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January 12, 2021 In the recent decision of Francis Ross Clark v. David Nenna, M.D. , New Jersey’s Appellate Division reiterated the jurisdiction’s well-established rule that a plaintiff alleging that she has sustained emotional distress due to another’s negligence must support that claim with expert evidence. In Clark , the […]

January 7, 2021 On January 7, 2021, Chief Justice Rabner of New Jersey’s Supreme Court issued an Order for civil jury trials to commence virtually in New Jersey beginning, for some counties, on February 1, 2021. According to the Order, the courts will resume jury trials through a two-phase process. […]

February 11, 2021 https://www.harrismartin.com/conferences/263/Webin… Agenda Posted for New Jersey Asbestos Webinar! See Full Agenda Details Below – Up to 2 Hours of CLE Credit Available! HarrisMartin’ s Webinar Series: New Jersey Asbestos Litigation February 11, 2021 – 2:00 p.m. EST The Agenda for this Event: 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. […]

December 3, 2020 In a precedential decision, New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld the common law test for applying the doctrine of “res ipsa loquitur” in a negligence action. In Pannucci v. Edgewood Park Senior Housing – Phase 1, LLC , A-4735-17T3 (App. Div. Nov. 30, 2020), the Appellate Division was […]

November 24, 2020 On November 19, 2020, New Jersey’s Appellate Division issued a precedential decision in the matter of Crisitello v. St. Theresa School , Docket No. A-4713-18T3 (App. Div. 2020). The case arose from the school, a private, primary school operated by a Roman Catholic parish church, terminating a […]

November 11, 2020 Just over a year ago, MKCI analyzed a decision of the New Jersey Appellate Division in the matter of Narleski v. Gomes . In that case, the court considered whether an “underage” adult – someone over the age of eighteen, but under the legal drinking age of […]

November 9, 2020 Missing the deadline to file an appeal has potentially disastrous consequences, namely, the dismissal of the appeal and the possibility of a malpractice action. In Georges, et al. v. OB-GYN Services, P.C., et al., the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Court’s decision to dismiss an untimely […]

October 14, 2020 Dear Chief Justice Rabner: On behalf of the McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, we thank Your Honor for taking the time to consider our request to include a diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias continuing legal education (CLE) as part of the mandatory […]

October 7, 2020 New Jersey’s Tort Claims Act requires that any person who seeks to file a lawsuit against a public entity for tortious injury or damage to persons or property must put the responsible public entity on notice of that intention within ninety (90) days of the claim’s accrual. […]