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New Jersey Law Journal

Monaco v. Atlantic Trailer Leasing: $2.4M in Injury Caused by Trailer Defect

By | February 25, 2015
The second-largest products liability result in 2014 was a $2.4 million settlement obtained Aug. 18, 2014, by attorney Norman Hobbie in Monaco v. Atlantic Trailer Leasing on behalf of a commercial truck driver who claimed a defective trailer caused him to break his elbow and injure his shoulder.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Askew v. Harfouch: $2.75M in Slip-and-Fall Case

By | February 25, 2015
The second-largest premises liability award in 2014 was a $2.75 million verdict obtained by attorney Jeffrey Hasson on behalf of a woman in a sidewalk slip-and-fall case. An Essex County jury rendered the verdict on Oct. 8, 2014.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Estate of Reyes v. Westgate Mgmt.: $7.8M Settlement in Stabbing Death

By | February 25, 2015
A $7.8 million settlement in a negligent security suit, stemming from the murder of a woman and an assault on her infant, was the largest premises liability award of 2014. The settlement, obtained by the four principals of Eichen, Crutchlow, Zaslow & McElroy, was approved by a Bergen County judge on June 6, 2014.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Estate of Tobe v. David: $3.45M in Med-Mal Case

By | February 25, 2015
The second-largest medical malpractice result in 2014 was a $3.45 million settlement obtained by attorney Adam Slater on behalf of the estate of a man who died as a result of internal bleeding.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Silecchia v. Deitz: $5M for Allegedly Missing Stroke Indicators

By | February 25, 2015
The largest medical malpractice award of 2014 was a $5 million settlement obtained on June 20, 2014, by attorney Daryl Zaslow on behalf of a man who claimed doctors missed warning signs of a stroke.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Visaggio v. Dorthe: $19.3M for Motorcyclist Injured in Accident

By | February 25, 2015
The second-highest automobile injury award in 2014 was won by Andrew Fraser and Timothy Dinan, when a Sussex County jury awarded $19.3 million to a man who suffered spinal injuries when his motorcycle was hit by a pick-up truck.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Matakitis v. Delbarton School: $20.5M for Paralyzed Teen

By | February 25, 2015
The largest automobile injury award in 2014 was a settlement of $20.5 million in Matakitis v. Delbarton School, obtained by attorneys Brian O'Toole and John Collins on behalf of a youth run over by a pick-up truck and left paralyzed.
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New Jersey Law Journal

2015 Personal Injury Hall of Fame

By | February 25, 2015
The Law Journal's second annual magazine devoted to ranking the top personal injury recoveries of the year.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Activity Picks Up in Clergy Sex-Abuse Suits

The plaintiff in a priest sex-abuse case is appealing a Philadelphia judge's ruling that the statute of limitations barred his claims. Meanwhile, the case that will be the second priest sex-abuse lawsuit to go to trial in Philadelphia is set to head to the courtroom in early March.
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Daily Business Review

$17M Award to Late Smoker Who Had Lung Cancer, COPD

A Fort Lauderdale jury hands down a $17.4 million verdict against cigarette maker Philip Morris USA.
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