Burden of Proof for Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Injuries from a Car Crash

Bakely v. Katz Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case reaffirms the need for anybody bringing a lawsuit for injuries sustained from a car crash to carry their “burden of proof” regarding permanent injury.  The law requires Injury law suit claimants must have their treating doctors communicate in a report: the…

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Out of State Car Accidents When There Is Jurisdiction in New Jersey

Published by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 36-7-8697 Kerper v. Chilson , U.S. Dist. Ct. If I get in an accident in New Jersey but I’m not from New Jersey what should I do and who should I contact.   That is the subject of this blog. In this case the plaintiff filed a lawsuit in…

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New Jersey Verbal Threshold Statute | Labarbara, J vs. Oelfke.

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Appellate Division  division June 11, 2014.  The issue in this case is the ability of a plaintiff  to overcome verbal threshold statute in New Jersey in order to be able to recover financially for non-economic damages in a motor vehicle crash case. The only evidence the plaintiff,…

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