By Charles Toutant | April 22, 2024
"The actions, conduct and behavior of defendant, Brandin M. Echols, rise to a punitive level as defined by the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, entitling plaintiff to punitive damages," the suit says.
By Charles Toutant | April 12, 2024
"The optics in the courtroom were very difficult. The optics were very extreme—to have this young lady sitting in front of the jury for days, without legs. In fact, [on] one of the legs there's no femur on the right side—it's just a hip," a defense lawyer said.
By Charles Toutant | April 11, 2024
The trial focused on causation and damages after Outback stipulated to liability on the eve of trial, following a ruling that would have allowed for an adverse inference against the restaurant for failing to preserve sufficient video evidence.
By Charles Toutant | April 10, 2024
Counsel for Academy Bus Lines and the bus driver, Arthur Tendler, maintained that her arthritis was a preexisting condition and not triggered by the bus accident, the plaintiff's attorney said.
By Colleen Murphy | April 5, 2024
"There is no body or universe of verdicts we see yet, so the parties are struggling with the valuation," the plaintiff's attorney said. "Entities can now start seeing the consequences from a jury when there are things you could have done to prevent sexual abuse but did not."
By Colleen Murphy | March 29, 2024
The case was initially mediated before retired Judge Daniel P. Mecca of The Mecca Law Firm, but Rizika said the parties were too far apart because the defense was contesting liability. He also noted that there was some difficulty in calculating a U.S. Post Office workers' compensation lien.
By Charles Toutant | March 29, 2024
Ilyas, who was 27 and working as a 7-Eleven clerk at the time of the accident, suffers neck and back pain and tingling in his hands and legs since the accident, Bitterman said.
By Colleen Murphy | March 25, 2024
A driver and her passenger netted a combined $1.1 million settlement after a delivery truck crashed into the side of their vehicle on Route 18 in New Brunswick on a snowy night.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Betsy G. Ramos | March 25, 2024
"Perhaps, the Supreme Court will one day rectify this anomaly and harmonize discovery due dates with the filing of an answer," writes litigation attorney Betsy G. Ramos.
By Colleen Murphy | March 21, 2024
The jury returned a $4.7 million molded verdict, which ranked among the 20 largest personal injury awards reported for 2023 by the Law Journal.
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