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By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. In the recent unpublished Appellate Division decision, Mann v. Walder, Docket No. A-0863-11T1, decided October 31, 2013, the Court ruled that the plaintiff’s claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress against three New Jersey State Park police off...

By: Nicholas A. Dibble, Esq. Every Autumn Americans celebrate the national pastime, as baseball’s two best teams compete in the World Series.  Last December, many baseball fans believed the Los Angeles Dodgers had purchased the “Fall Classic” when they signed mercurial pitcher Zack...

By: Scott M. Russ, Esq. If your carrier insures medical and/or nursing home providers in Pennsylvania, please take note that Benevolent Gesture Medical Professional Liability Act, recently signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett and to take effect at the end of 2013, will allow a med...

By: Charles F. Holmgren, Esq. In Willingboro Mall, Ltd. v. 240/242 Franklin Ave., LLC., 215 N.J. 242 (2013), the New Jersey Supreme Court had to determine whether a settlement agreement reached at mediation must be reduced to writing and signed at the time of the mediation to be enfo...

By: Matthew R. Litt, Esq. Everyone knows that a lawyer is not permitted to speak to a person he knows to be represented by counsel during the course of a litigation. This well known rule comes from New York Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2: “[i]n representing a client, a lawyer shall...

By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. In the Appellate Division case of Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v. Perez, decided on September 13, 2013, 2013 N.J. Super. LEXIS 142 (App. Div. 2013), the Court considered whether an innocent victim of an automobile accident was entitled to the statutory...

New Jersey Public Entity Law Monthly - Vol. II, Issue 10 By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. The Appellate Division ruled that the Landowner’s Liability Act (“the LLA”), N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-2 et. al., immunized the Somerset County Park Commission (“the Commission”) from a bodily injury claim filed...

How You Can Protect Yourself And Your Company By: Laura D. Ruccolo, Esq. There are sharks in the water and they are circling your business looking for a basis to sue. They are not looking for the business disputes that you have with your suppliers or vendors. They are looking at the...

Tax season is just around the corner.  Are you familiar with some of the changes in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 which may have an impact on your personal taxes?  Here is a quick list of some changes with which you should be familiar: - The tax rates for ordinary income r...

New Jersey Public Entity Law Monthly - Vol. II, Issue 9 By: Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq. This past August, Governor Christie signed two bills into law that create additional restrictions for all employers, private and public, operating in the State of New Jersey. The first enacted law is...