Update on NJ Court Proceedings from Supreme Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an omnibus order addressing the suspension of court proceedings, extension of deadlines and tolling time periods. The Court had been issuing almost daily orders but this order addressed the extension of those time periods based upon the current restrictions on movement and activity recommended […]
Update On Arbitration Hearings In New Jersey State Court
My blog yesterday reported that it was unclear how the New Jersey state court would handle arbitration hearings. We received a notice from the court this afternoon that all arbitrations were cancelled until April 10, 2020. They will be rescheduled. However, civil arbitrations will resume as of April 13, 2020 with participation to be either […]
Coronavirus Continues To Disrupt Court Proceedings
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all New Jersey state court trials remain on hiatus. All are cancelled until further notice, except for ongoing trials. By order of the Chief Justice, all discovery deadlines are relaxed to permit the extension of discovery deadlines. For computation of the statute of limitations, March 16, 2020 to March 27, […]
New Jersey Suspends All Jury Trials in Response to Coronavirus
While I typically report on recent cases, I wanted to inform all clients that, as of March 12, 2020, Chief Justice Rabner announced that New Jersey state courts will suspend all new jury trials until further notice to help minimize community exposure to the coronavirus. Jury trials already in progress will continue. As for nonjury […]
Disabled Motor Vehicle Driver Found Not Liable To Police Officer Injured In The Course Of Pushing Her Car To Side Of Roadway
Plaintiff, Jean–Pierre Therrien, while on duty as a police officer, observed a disabled motor vehicle with its hazard lights activated, blocking a busy intersection. Plaintiff spoke with the defendant driver Lynda Blow and learned that her vehicle had run out of gas. While in the process of helping push her vehicle to the side of […]
Out-Of-State Auto Policy Required To Provide Minimum Liability Limits For New Jersey Auto Accident
In the Supreme Court case of Felix v. Richards, 2020 N.J. LEXIS 293 (Feb. 26, 2020), the New Jersey Supreme Court was asked to decide whether an insurer who sold policies in both New Jersey and out-of-state was entitled to rely on the lesser coverage provided under its Florida policy for a vehicle involved in […]
When Defense Decides Not to Call its Medical Expert to Testify at Trial, Plaintiff Not Permitted to Tell Jury That Doctor Had Been Retained by Defense but Not Called to Testify
Plaintiff Peter Slomkowski had been involved in a rear end motor vehicle accident involving an underinsured motorist and sued New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. (“NJM”) to recover benefits for his injuries. The key disputed issue at the trial of this matter was whether Plaintiff suffered a permanent injury as a result of the accident. In […]
Residential Property Owner Found Not Liable for Plaintiff’s Injury Caused by Raised Public Sidewalk Slab Abutting Owner’s Home
Plaintiff Carla Israel was walking on the sidewalk bordering the rear of the defendant’s home located in East Brunswick, New Jersey. She fell as a result of an uneven slab of sidewalk and suffered an injury. The issue in Israel v. Gross, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2538 (App. Div. December 12, 2019) was whether […]
Owner of Commercial Property Does Not Owe Its Tenant’s Invitee Duty to Clear Snow and Ice from Property’s Driveway While Property in Sole Possession and Control of Tenant
In the published New Jersey Supreme Court decision of Shields v. Ramslee Motors, 2020 N.J. LEXIS 17 (2020), the Court was asked to decide whether the owner of a commercial property owed to its tenant’s invitee a duty to clear snow and ice from the property’s driveway while the property was in the sole possession […]
Owner Of Motor Vehicle Not Liable For Accident When Driver Not Acting As Her Agent
Plaintiff Giuseppe Scaturro was driving a motor vehicle with plaintiff Nelys Hernandez as a passenger when her vehicle was rear ended by the vehicle owned by defendant Ruth Otles. Otles was not in her vehicle at the time of the accident, which was being driven by Sen Turan. The issue in Hernandez v. Otles, 2019 […]
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