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Edward F. Kuhn, III, Esq.

Edward F. Kuhn, III, Esq. is a Shareholder in Capehart Scatchard's Litigation Group. Mr. Kuhn focuses his practice in general defense litigation through the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with a concentration on tort defense, premises liability, products liability, Tort Claims Act defense, construction, estates, employment and professional malpractice. His clients include large and small business owners, municipalities and governmental entities, manufacturers, and their insurers.

Mr. Kuhn was selected to the “New Jersey Super Lawyer – Rising Star” list (2021-2023 in the area of Personal Injury: Defense). Less than 2.5% of attorneys selected as “Rising Stars” (lawyers under 40) through a peer nominated process based on independent research and peer evaluation. The Super Lawyers – Rising Star list is issued by Thomson Reuters. For a description of the “Super Lawyers – Rising Star” selection methodology, please visit https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html

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Superior Court Upholds Tort Claims Act Protections for Failure to Warn of a Dangerous Condition

The New Jersey Tort Claims Act provides that “a public entity is not liable for an injury” caused by an act or omission “[e]xcept as otherwise provided by this act.” Under the Act, immunity is the rule and liability is the exception. Posey ex rel. v. Bordentown Sewerage Auth., 171 N.J. 172 (2002). One exception […]

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Breaching the Verbal Threshold for an Automobile Accident Injury through Scarring or a Permanent Injury

The Verbal Threshold is a requirement set by the New Jersey Legislature for an individual to be compensated for bodily injuries suffered in an auto accident. The Verbal Threshold, or the Limitation on Lawsuit option, was created to reduce the cost of car insurance by limiting a person’s ability to seek compensation for noneconomic damages. […]

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Meeting the Verbal Threshold Requirement for an Automobile Accident Injury through Scarring or a Permanent Injury

The Verbal Threshold is a threshold requirement set by the New Jersey Legislature for an individual to be compensated for bodily injuries suffered in an auto accident. The Verbal Threshold, or the Limitation on Lawsuit option, was created in an effort to reduce the cost of car insurance by limiting a person’s ability to sue […]

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Appellate Division Rules that the Workers’ Compensation Act Bars Lawsuit against Firefighter for Firecracker Prank, as it was not an Intentional Wrong

Plaintiff Raymond Johns, a firefighter for the City of Linden, suffered injuries when he sat on a firecracker that was placed on a toilet seat as a prank by a fellow firefighter, Thomas Wengerter. In Johns v. Wengerter, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 730 (App. Div. April 1, 2019), the issue was whether Wengerter’s act […]

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