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April 12, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in many ways over the past year. In the hopes of returning to some sense of normalcy, Philadelphia’s court system has implemented a number of changes to its operations to create a safe environment where the public can once again conduct […]

April 6, 2021 Last night, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed legislation repealing the State’s COVID-19 nursing home and hospital immunity provisions. In April 2020, Governor Cuomo signed the Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act (hereinafter “EDTPA”) which granted broad, and retroactive, immunity to certain healthcare providers and facilities for good-faith […]

March 25, 2021 Although Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-549aa provides that a litigant has an “absolute right” to a trial de novo of an arbitration award, the Connecticut Appellate Court in Pascola-Milton v. Millard, et al ., 2021 Conn.App. LEXIS 72 (2021) recently clarified that this right only applies to […]

February 17, 2021 On February 17, 2021, New Jersey’s Supreme Court handed down a much-awaited decision in the matter of Maison v. New Jersey Transit Corporation , a personal injury suit filed against New Jersey’s public transit corporation and one of its employees. The lawsuit arose from a July 2013 […]

February 18, 2021 Effective on February 1, 2021, New York’s Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court were revised, by order of Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks. The changes incorporate certain rules that the Commercial Division of New York’s Supreme Court had earlier adopted, in an effort […]

February 3, 2021 On February 1, 2021, attorneys Lawrence McGivney and Jonathan Lee obtained a judgment from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, on behalf of the firm’s client, a roofing contractor. The roofer had pursued a former client for outstanding bills, and was counter-sued for more than […]

January 21, 2021 In a recent published decision in the matter of Cruz v. Dougherty , A-1276-19T3 (App. Div. Jan. 11, 2021), New Jersey’s Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a New Jersey Civil Rights Act lawsuit against a detective employed by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. The […]

January 15, 2021 McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. Welcomes Jose M. Jara Jose M. Jara Partner Jose M. Jara is a Partner in MKCI’s New York City and Florham Park, NJ offices and Director of the firm’s ERISA Department. His practice focuses on ERISA and employment litigation and counseling […]

January 13, 2021 It Is Our Privilege To Name Richard Fennelly As A Partner At McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia Richard Fennelly III Partner Richard has been with MKCI since 2017 and has been a pivotal part of the growth and success of the Hartford office. Richard is in the […]