Slip and Fall Injury: Landlord and Non-Delegable Duty to Remove Snow and Ice

May 29, 2020 |

Shields v. Ramslee Motors Docket No.: A-53 Decided January 23 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey considered the issue of a slip and fall on ice and whether the landlord of the property had a non-delegable duty to remove the snow…

Landlord / Tenant Slip and Fall On Ice, Who is Responsible for Removal?

May 29, 2020 |

Underhill v. Borough of Caldwell Docket No.: A-1800-18T4 Decided and Approved for Publication May 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division considered the issue of a slip and fall on ice and whether the landlord of the property had a non-delegable…

In the Matter of the Estate of James J. Gillette

May 28, 2020 |

Docket No. A-3739-18T4 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed the validity of a prenuptial agreement (“prenup”) after a husband, worth millions, passed away. In Gillette, husband and wife entered into a prenuptial agreement prior to their marriage.  Both…

Agreements in Family Court Subject to Judicial Intervention

May 28, 2020 |

Stanton v. Sembrat Docket No. A-5389-18T3 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed $3,800 taken from a worker’s compensation settlement and placed to child support arrears, despite an agreement between the parties that defendant did not have to pay…

Ambiguity in Auto Insurance Policy Coverage and Personal Injury

May 27, 2020 |

Falk v. Donovan Docket No.: A-4236-18T4 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial judge’s decision to allow plaintiff coverage under the owner of the vehicle’s underinsured motorists coverage (UIM) of $500,000 when plaintiff’s own UIM policy was only…

MUNICIPAL COURTS — EXPANSION AND UPDATE OF STATEWIDE VIOLATIONS BUREAU SCHEDULE (DIRECTIVE #15-20)

May 22, 2020 |

FINAL RESTRAINING ORDERS EASIER TO OBTAIN IN MODERN NEW JERSEY

May 19, 2020 |

Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. C.C. v. J.A.H Docket No. A-4425-18T3 Decided May 4, 2020 P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 N.D. v. E.L.H. Docket No. A-3849-18T2 Decided May 11, 2020 Recent decisions by the Appellate Division have shown a trend towards favoring plaintiffs/victims when…

Final Restraining Order Dismissed Though the Plaintiff was Physically Assaulted

May 13, 2020 |

P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether Final Restraining Order (FRO) was properly dismissed although the plaintiff was physically assaulted, the parties lacked a history of domestic violence. In P.E.O., the…

Final Restraining Order with Lack of Domestic Violence History Between the Parties.

May 13, 2020 |

N.D. v. E.L.H. Docket No. A-3849-18T2 Decided May 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether Final Restraining Order (FRO) was entered properly against defendant without having a history of domestic violence between the parties. In N.D., the plaintiff and…

SECOND OMNIBUS ORDER ON COURT OPERATIONS AND LEGAL PRACTICE

May 13, 2020 |