School District Found Not Liable for Child Burned on Radiator

By Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. The minor plaintiff Ashanti Atkins, age 6, a first grader at Lincoln School in Newark, was burned by a radiator in the girl’s bathroom. She had climbed onto the 26 inch high uncovered, cast-iron radiator to look out the window, her foot slipped, and her leg bec...

Beware of Upcoming New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase

As previously reported in this newsletter, a New Jersey Constitutional Amendment that was approved in 2013 requires that the state’s minimum wage rate be adjusted annually, effective January 1st of each year, by any annual increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) calculated by the...

Significant NJ Liability Litigation Cases from June 2014 to December 2014

By Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. and Charles F. Holmgren, Esq. Affidavit of Merit (fraud) Nuveen Municipal Trust v. Withumsmith Brown, P.C., 752 F.3d 600 (3d. Cir. 2014). The plaintiff made an investment in partial reliance on an audit report and an opinion letter from the defendants, an acco...

Capehart Welcomes Jessica Anderson to Its Litigation Department

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Jessica M. Anderson, Esq. has recently joined its Litigation Department as an associate in the Mt. Laurel office. Ms. Anderson, a New Brunswick resident, focuses her practice in general litigation throughout the federa...

Christopher Carlson Joins Capehart Scatchard’s Litigation Department

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Carlson, Esq. has recently joined its growing Litigation Department as a shareholder. Mr. Carlson, a Cherry Hill, New Jersey resident, concentrates his practice on the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylva...

Charitable Immunity Broadly Applied to Bar Personal Injury Claim of Plaintiff

The law is well settled that a beneficiary of charitable works who is injured while attending an immunized event is barred from recovering for a bodily injury negligence claim against the charitable organization. However, what about when the “beneficiary” is dropped off at a church by...
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