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New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Court Rejects Relief: 'Attorney's Lack of Diligence' Doesn't Satisfy Failure to Appear for Court-Ordered Arbitration

"An attorney's lack of diligence, or inadvertent failure to act timely, is generally insufficient to satisfy the circumstances requiring relief from an arbitration award," according a June 14 per curiam opinion.
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Texas Lawyer

Sanction Everyone? Attorneys Each Ask Court to Punish Other Side

"The question for this court: Did defendants present that criminal charge under Penal Code Chapter 36 solely to gain an advantage?" stated plaintiffs' counsel Marquette Wolff
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New Jersey Law Journal

Case Over Scaffolding Collapse Ends With $4 Million Settlement in Essex

A construction worker who was left severely injured and disabled after falling from a collapsed scaffold agreed to a $4 million settlement in his…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Construction Worker Injured in Fall From Platform Recovers $1.4 Million

A construction worker injured in a jobsite fall was awarded a $1 million jury verdict in Middlesex County, coupled with a stipulated $400,000 in workers compensation medical expenses and benefits, resulting in a $1.4 million total recovery.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$1.575 Million Settlement for Woman Permanently Injured in Slip and Fall on Icy Steps

A $1.575 million settlement was reached in Sussex County for a woman who sustained leg and ankle injuries when she slipped and fell on ice on a stairway in front of her townhouse residence.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Restaurant Patron Slipped and Fell on Allegedly Wet Floor

On April 13, 2019, plaintiff Amber Shook, 44, was exiting a Red Robin restaurant in Exton. She slipped and fell in the restaurant's vestibule. She suffered a wrist fracture.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Calculating Attorney Fees: Court Favors Insurer in Dispute Over Legal Costs

The appellate court recognized that an insurance carrier is entitled to recover all benefits paid to an injured worker out of the "first money" recovered from a liable third party.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

11 Temple Students Robbed at Off-Campus Property Sue Owner Over Allegedly Poor Security

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Airbnb Sued After Couple Allegedly Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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The Legal Intelligencer

New Suit Claims Elevator Door Dislodged, Caused Eight-Story Fall

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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