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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 […]

Mail-in ballots are a focus of the current news cycle due to the coronavirus and the upcoming elections. Governor Murphy, cautious of the spread of the virus at polling locations, has put a greater emphasis on the use of mail-in ballots. New Jersey law requires that a mail-in ballot must […]

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 The extent of those responsibilities and duties were examined in the recent, unpublished case of Mariano Simota Bailey v. Jacqueline Hennessey.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