Posts Tagged ‘uninsured motorist coverage’
Res Judicata and the Entire Controversy Doctrine: The Civil Law’s Double Jeapordy
Submitted by New Jersey Civil Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark Wadeer v. NJM decided February 18, 2014 by the N.J. Supreme Court is an import case for this blog because it allows us to examine the entire controversy doctrine, res judicata, and whether insurance companies have an incentive to settle in an uninsured motorist(UM) claim. Put…
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Submitted by New Jersey motor vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark Surin v. Allstate, decided February 27, 20145 is a case concerning uninsured motorist coverage. This is coverage the insurance company must pay if you are involved in a crash with a vehicle that is not insured or in a hit-and-run scenario. In this particular…
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