Government attorneys in Cleveland have filed a request to nullify the convictions of 40 people, alleging that they were victims of illegal acts by law enforcement officers. According to Cuyahoga County officials, three East Cleveland police officers engaged in a lengthy pattern of corruption, targeting specific individuals for arrest and prosecution. The officers admitted during […]
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As we’ve discussed in an earlier blog, in order to win a personal injury lawsuit, an injured person must show that the defendant/wrongdoer did not exercise the appropriate standard of care. In most claims based on negligence, the plaintiff must only show that the at-fault party did not act as a reasonable person would. In […]
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Effective Friday, April 1, 2016, sweeping changes will be made to the Bergen County judiciary, changes that proponents say will strengthen a defendant’s right to a speedy trial and impose bail reform. The Changes to the Bail System Under the reformed approach to bail, the right to bail will be based on risk to the […]
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New Jersey is one of a number of states that have a law allowing PIP, or personal injury protection, as an extension of car insurance coverage, designed to provide benefits for medical expenses, lost wages and other damages. Sometimes known as “no-fault” insurance, PIP is typically paid without respect to legal liability. A person can […]
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In New Jersey, as in other states, under what is known as “premises liability,” the owner of commercial or residential property has a duty to maintain the premises so as to minimize the risk of injury to anyone legally on the property. Until 2013, the owner of property was only responsible for hazardous conditions on […]
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You’ve probably seen them-individuals walking down the sidewalk, across a field or in a parking lot, eyes alternating between their devices and the landscape in front of them. What are they doing-playing Pokemon Go, the “augmented reality” game from Niantic, where players use their devices-phones, pads and even laptops-to find virtual treasures, in the form […]
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NEARLY 8,000 NEW JERSEY CRIMINAL CASES IN JEOPARDY New Jersey state police say a lab technician falsified the results in a drug case last December, causing nearly 8,000 drug convictions in New Jersey to come into question. The technician, Kamalkant Shah, was apparently observed by investigators writing test results for a substance that he never […]
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In many insurance policies in New Jersey, there’s a dispute resolution clause that says, essentially, that you can choose to file a complaint in Superior Court, or you can choose to have your dispute resolved by Forthright, the administrative agency set up to settle disputes regarding PIP, or Personal Injury Protection, benefits. In many insurance […]
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It’s a common misassumption that the terms “ police misconduct ” and “ police brutality ” are interchangeable. Under the law, though, police misconduct is a much broader term that includes police brutality. Police brutality necessarily involves the use of force, whether with weapons, batons, feet or fists. Police misconduct can involve any act of a law enforcement officer […]
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It’s a pretty common occurrence for contractors, subs and suppliers to leave materials strewn across a construction site. But just because it happens doesn’t mean that you can’t rightfully seek compensation when you’ve been injured as a result. Owners, developers, contractors and sub-contractors all have a duty to take reasonable steps to minimize the risk […]
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