Plaintiff Monica Graham was awarded $325,000 in damages in a lawsuit she filed against defendant Carole Venetianer for injuries she suffered in a car accident with defendant.  Plaintiff filed an appeal of this jury verdict, arguing that defense counsel should not have been permitted to cross-examine her using medical records not admitted into evidence.  The […]

Plaintiff Joseph Devaney was working as a security guard for G4S at facilities owned by defendant Chemours Company.  On the day of the accident, there was a winter storm with light snow, sleet, and freezing rain.  During the course of plaintiff’s inspection of the premises, he slipped and fell, suffering injuries.  The issue in Devaney […]

Plaintiffs Marlene Romhen and Ibrahim Mirkhan filed a lawsuit against the defendant insurance company Franklin Mutual Insurance Inc. based upon a theft loss that occurred at their insured residence.  The claim was denied by Franklin Mutual by letter dated September 17, 2021.  According to the denial letter, the insured needed to file suit against them […]

In Borough of Englewood Cliffs v. Trautner, 2024 N.J. Super. LEXIS 37 (App. Div. Apr. 22, 2024), in a published decision, the Appellate Division settled the issue of whether a public entity is immune from sanctions for filing a frivolous lawsuit in accordance with the Frivolous Litigation Statute N.J.S.A. 2A:15-59.1 (hereinafter FLS). The issue stemmed […]

The decedent Alice Trainor fell while attending the defendant’s adult day health care services.  The 89-year-old Alice fell while walking towards the bathroom at the defendant’s facility, suffered injuries, and ultimately passed away.  The issue in Estate of Alice Trainor v. Active Day of Brick, 2024 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 552 (App. Div. Apr. 3, […]