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Appellate Division Sheds Light on how a Public Entity May be Exposed to Liability for Failing to Return Phone Calls from a Concerned Parent In a recently reported personal injury suit, a high school student was walking home from school on a busy road when he was struck by a […]

What are the challenges of suing a city in New Jersey for personal injury? New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently demonstrated the difficulty of suing a municipality after affirming the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who tripped on a nail protruding from the Atlantic City boardwalk. […]

A trial court determined that parents have no duty to protect a party guest against the spontaneous, unexpected actions of another guest. In the unpublished case of Meghan Craig, by and through her g/a/l, Michael Craig, Individually, v. Scott Margulis, et al., the Appellate Division shed light on a homeowners’ […]

The scope of a homeowner’s insurance policy was recently examined in the unpublished Appellate Division decision Jones v. Marciano. Essentially, two neighbors were involved in an altercation on Marciano’s home property but Marciano claimed that Jones was walking away when the physical altercation happened. The parties fell to the ground […]