2013 | Capehart Scatchard

Petitioner Prevails in Alleged Traumatic Injury Claim Even Though Pleadings Were Filed as Occupational In Nature

It is not uncommon for a claimant to file an occupational disease claim but then at trial attempt to prove a case that is much more like a traumatic injury claim. The reverse is also sometimes true. How do courts treat these shifting proofs? In Rivera v. United Parcel Service, the c...

Five New Years Resolutions for Your Workplace in 2014

By: Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq. With 2014 around the corner, employers are presented with a wonderful opportunity to review internal policies/procedures and hopefully help avoid future workplace legal problems. Here are five suggested New Year’s Workplace Resolutions for 2014. When...

Atlantic City Police Department Ordered to Turn Over Internal Affairs Files in Excessive Force Lawsuit

By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. In Groark v. Timek, 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 168716 (Nov. 27, 2013), the plaintiff sued Atlantic City and two of its officers (Timek and Wheaton) for allegedly beating him up without provocation and then filing false charges against him. He sued under the Fourth...

Appellate Division Reverses Award to Petitioner in Occupational Pulmonary Case

Anthony DiFabrizio worked for US Airways since 1985 at both Newark Airport and LaGuardia Airport. At Newark Airport he loaded and unloaded baggage from planes, trucks and conveyor belts, as well as driving equipment to push back planes from ramp areas. At LaGuardia he worked from 19...

Significant New Jersey Liability Litigation Cases | May 2013 – November 2013

By: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. and Gina M. Zippilli, Esq. Arbitration (compelling non-signatory to arbitrate). Hirsch v. Amper Financial Services, 215 N.J. 174 (2013). Hirsch dealt with whether the trial court erred when it compelled arbitration between a non-signatory and a signatory to a...

Capehart Shareholder Successfully Negotiates Construction and Lease Agreement

Mount Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, and Co-Chair of its Business & Banking Litigation Department, Thomas A. Clark, Esq. recently successfully concluded negotiations involving the construction and long-term lease of over 400,000 square feet of industrial space....

Shareholder John H. Geaney’s Blog Named to LexisNexis Top Ten Blogs of 2013

Mount Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard Shareholder and Executive Committee member John H. Geaney, Esq. has been honored as one of ten "LexisNexis Top Blogs for Workers' Compensation and Workplace Issues" of 2013. Mr. Geaney's blog, which has featured over 600 articles since 2001, foc...

New Ligament in Knee May Be Cause of Complications Post-Surgery

By: Ian Zolty, Esq. Have you ever heard of the anterolateral ligament? If you have not, don’t feel bad because almost no one was aware of it until recent months. The research of two orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Steven Claes and Dr. Johan Bellemans from University Hospitals Leuven in...

Capehart Attorney Moderates Panel Discussion at National Conference

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard Executive Committee Member, John H. Geaney, Esq., recently moderated a panel discussion on “Controlling Medical Costs In Workers’ Compensation/Pain Management” at the Fall Conference of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network in Hartfor...

New Jersey Voters Pass Constitutional Amendment Increasing State Minimum Wage

This past election, an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment that will increase the state minimum wage by $1.00 to $8.50 an hour. Along with this increase in minimum wage that goes into effect on January 1, 2014, the newly ratified amendment al...

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Petitioner Prevails in Alleged Traumatic Injury Claim Even Though Pleadings Were Filed as Occupational In Nature

Five New Years Resolutions for Your Workplace in 2014

Atlantic City Police Department Ordered to Turn Over Internal Affairs Files in Excessive Force Lawsuit

Appellate Division Reverses Award to Petitioner in Occupational Pulmonary Case

Significant New Jersey Liability Litigation Cases | May 2013 – November 2013

Capehart Shareholder Successfully Negotiates Construction and Lease Agreement

Shareholder John H. Geaney’s Blog Named to LexisNexis Top Ten Blogs of 2013

New Ligament in Knee May Be Cause of Complications Post-Surgery

Capehart Attorney Moderates Panel Discussion at National Conference

New Jersey Voters Pass Constitutional Amendment Increasing State Minimum Wage

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