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Prior to filing a claim against a public entity, a plaintiff must file a notice of tort claim within 90 days of the accrual of a claim, or, if there are extraordinary circumstances and no substantial prejudice to the public entity, within one year from the accrual date. If that […]

Under New Jersey law, bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers of a motor vehicle have certain responsibilities and duties with respect to using a roadway and in relation to one another. The extent of those responsibilities and duties were examined in the recent, unpublished case of Mariano Simota Bailey v. Jacqueline Hennessey. […]

In New Jersey, the statute of limitations for most personal injury claims, whether a slip and fall, car accident, or medical malpractice, is two years from the date of the accident, which means that the injured party has exactly two years from the date of the injury to file a […]

On December 31, 2019, the Appellate Division in Jackson v. Shop Rite of Ewing, (A-3267-18T2), an unpublished opinion, affirmed the decision of the trial court in Mercer County granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of lack of notice. In this case, plaintiff Beverly Jackson was a customer […]