News

November 9, 2021 A plaintiff bringing an action against a public entity under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1, et seq., is required to serve a pre-suit notice of any such claim within ninety days of the claim’s accrual. N.J.S.A. 59:8-8. Failure to timely file a notice of […]

November 05, 2021 McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia is excited to announce that Pooja Patel, Meagan Dean and Trish Wilson have been elevated to the firm’s Management Committee. These three Partners are not only influential leaders in their individual capacity, but also successfully handle substantial caseloads and manage departments and […]

November 05, 2021 McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. is Proud to Announce New Outstanding Additions to our Asbestos & Talc Trial Team! Jayne Brayer Partner Jayne Brayer is a Partner and trial counsel with the firm, and focuses her practice on the defense of talc, asbestos and significant personal […]

October 18, 2021 The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision on March 2, 2021 in Hrymoc v. Ethicon, Inc. , Nos. A-5151-17, A-1083-18, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 337 (App. Div. Mar. 2, 2021) that may substantially impact the landscape of litigation for medical device manufacturers in New Jersey. […]

October 15, 2021 In Fain v. Benak , 205 Conn. App. 734 (2021) the Connecticut Appellate Court recently addressed the application of the “unavoidable accident doctrine” in situations where there is no evidence of a medical emergency. In Fain , the plaintiff brought a negligence action arising from a motor […]

September 29, 2021 On Friday, September 24, 2021, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jury rendered a defense verdict in favor of Defendant Johnson & Johnson (J& J) in the Ellen Kleiner matter. The following Monday, September 27, 2021, a St. Louis, Missouri jury rendered a defense verdict in favor of J& J […]

August 4, 2021 New Jersey’s Supreme Court has reinstated the matter of Gilbert v. Stewart , 2021 N.J. LEXIS 773 (July 21, 2021), in which the plaintiff had filed suit against the defendant, attorney Kenyatta K. Stewart, alleging professional negligence in the practice of law. The trial court had earlier […]

June 15, 2021 In the recent decision of Perez v. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op 02259, 141 N.Y.S.3d 845 (App. Div. 1st Dept.), the Supreme Court of New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, declined to establish a new rule prohibiting the practice of anchoring. Anchoring is a […]

May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, the Superior Court announced that it would resume civil jury trials on September 1, 2021 in New Castle and Kent Counties. This applies to civil jury trials already scheduled for trial on or after September 1, 2021. Civil Jury trials scheduled before September […]