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Since the start of the pandemic, many New Jerseyans have been forced to live in essential isolation, however the 32.4% of New Jersey households who have at least one dog seem to have found respite from lockdown in the couple times per day they are able to take their pets […]

On May 12, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division in New Jersey Transit Corp. v. Sandra Sanchez (A-68-18)(082292), finding that New Jersey Transit could file a claim against a driver’s automobile policy to recover workers’ compensation benefits that NJ Transit had paid to an employee following […]

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 The extent of those responsibilities and duties were examined in the recent, unpublished case of Mariano Simota Bailey v. Jacqueline Hennessey. […]