Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has issued a proposed new rule to the Court Rules to effectuate the Emergent Preventive Order Statute that was recently enacted by the New Jersey legislature in 2018. This statute authorizes law-enforcement or any other interested party to…
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE o/b/o SABERT CORPORATION, v. JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION Approved for Publication — Decided April 2, 2019 I was involved in a car crash while working. Why do I have to pay back the Worker’s Compensation people? Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the…
ISSUE: What constitutes “proving” Domestic Violence and what must the trial court do when the plaintiff ‘proves’ that domestic violence charge in family court? Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Ruling: When a predicate act of Domestic violence has been proven the issuance of a Final Restraining order will be perfunctory and…
TRENTON — New Jersey has halted training state police dogs to sniff out pot. Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal told lawmakers Wednesday that a pending proposal to legalize recreational marijuana led police to stop training them to detect the odor of burnt cannabis. He says dogs already…
State v. R.M.M., N.J. Super. App. Div. 4/3/2019) Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the defendant appealed a denial by the PTI coordinator as well as criminal case manager and what division judge. The appellate division found this was yet another circumstance the prosecutors office abuse their discretion and not to…
Conti v. NJ Board of Public Employees Retirement Pensions Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION UNPUBLISHED {1″No unpublished opinion shall constitute precedent or be binding upon any court.” R. 1:36-3. Indeed, unreported decisions “serve no precedential value, and cannot reliably be considered part of our…
Johns v. Wengerter. New Jersey Appellate Division decided April 1, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this unreported decision as a volunteer fireman was injured during a prank on duty when I co-employee placed a small firecracker in the firehouse toilet. He thereafter sued his employer in Superior Court and…
State v. RH New Jersey appellate division decided March 29 State v. McCray New Jersey Appellate Division approved for publication March 29, 2019 State v. Norman New Jersey Appellate Division decided March 29, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Are you on pretrial release? Have you been charged with a crime, had…
Frank Caraballo, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. City of Jersey City Police ——— SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY Decided March 25, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case represents an excellent example of the unintended consequences at the intersections of two of New Jersey’s most important employee rights laws. Initially you have the workers compensation statute,…