Archive for July, 2016
Arbitration Clause in Invoice for Medical Records from Medical Provider to Patient’s Attorney Found Unenforceable by New Jersey Court
Medical Records Online, Inc. (MRO) is a third party medical records processor of requests for medical records from hospitals and physicians, including Kennedy Memorial Hospitals (“Kennedy”). Plaintiff, Bernetich, Hatzell & Pascu, LLC (BH&P), is a personal injury law firm who sought to obtain records from Kennedy on behalf of a prospective client. MRO’s invoice for […]
New Jersey Extends Duty of Care Owed by Employer to Cohabitant of Employee for Exposure to Toxic Substance
The New Jersey Supreme Court previously recognized that an employer, as a landowner, could be liable for injuries from an asbestos exposure suffered by the wife of a worker who laundered her husband’s soiled, asbestos exposed work clothes. (Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 186 N.J. 394 (2006)). In the recent case of Schwartz v. Accuratus Corp., 2016 […]
Forum Selection Clause Requiring Litigation in Russia Upheld
Agreements often contain forum selection clauses whereby parties can agree on a forum where any disputes would be litigated. Absent certain exceptions, New Jersey courts will uphold a forum selection clause as valid and enforceable. In Ogorodnikov v. Dikker, 2016 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1388 (App. Div. June 17, 2016), the Appellate Division upheld a […]
Arbitration Clause Ruled Invalid in Educational Institute’s Enrollment Agreement
An arbitration agreement can be enforceable in a consumer contract if it clearly and unambiguously explains that the consumer is giving up the right to pursue relief in a judicial forum. In the recent New Jersey Supreme Court case, Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute, 2016 N.J. LEXIS 563 (2016), the Court considered the enforceability of […]
NJ Court Finds that Expenses Paid Pursuant to Med Pay Coverage Are Subject to Collateral Source Rule and Are Not Recoverable in a Subsequent Subrogation Action
This Law Division case involved a novel question as to whether costs and expenses paid pursuant to an insured’s Extended Medical Expense Coverage (“Med-Pay”) are subject to the collateral source rule and, hence, not recoverable in a subsequent subrogation action. Although there is case law on whether Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) benefits can be subrogated, […]
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