Notable Win: Estate of Tori Gerstenacker v. Township of Evesham, et al.

Client: Township of Evesham Court: Superior Court of New Jersey - Burlington County  Brief Attorney: Edward F. Kuhn III, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** On September 28, 2019,  Tori Gerstenacker was a pedestrian crossing Route 7...

Court Dismisses Pothole Case against County

Plaintiff Luz Cruz (“Cruz”) tripped and fell in a pothole when crossing River Avenue in Camden, New Jersey. She broke her fifth metatarsal of her left foot and sued the County of Camden for her injuries. In Cruz v. Camden County, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 385 (App. Div. Feb. 19, 2...

Don’t Let Your Public Entity Client Get Tripped up by a Pothole

By: Jessica M. Anderson, Esq. By way of background, a public entity is only liable for an injury proximately caused by a condition of its property within the limitations of N.J.S.A. 59:4-2.  To impose liability on a public entity pursuant N.J.S.A. 59:4-2, a Plaintiff must prove the...

Municipal Engineer Immune from Negligence Claim Under the Tort Claims Act

By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. Plaintiff Bezr Homes, Inc. sued the engineering firm of Remington & Vernick and its engineer Kenneth Ressler (“the Remington defendants”) alleging negligence due to the failure to file for a township extension of a permit with the DEP for construction o...