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New Jersey Law Journal

Man Who Lost Leg After Being Hit by Rolling Van Settles for $1.3 Million

A Newark man was paid a $1.3 million presuit settlement on May 11 after a van that was improperly parked on the street ran over one of his legs, which eventually had to be amputated below the knee due to necrosis.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Struck Pedestrian Recovers $675,000 in Hudson County Case

A pedestrian who suffered multiple fractures when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing a street in Jersey City agreed to a $675,000 settlement in…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Woman Injured in Accident With Tow Truck Settles Middlesex Suit For $1.5 Million

An East Brunswick woman who was injured after the vehicle she was riding in was rear-ended by a tow truck agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in her Middlesex…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Verizon Paying $125 Million to Lawyer Paralyzed by Falling Utility Pole

Maria Moser Meister at the time of the 2017 accident was general counsel for finance firm Milberg Factors in New York, and previously had been an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$6.5 Million Settlement Approved in Med Mal Case Over Hospital Patient's Death

A Middlesex County judge on April 23 approved the final portion of a $6.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit, Estate of Horvath v. Alegre-Gomez,…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Auto Case Settles—Remotely—for $900,000 in Essex County

Plaintiff Brenda Crespo, 69, of Cranford, in Union County, sued defendant Deborah Dennis over an accident in Cranford that she claimed left her with multiple injuries and lingering pain.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Wawa Agrees to Pay Total of $3M in Suit Over Child's Burns From Hot Water

The suit claimed Wawa dispensed the hot water at a dangerous temperature that would immediately cause burns if spilled on flesh and that Wawa knew of the hazard and acted with disregard for the safety of its customers.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Job Site Fall Case Settles For $1.75 Million in Essex

A heating and air conditioning contractor who suffered a head injury in a fall at a construction site has agreed to settle his Essex County suit, Cambra…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Court Approves $931,000 Settlement in Middlesex Wrongful Death Case

A Middlesex County judge on March 19 approved a $931,000 settlement in Scala v. TMS Logistics Inc., a suit filed by the family of a man who was killed…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Over Lowe's Trip and Fall Settles for $4 Million

A woman who was injured after tripping and falling over a power cord at a Lowe's store has settled her federal case against the retailer and two other…
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