Violence Hearings

November 1, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In early October 2015 the Superior Court New Jersey Family Part Law Division Ocean County addressed the introduction of texts existing on cell phones as proof of evidence in a domestic violence hearing. In the modern context of harassment many courts have had to wrestle with…

Hiring the Right Expert Requires the Right Attorney

October 30, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In spring of 2010 a vehicle next to an apartment building caught fire. Nobody knows the cause but there are suspicions an unattended grill may have been the cause. The fire spread to the building owned by defendant Emma Gavidia and then onto a neighboring building owned…

Graves Act Release Valve Not a Break Free from Prison Card

October 30, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In State v. Holloway, the defendant found a handgun but did not turn it over to authorities because he had pending charges in Somerset County. He then proceeded to accidentally shoot himself in the foot at the home of his girlfriend and the gun was found during…

WATCH: Jersey Shore School Bus Driver Texting, Speeding At 80 MPH While Driving With Child

October 29, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark See YouTube video below: “Every muscle in body went weak. How could she take my child’s life into her hands…?” the child’s mother said. Brick, NJ A N.J. school bus driver is now out-of-work after a video published on social media caught her texting and…

On-duty NJ state trooper charged with DWI after crashing police cruiser

October 28, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A New Jersey state trooper was charged with drunk driving after rear-ending an Audi at a Garden State Parkway service area, State Police said. Sfc. Michael Roadside, who has been with the State Police for 28 years, was suspended without pay after the incident on Monday afternoon…

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…