Does a New Jersey property owner have a duty to protect a person who was the victim of a drive by shooting who had no intention of entering the defendants’ property and entered the property after he was shot! The short answer is NO!

NAJEE PASCHALL,  v. NORFOLK SQUARE APARTMENTS and WINGATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2621-17T2 —— Argued December 5, 2018 – Decided December 28, 2018 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Issue:  Does a property owner have a duty to protect a person who was the victim of a drive by shooting…

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Claims being made against any public entity in New Jersey

THE COURT MUST REVIEW THE TORT CLAIMS ACT MANDATORY LANGUAGE REGARDING INJURIES AND THE CASE LAW INTERPRETING THE STATUTE. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. “[I]n order to vault the pain and suffering threshold under the [TCA], a plaintiff must satisfy a two-pronged standard by proving (1) an objective permanent injury, and…

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CAN I SUE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT?

WHAT TYPE OF INJURY MUST I HAVE TO GET TO A JURY? HOW TO GET PAST A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT! WHY DID THE JUDGE DISMISS MY CASE AND NOT LET ME GET TO A JURY?  I WAS STRUCK BY A NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BUS! TYRONE BEATTY, v. MICHAEL BRESCHARD and NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION, SUPERIOR COURT…

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Rule 4:11 and Personal Injury

Liberty mutual insurance company v.   Borgata Hotel Casino and spa. New Jersey law division docket L – 1461- 16 approve for publication October 23, 2018. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Rule 4:11 Limits Its Use to Circumstances Where There’s A Genuine Risk the Testimony or Evidence In this case a person…

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Condo Association Liability in Snowstorms: Sidewalk Slip and Fall

Submitted by New Jersey Slip and Fall Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Here is another case where a business invitee comes to a property and is injured. The question in this case was whether or not the condo association had a duty to clear a sidewalk for pedestrians and invitees in the middle of a snowstorm. The…

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