Tag: Verbal Threshold

The time to appeal a New Jersey court decision involving a civil matter will depend upon whether it is an appeal from a trial court decision or an appeals’ court decision.  It will also depend upon whether the appeal is from a final judgment. There is an automatic right of appeal from a final judgment […]

In four consolidated cases appealed to the Appellate Division, the Court decided whether the plaintiffs, as motor vehicle owners, may recover for an additional reduction in value when their vehicles have become less desirable for resale due to the stigma of them having been damaged in an accident.  In the published decision of Financial Services […]

Plaintiff, Janet Dixon, while leaving work, slipped and fell on a sidewalk due to snow and ice.  It was undisputed that she fell during a snow storm.  In Dixon v. HC Equities Associates, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1005 (App. Div. May 2, 2019), the issue was whether the defendant property owner was liable due […]

Plaintiff Mariusz Kuzian claimed to have suffered personal injuries in a motor vehicle accident caused by the defendant Steven Tomaszewski. During the trial, his lawyer questioned him as to whether his vehicle was totaled in the accident. The issue in Kuzian v. Tomaszewski, 2018 N.J. Super. LEXIS 183 (Law Div. July 12, 2018) was whether […]

Under New Jersey Court rules, when a plaintiff has made a claim for personal injuries, the adverse party may require that the plaintiff submit to a physical or mental examination pursuant to R. 4:19.  The issue sometimes arises as to whether the defense medical examination may be recorded or attended by a representative of the […]