Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitor Saves Plaintiff’s Case from Dismissal

Plaintiff, Wendy Lazarus, was injured as she tried to enter the elevator at the PATH station.  In Lazarus v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2970 (App. Div. Dec. 29, 2014), the plaintiff sued the Port Authority for her injuries. Initially, her...

Appellate Division Reverses Dismissal of Case for Failure to Show Good Cause

Robin Williams was injured working for Ready Pack on May 18, 2006 and May 22, 2006.  A settlement was approved for 10% of partial total for the left shoulder on August 11, 2008.   Thereafter, Williams moved to Philadelphia and left the employment of Ready Pack. On August 10, 2010, pe...

Mary Ellen Rose Named to Executive Committee

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Shareholder Mary Ellen Rose, Esq. has been named as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and as the Assistant Managing Shareholder of the firm. Ms. Rose, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, focuses her practice in...

Appellate Division Affirms Large Award to Airline Employee

It is very difficult to appeal a Judge of Compensation on the level of permanency awarded following trial.  That lesson can be seen in Huesser v. United Airlines, A-5959-12T3, (App. Div. July 14, 2014). Elaine Huesser worked as a flight attendant for United Airlines since 1998.  She...

John Geaney’s Workers’ Comp Blog Named Top 25 by LexisNexis

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - For the fourth consecutive year, LexisNexis has named the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Blog, published by John Geaney, Esq., as one of its “Top 25 Blogs for Workers' Compensation and Workplace Issues.” A seasoned workers’ compensation practitioner for ove...
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