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Update on NJ Court Proceedings from Supreme Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Betsy G. Ramos | March 30, 2020 | 0 Comments

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an omnibus order addressing the suspension of court proceedings,

Update On Arbitration Hearings In New Jersey State Court

Betsy G. Ramos | March 20, 2020 | 0 Comments

My blog yesterday reported that it was unclear how the New Jersey state court would handle arbitration hearings. We received

Coronavirus Continues To Disrupt Court Proceedings

Betsy G. Ramos | March 19, 2020 | 0 Comments

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all New Jersey state court trials remain on hiatus. All are cancelled until further notice,

New Jersey Suspends All Jury Trials in Response to Coronavirus

Betsy G. Ramos | March 13, 2020 | 0 Comments

While I typically report on recent cases, I wanted to inform all clients that, as of March 12, 2020, Chief

Disabled Motor Vehicle Driver Found Not Liable To Police Officer Injured In The Course Of Pushing Her Car To Side Of Roadway

Betsy G. Ramos | March 6, 2020 | 0 Comments

Plaintiff, Jean–Pierre Therrien, while on duty as a police officer, observed a disabled motor vehicle with its hazard lights activated,

Out-Of-State Auto Policy Required To Provide Minimum Liability Limits For New Jersey Auto Accident

Betsy G. Ramos | February 28, 2020 | 0 Comments

In the Supreme Court case of Felix v. Richards, 2020 N.J. LEXIS 293 (Feb. 26, 2020), the New Jersey Supreme

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

Betsy G. Ramos | February 14, 2020 | 0 Comments

Plaintiff Peter Slomkowski had been involved in a rear end motor vehicle accident involving an underinsured motorist and sued New

Residential Property Owner Found Not Liable for Plaintiff’s Injury Caused by Raised Public Sidewalk Slab Abutting Owner’s Home

Betsy G. Ramos | February 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

Plaintiff Carla Israel was walking on the sidewalk bordering the rear of the defendant’s home located in East Brunswick, New

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

Betsy G. Ramos | January 31, 2020 | 0 Comments

In the published New Jersey Supreme Court decision of Shields v. Ramslee Motors, 2020 N.J. LEXIS 17 (2020), the Court

Owner Of Motor Vehicle Not Liable For Accident When Driver Not Acting As Her Agent

Betsy G. Ramos | January 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

Plaintiff Giuseppe Scaturro was driving a motor vehicle with plaintiff Nelys Hernandez as a passenger when her vehicle was rear