By Colleen Murphy | Charles Toutant | July 21, 2022
A woman seriously injured after a fall on black ice settled her suit against the property owner and snow removal contractor for $2.15 million. As Yvette Anderson left work at 3310 Route 36 in Neptune on January 9, 2018, she walked through the parking lot on the way to her car. It was already dark outside by at 5:20pm and the parking lot lights had not been turned on yet. Anderson fell on a patch of black ice covering a large pothole. The incident was captured on video.
By Colleen Murphy | July 19, 2022
"Were we to concur with the Appellate Division that ... the arbitration clause is somehow unenforceable in Crystal Point's action, we would contravene the Direct Action Statute's plain terms," Justice Anne M. Patterson wrote.
By Colleen Murphy | July 8, 2022
A North Bergen resident who was injured in a collision with a box truck on the New Jersey Turnpike settled his Middlesex County personal…
By Colleen Murphy | July 5, 2022
Finding that pandemic shutdowns did not create circumstances warranting application of the "doctrine of impossibility," the Appellate Division has refused to let a construction company out of a settlement agreement reached with its insurer over unpaid workers' compensation premiums as a result of misclassifying workers and understating payroll.
By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy | June 30, 2022
A woman who suffered spinal injuries when her car was broadsided by a landscaping truck agreed to a $1.175 million settlement in her Camden County…
By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy | June 24, 2022
A man who sustained partial amputations of four fingers on his dominant right hand in a workplace accident agreed to a $1.9 million settlement of his…
By Colleen Murphy | June 23, 2022
The New Jersey Appellate Division stated that the trial court "erroneously" found the defendant insurers' policy terms to be "ambiguous and confusing."
By Colleen Murphy | June 22, 2022
The proposed legislation would increase medical expense coverage, remove the limitation on lawsuit option for victims of drunken drivers, and raise the minimum liability coverage for commercial vehicles, among other changes.
By Colleen Murphy | June 22, 2022
"We recognize that COVID-19 has caused overwhelming economic losses to untold businesses and individuals dependent on those businesses in our state, nation, and the world," the court said. "Nevertheless, in the context of the issues presented in this appeal, plaintiffs' insurance claims are restricted by the clear and plain meaning of their insurance policies, which we cannot rewrite to cover their unfortunate losses."
By Colleen Murphy | June 21, 2022
The New Jersey Appellate Division has reversed an order granting State Farm summary judgment in a breach of policy case where a man claimed that the delayed approval of a medical test caused him permanent injury.
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