Failure to Timely Serve Tort Claims Act Notice Upon Defendant Bars Claim

Plaintiff alleges that she was injured when she fell into an uncovered trench drain at Snyder High School, operated by the Jersey City Board of Education. The day after the accident she delivered a note to the school advising of the accident. In Hernandez v. Snyder High School, 2018 N...
February 28, 2018

Perkins v. County of Monmouth, MON-L-2916-17

Client: County of Monmouth Brief Attorney:  Jessica M. Anderson, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** Plaintiff suffered a broken collar bone, two fractured vertebrae, and required fifty stitches to his head when he dove into a pili...
February 28, 2018

Colgan v. County of Monmouth, Docket Number MON-L-1761-16

Client: County of Monmouth Brief Attorney:  Jessica M. Anderson, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** Plaintiff suffered an injury to his hand requiring open reduction and internal fixation surgery when he tripped on the lip of a si...
February 27, 2018

How to Apply Offer of Judgment Rule in an Underinsured Motorist Case

Plaintiff Sharon Seamon filed a lawsuit against her insurance company State Farm Insurance Company for underinsured motorist benefits (“UIM”) for injuries she suffered in an automobile accident. At trial, the jury awarded her $375,733.36 for her injuries. The issues in Seamon v. State...
February 23, 2018

Is That The IRS Knocking At Your Door?

There’s a knock on your door and the person tells you they are from the IRS.  Are they? People can avoid taking the bait and falling victim to a scam by knowing how and when the IRS does contact a taxpayer in person. This can help someone determine whether an individual is truly an I...
February 21, 2018

Draft Meeting Minutes Not Subject to Disclosure Under OPRA

By: Robert A. Muccilli, Esq. Editor: Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq. Now and then even the Government Records Council (“GRC”) is sued. In a published decision issued on January 26, 2018 by the New Jersey Appellate Division in Libertarians for Transparent Government v. Government Records Co...
February 20, 2018

Beiu v. Mall Chevrolet, Inc.

Client: The Defendant Employer, Mall Chevrolet, Inc. Trial Attorney:  Laura D. Ruccolo, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** The Plaintiff, who was an immigrant from Moldavia, claimed that he was the victim of discrimination based o...
February 20, 2018

Porch v. McRech, Inc.

Client: Employer, McRech Inc. Trial Attorney:  Laura D. Ruccolo, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** The Plaintiff claimed that her co-workers were engaging in inappropriate conversations of a sexual nature and that created a hosti...
February 20, 2018
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