Wean v. U.S. Home Corp. – Proximate Causation in Mold Exposure

April 10, 2020 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-5521-17T3 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an proximate causation in relation to mold exposure. In Wean v. U.S. Home Corp., the Plaintiff bought a townhome. Prior to closing on the townhome, Plaintiff…

State v. Barnes

April 10, 2020 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-0659-18T4 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an improper jury charge. In State v. Barnes, the Defendant was indicted for third-degree possession of heroin, N.J.S.A.2C:35-10(a)(1); second-degree possession of heroin, with the intent to…

State v. T.B.

April 9, 2020 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-2417-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an application by a Defendant for post-conviction relief (PCR). In State v. T.B., the Defendant assaulted his girlfriend in her apartment during an argument.  He repeatedly punched…

State v. Reyes

April 9, 2020 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-0182-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issues of reasonable suspicion and unlawful search and seizure. In State v. Reyes, the Grand Jury indicted defendant for possession of heroin, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1), and possession…

State v. Cliver

April 9, 2020 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Appellate Docket No.: A-0150-19T4 In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of a Defendant’s application into Pretrial Intervention (PTI). In State v. Cliver, the Defendant was accused of fondling the penis of a boy under the age of thirteen…

Attorneys Who Handled Nurse’s 2014 NJ Ebola Quarantine Talk Coronavirus Claims

April 3, 2020 |

Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman, who represented Kaci Hickox in legal fights against the state of New Jersey and others over a 2014 quarantine order for Ebola, predicted that few civil liberty claims filed over coronavirus restrictions would hold up in court. Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Attorneys who previously worked on…

New Jersey Workers’ Comp Courts Set for Limited Reopening April 6th

March 31, 2020 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Workers’ Compensation court calendars were suspended March 17, 2020 through April 3, 2020.   On Monday, March 30, 2020, the Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Hon. Russell Wojtenko, Jr. advised in a Notice to the Bar that a limited reopening will occur on Monday,…

Haddonfield Lawyer Gets 6-Month Suspension for Neglect, Misrepresentation in Divorce Case

March 30, 2020 |

The lawyer failed to answer discovery requests and failed to serve her own discovery requests within the allotted time. Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Supreme Court has imposed a six-month suspension on Haddonfield attorney Susan Lowden for lying to a client about the status of his case in…

How NJ Prosecutors Are Using Criminal Charges Against Coronavirus Order Violations

March 30, 2020 |

“I’ve established a statewide network of prosecutors to advise police on how to pursue these charges,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Ensuring 9 million residents are staying home in the nation’s most densely populated state during a global pandemic is a daunting task by all accounts. So…

Supreme Court Order Extends COVID-19 -Related Suspensions of Court Proceedings and Other Matters

March 28, 2020 |

The Supreme Court issued an order today extending the deadlines for the suspension of court proceedings and other matters in light of the ongoing public health emergency caused by coronavirus COVID-19. The order extends by 30 days the provisions set forth in previous orders involving criminal, civil, family, tax and municipal courts. It also continues…