Capehart Scatchard Runs for the Kids

Capehart Scatchard employees and their family members participated on April 23, 2016 in the CASA Kids Superhero 5K Run.  The firm raised over $1,200 for CASA and was commended for giving the most for the past two years in a row for the CASA run. The event was held to raise money for t...

CDC Releases Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Pain management has become a major health issue and cost driver in most state workers’ compensation programs with the proliferation of prescription opiates and consequential addictions arising from workers’ compensation injuries.  One of the central problems that practitioners face in...

Can a Corporation Be Your Doctor?

With the recent and continuing proliferation of ambulatory care facilities, drug treatment facilities, and diagnostic, therapeutic, and ancillary care services frequently under the same roof as medical practices, it is essential that physicians and other licensed practitioners ensure...

Recent Win: Fitzgerald v. Walmart

Appeal Argued by Lora V. Northen, Esq. Briefed by Andrea L. Schlafer, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** Just because an incident occurs at work does not mean that it is compensable.  In fact, there are many health issues that m...

Recent Win: Lesley Joseph v. Monmouth County

Client: Monmouth County Appeal Argued by Carla P. Aldarelli **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** Recently, in Joseph v. Monmouth County, A-4144-13T3 (App. Div. December 14, 2015), the Supreme Court of New Jersey denied certification of t...

The Gig Economy and Employment Classification

Using a taxi to get from point A to point B is changing. All you need is a smart phone and a destination. Click on an app and within minutes a driver will arrive at your location and take you wherever you want to go. Uber and other “ride-sharing” companies such as Lyft have completely...

Church Found Immune from Liability for Fall on Sidewalk

Plaintiff Elizabeth Rockhill slipped and fell on a sidewalk adjacent to the property owned by the Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church. She sued the church, alleging that it negligently maintained the sidewalk and that was the cause of her injuries. In Rockhill v. Grace Orthodox Presbyt...

Tom Begley Presents at Elder Law Conference

Mt. Laurel, NJ - Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Thomas D. Begley III, spoke on April 9, 2016 at the Annual Conference for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) in Denver, Colorado.  The conference was attended by nearly 200 elder law attorneys from around the country....
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