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Court Rules that Treating Physicians May Testify as to Whether their Bills were Fair and Reasonable

By on December 20, 2019 in Evidence, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff Maria Napolitano was in a motor vehicle accident when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck in the rear by a truck driven by defendant Tony Hudson and owned by MSS Vending Inc.  As the time of the accident, she was insured under an automobile insurance policy that included a $50,000 […]

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Landlord Found Not Liable for Tenant’s Injury on Stairs Due to Known Crack in Stair Tread

By on December 13, 2019 in Liability, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff Mary Giraldi leased a single family home from defendants Michael and Susan Cervini. After living there for four years, she caught her foot in a gap between the porch stair treads and fell. In Giraldi v. Cervini, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2183 (App. Div. Oct. 24, 2019), the issue was whether the defendant […]

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Court Rules That Plaintiff Unable To Seek PIP Coverage For Unpaid Medical Expenses Under Policies Issued By Insurance Companies To Tortfeasor’s Resident Relatives

By on December 6, 2019 in Claims, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff Raymond Nesby was injured in an automobile accident when his car was struck from behind by the vehicle driven by defendant Sheryl Fleurmond, whose vehicle was owned by defendant Chris Decaro and insured by Progressive Garden State Insurance Company.  Fleurmond did not own a vehicle nor have her own automobile insurance policy.  However, she […]

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