Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A woman who was rendered disabled after falling on an icy sidewalk at her apartment complex received a $1 million settlement in her Burlington County suit, Tate v. Westover Companies, on May 7. Nicole Tate, who lived at the Willow Ridge Village Apartments in Marlton, fell…
In the Matter of the Expungement Application of A.T. Appellate Docket No.: A-509-18 Decided January 8, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the denial of an expungement for an offense in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a), endangering the welfare of a child, even…
State v. Scott Appellate Docket No.: A-4754-18 Decided July 9, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether jury instructions for the defense of duress should have been tailored to the facts of defendant’s case, rather than just a reading of the…
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1502-19 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ERNEST MIGNOLI, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Submitted March 1, 2021 – Decided July 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On January 7, 2018, Captain Fahnolz of the Asbury Park Fire Department responded to defendant’s report. Defendant called in…
State v. Shtabnoy Appellate Docket No.: A-1716-19 Decided July 8, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a defendant’s conviction from a bench trial was a result of an improper jury waiver. In State v. Shtabnoy, on February 5, 2019, a…
Bisbing v. Bisbing Docket No. A-0138-20 Decided July 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division affirmed an attorney fee award in a post-judgment divorce action as non-dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings. In Bisbing, the parties divorced in April 2014. One year later, plaintiff sought to relocate…
Baeszler v. Baeszler Docket No. A-4669-18 Decided July 6, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reversed in part a trial court’s denial to modify an arbitration award finding a child living away in boarding school is changed circumstances sufficient to modify child support. In Baeszler,…
Temple v. Temple Docket No. A-0293-20 Decided June 17, 2021 Approved for publication June 30, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial court’s denial of a motion to modify alimony, finding the movant had made a prima facie showing of…
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0128-19 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, Versus BRUCE A. POOLE, a/k/aBRUCE POOL, Defendant-Appellant. _______________________ Submitted April 28, 2021 – Decided June 25, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case arises out of a June 27, 2018, event where there were reported shots fired…
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3506-18 A.M., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. M.K., Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Submitted February 24, 2021 – Decided June 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Plaintiff obtained a temporary restraining order against defendant, on February 14, 2019. She alleges that he was harassing her frequently by contacting her…