Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently decided a case involving a plaintiff injured in a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff alleged the defendant’s negligence caused the accident and plaintiff’s injuries. In New Jersey, law suits are limited in motor vehicle accidents for recovery of non-economic damages…
31-2-3045 Shatkin v. McCarthy, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (7 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NJ Appellate Division recently decided a case in which a jogger tripped on an uneven portion of sidewalk. Tree roots growing underneath the sidewalk caused the sidewalk to become uneven, leading to the jogger’s injuries…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently produced an unpublished opinion regarding a house guest that was injured as a result of tripping and falling on the threshold of the front door. The plaintiff was a guest at the defendants’ home. The parties had been friends for eight…
Rosenbaum v. Highlands Condo Ass’n 31-2-2818 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the plaintiff was injured when he/she left a relative’s condo. There were two driveways in front of the house and a 12 inch abrupt step down from one driveway to the another driveway without any visual indication…
After two years why was my personal injury case against the defendant dismissed even though I am still in a lot of pain and discomfort and my prior injuries were made substantially worse? Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a straightforward personal injury action against a school board for injuries…
McInRoy v village supermarket Inc. (Shoprite of Hammonton) Appellate division decided February 14, 2017. Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The sole issue in this Law Division decision is the defense attorney’s request that the plaintiff pay for a missed independent medical exam appointment fee of $375.00. In this case the plaintiff…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Brittingham v. Goree, N.J. Super. App. Div. Following trial, a jury threw out plaintiff’s case when it determining plaintiff had not suffered a permanent injury as a result of a car accident. At trial plaintiff introduced expert testimony that she suffered disc herniations as a result of…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey appellate division addressed this issue in this case decided on December 5, 2016. New Jersey has long-standing residential homeowner sidewalk immunity case law. Residential land owners/homeowners are not liable for the failure to maintain their sidewalks in front of their home from natural…
Don’t Forget or Overlook the Basics STRUMEIER VS. LENARD In my earlier blog today we discussed the facts of this case and the need for expert testimony to prove certain aspects of the case in order to get to the jury and past a summary judgment motion. in this case the plaintiff fell in a…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Strumeier v. Lenard NJ Appellate Division December 1, 2016 The facts of this case are very straight forward. On October 6, 2011, Plaintiff fell after stepping into a hole located in the vicinity of the guide rail in front of 444 Harrison Avenue. Donald…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…