The Dangers of Representing Yourself in Workers Compensation Cases

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Lake New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division decided April 22, 2016. Self-Representation Can Be Risky in Workers Compensation Cases Should you listen to your attorney and follow the procedure outlined by him or her in the correspondence you review? In today’s legal environment and…

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Workers Compensation Judge’s Findings | Permanent Partial Disability Award | Mesgleski vs. Spes Company

Mesgleski vs. Spes Company   February 20, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Deference to the Workers Compensation Judge’s Decision making process was also outlined in this case.  The court reiterated, as I have in many other cases the Appellate Court’s “reviewability” of the that trial court’s judge’s a) examination of…

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Judge Reject’s Employer’s Routine Incursions into a Petitioner’s Unrelated Prior Medical History!

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Todaro v. Gloucester County Department of Corrections Decided February 6, 2016  Appellate Division affirmation of Decision of the Workers Compensation Court decision. This is a very important case issued by the Supervisory Judge of the Camden Vicinage of New Jersey’s Workers Compensation Court.  The issue addresses an employer’s entitlement…

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Katzenstein vs. Dollar General Continued: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Previous related articles: Katzenstein vs. Dollar General: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims Award of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed As a result they file an unemployment compensation claim. Unfortunately, what you place in the unemployment compensation claim could…

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Katzenstein vs. Dollar General: Standard of Review in Appealing Workers Comp Claims

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Katzenstein vs. Dollar General What is the standard of review by the Appellate Division of a Workers Compensation Court Judge’s decision? I have written about this standard of review several times, however, reading this case once again anyone can clearly see the effect the trial judge has when s/he makes determinations of veracity, credibility, and a…

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Award of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Katzenstein vd. Dollar General: This case address several issues which come up again and again in my office in Workers Compensation cases.  First Issue: Once there is a Motion for Medical and Temporary disability actually heard by the court, and the court rules against the petitioner for…

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Workers Compensation and Sexual Harassment

TORTS | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 36-2-8576 Louis v. Burger King Corp ., Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiffs alleged she was sexually assaulted and harassed at her employer’s work place.  As a result, she filed a law suit in the Superior Court based on common-law claims based on theories of negligence and vicarious liability for injuries…

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Samuel Roman vs. Treeminator Tree Service

Issue:  Fraudulently misrepresenting your business on a workers comp policy will risk voiding any and all coverage! Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case, in 2007, petitioner Roman started a business, Treeminator Tree Service, Inc. He and his girlfriend, Sandra Flores, were both employees of the business and by 2012…

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