New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Louis F. Locascio | July 22, 2024
"When the Legislature ... fails to provide guidance to property owners and innocent injured parties, it is the responsibility of the courts to do so," writes former Superior Court Judge Louis F. Locascio.
By Charles Toutant | July 19, 2024
At the center of the case is a dispute over a defective public sidewalk and whether a commercial property owner or a municipality is obligated to make repairs. The case is headed to the Appellate Division.
By Colleen Murphy | July 18, 2024
"The park is a 'premises' under N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-3(a), and the judge properly determined the county was entitled to LLA immunity," Appellate Division Judge Jessica R. Mayer said.
By Marianna Wharry | July 17, 2024
"The complaint generally alleges the elements for holding a medical provider strictly liable under a defective design theory, and AbbVie has not cited ... to a single case which addresses the pleading requirements in state court," wrote U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch for the District of New Jersey. "In order for a court to find fraudulent joinder, 'it must be impossible for a state court to find that a plaintiff has stated a valid cause of action.'"
By Charles Toutant | July 15, 2024
"I think the jury saw this as a situation where, if there are so many defects present, then she fell on it, then Public Storage should have done something differently," plaintiff's attorney K. Raja Bhattacharya said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Michael F. Lombardi | July 11, 2024
"The enhanced insurance requirements under N.J.S.A. 39:5H-10 provide protection not only to passengers in ridesharing vehicles but also to injured parties in other vehicles involved in an accident with a ridesharing vehicle," writes Michael F. Lombardi.
By Colleen Murphy | July 8, 2024
"My partner, Robert Banas, did a great job defending the motions," Barry R. Eichen, a shareholder with Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, said. "After that was successful, our demand went up. Judge Ramsey was instrumental in the way she negotiated this case. People say she is tough, but I think she is one of the smartest judges on the bench."
By Colleen Murphy | July 3, 2024
"Carlos did not receive justice. He received money," Edward McElroy, a partner with Epstein Ostrove, said. "Justice will come when workers can rely on their general contractors and sub-contractors to value their health over profits."
By Charles Toutant | June 25, 2024
The jury awarded $2.5 million to Mujahid Sharif and $3.25 million to Pamela Sharif on May 23, following eight days of trial before Superior Court Judge Russell J. Passamano.
By Colleen Murphy | June 13, 2024
"Indeed, when someone purchases a vacant commercial lot, that is a business decision that embraces all the attendant costs and burdens of conducting business," Associate Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis said. "We conclude that one of those costs necessarily includes maintaining the abutting sidewalks so that they are in a reasonably safe condition for innocent passersby."
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