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Appellate Division Finds Plaintiff’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Decedents’ Employer Failed To Meet Intentional Wrong Exception Of Workers’ Compensation Act

By on July 23, 2021 in NJ Litigation, Wrongful Death with 0 Comments

Two employees, Oscar Portillo and Selvin Zelayal, were killed when a trench collapsed on top of them while installing a drainage system.  Their respective estates sued the decedents’ employer, Defendant Bednar Landscaping Services, Inc., and co-employees Keith Bednar, Peter Liberatore, and Christopher Liberatore for wrongful death.  The issue in Estate of Oscar Portillo v. Bednar […]

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