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Franklin Township School District (mostly) Immune from Lawsuit for Playground Personal Injury
Last month, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, released its decision in Ackerman v. Franklin Township Board of Education, a case involving a personal injury lawsuit arising out of a playground injury. The plaintiff was a sixth-grader who was riding the merry-go-round at recess. She told the other kids not to move… Read More »
Edison Golf Instructor Killed in SUV-Pedestrian Collision
The New Year began with a tragedy for a young man who was killed when he was struck by an SUV while crossing the street in New York’s Upper East Side. Wesley Mensing, 27, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, was crossing Lexington Avenue at East 62nd Street when he was struck by a Mercedes… Read More »
New Jersey Charitable Immunity Act Protects Church from Liability in Slip and Fall Injury Case
Earlier this month, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld the trial court’s decision to dismiss a plaintiff’s slip and fall personal injury case. The decision to dismiss the case was based on New Jersey’s Charitable Immunity Act, a law which exempts religious organizations from liability for negligence which injures a person… Read More »
DuPont Fined by OSHA for Toxic Exposure of Employees at New Jersey Plant
Earlier this month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a News Release announcing a citation against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) for a chemical leak last May at its facility in Deepwater, New Jersey. The accident put employees at risk of toxic exposure, severe burns, respiratory ailments and reproductive… Read More »
Wisconsin Judge Declares Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional in the Case of a Woman Whose Four Limbs Were Amputated
On May 24, 2011, Ascaris Mayo went to the emergency room at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee, complaining of a fever and acute abdominal pain. Ms. Mayo was treated for uterine fibroids but was not told that she may have an infection that could be treated with antibiotics, a condition which was considered… Read More »
Supreme Court to Interpret Pregnancy Discrimination Act
On December 3, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Young v. UPS, an employment and civil rights case that asks the court to interpret language in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The Act says that pregnant women “shall be treated the same for all employment-related purposes…as other persons not so affected but similar in… Read More »
Wrongful Death Case Against Homeowners Dismissed in Fatal New Jersey Ladder Fall Construction Accident
Jeremias Garcia was installing a roof on a new home construction when he fell from a ladder, sustaining catastrophic injuries that rendered him a quadriplegic. Mr. Garcia later died from his injuries. Michael Keefe was appointed to prosecute the wrongful death lawsuit brought against the construction companies and the homeowners. At trial, the Superior… Read More »
Brake Safety Week Held to Increase Truck Safety, Reduce Truck Accidents
Brake Safety Week was held from September 7th to the 13th this year. This event, conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), was anticipated to cover more than 30,000 brake inspections across the United States, Canada and Mexico. These Level IV inspections examine… Read More »
Trucks Hauling Hazardous Materials Are Hardly Any Safer Than Other Commercial Vehicles
Despite a multitude of additional rules and regulations recognizing the danger they present, semi-trucks hauling hazardous materials and dangerous goods are not maintained in much better shape than tractor-trailers hauling Beanie Babies or Stay Puft marshmallows. A recent truck safety inspection event found vehicle and driver violations in this area occurring at only slightly… Read More »
No Pay, No Play Another Good Reason to Carry Auto Liability Insurance in New Jersey
Like all states, New Jersey requires all drivers to carry liability insurance or proof of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the state minimum amounts, which in New Jersey are $15,000 per person injured in a car accident, up to $30,000 total for all injured persons, on the standard policy (New Jerseyans can also purchase… Read More »
