Personal Injury
Why did the judge dismiss my case and not allow it to go to a jury trial.
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Issue: Why did the judge dismissed my case and not allow it to go to a jury trial. This is a very straightforward New Jersey Law Division appeal from a dismissal of a lawsuit because plaintiff did not provide competent medical evidence of an objective permanent…
Read MoreWhy Did My Attorney Hire an Expert and Spend So Much Money on My Case?
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In New Jersey there is a specific rule that outlines when a plaintiff needs to hire an expert for a case. Often client ask me why would we spend money on this expert or that expert. The very simple answer is you need an expert to…
Read MoreBurden of Proof for Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Injuries from a Car Crash
Bakely v. Katz Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case reaffirms the need for anybody bringing a lawsuit for injuries sustained from a car crash to carry their “burden of proof” regarding permanent injury. The law requires Injury law suit claimants must have their treating doctors communicate in a report: the…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Injuries – Ice on Sidewalk
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PERSONAL INJURY 31-2-9329 Ilg v. Meade, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (13 pp.) Plaintiff Pietra Ilg instituted a suit against her neighbors, defendants Tom and Patricia Meade, for injuries she sustained when she fell on or about defendants’ property while walking to defendants’ home. Finding that plaintiff…
Read MoreWhat to Do When a Family Member Is Injured in Her Apartment
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Your Legal Options in a Fatal Slip and Fall Accident In this very unfortunate case the plaintiff was a older woman who was allegedly caused to fall down the stairs and became incapacitated and died as a result. The question becomes what is needed to prove…
Read MoreLegal Malpractice and Requisite PIP (Personal Injury Protection) Coverage
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 04-2-9082 Neiman v. USAA Casualty Ins. Co ., Plaintiff was struck by a car while crossing the street two weeks after he had permanently relocated from Arizona to New Jersey. He owned two automobiles that were “garaged” and “operated” in New Jersey prior to the accident. Plaintiff had then…
Read MoreNeiman vs. USAA Casualty: First party Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Medical Coverage
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The requirements of maintaining car insurance on a vehicle ‘principally’ garaged in New Jersey is found as follows: NJSA 39:6A-3. If you own a var that is ‘principally’ garaged in New Jersey, whether you moved here a week ago, or 59 days ago, or just bought…
Read MoreResidential Landowners and Immunity from Liability for Injuries Caused by Abutting Public Sidewalks
SUNNIE CORRY, ET AL. VS. JOHN BARBIERI, February 5, 2016 Appellate Division Unreported Decision Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case addresses the status of new Jersey’s residential property owner’s sidewalk immunity. The facts are very simple and address clearly the status of RESIDENTIAL immunity. The plaintiff alleges that, on November 28,…
Read MoreBaez v. Inserra Supermarkets | Legal Ethics in Personal Injury Cases
TORTS | PERSONAL INJURY Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Baez v. Inserra Supermarkets, Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her personal injury complaint, in which she alleged that she fell because of a depression in the sidewalk adjacent to defendant’s supermarket after she exited the market. The panel affirmed substantially for the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Documenting Medical Conditions, Treatment and Expert Witness in Personal Injury – Brown vs Scalzo
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Brown v. Scalzo, This case deals with a common yet serious medical injury/complaint arising from a motor vehicle accident. Between the lines of this complaint a skilled attorney can see that the client, plaintiff Laura Brown communicated to her attorney, that she suffered cognitive damage. However, she…
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