Personal Injury
School Sports Injuries and Personal Injury Lawsuits – Must Show More Than the Ordinary Negligence Standard
Patsaros v. Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School Docket No.: A-4573-18T2 Decided September 25, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a high school wrestler who suffered a concussion while not wearing headgear in practice was able to recoup monetary damages from…
Read MorePersonal Injury Case Involving Product Liability – Potentially Faulty Seatbelt
Reznik v. American Honda Motor Company Docket No.: A-5358-17T2 Decided September 1, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether failure to timely produce a liability expert report was appropriate grounds for granted defendant’s summary judgment motion and ultimately dismissing plaintiff’s product’s liability…
Read MoreBe Aware: Liability for Commercial Landowners and Duty to Maintain Adjacent Sidewalks
Nydia Bonefont v. Lam Properties, LLC Docket No.: A-4761-18T2 Decided August 24, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffery Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a commercial landowner had a duty to maintain sidewalk abutting and adjacent to its own sidewalk that cause plaintiff to fall and suffer…
Read MoreCan a Complaint Be Filed for Personal Injury if the Plaintiff Dies Prior to Filing the Lawsuit?
Repko v. Our Lady of Lourdes Docket No.: A-2181-19T1 Decided August 13, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a complaint filed for personal injury could be amended by the estate although the plaintiff originally bringing the complaint had died prior the…
Read MoreWrongful Death – Tree Falls on Car Killing Driver
Estate of Niler v. Twp. of Millburn: Submitted by New Jersey Wrongful Death Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On or about July 10, 2015, decedent was driving along a road intersecting with the South Mountain Reservation. The South Mountain Reservation is owned and maintained by Essex County. While decedent was driving, a tree in the South Mountain…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Injury from Wet Steps at Harrah’s Casino
Crook v. Harrah’s Docket No.: A-2530-18T1 Decided July 9, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether a landlord was required to perform criminal background checks on tenants to promote the safety of other tenants. In Crook, Plaintiff, an employee of a…
Read MoreCanine or Pet Inflicted Injuries To Third Parties: Freed v. Bastry
Freed v. Bastry: Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiff’s and defendant’s dogs were playing with one another one day at a park, when suddenly, defendant’s dog ran into plaintiff while chasing plaintiff’s dog at an off-leash dog area. Defendants’ seven and one-half month-old puppy had not been spayed or neutered as…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Injury: Landlord and Non-Delegable Duty to Remove Snow and Ice
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…
Read MoreLandlord / Tenant Slip and Fall On Ice, Who is Responsible for Removal?
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…
Read MoreAmbiguity in Auto Insurance Policy Coverage and Personal Injury
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…
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