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By Colleen Murphy | February 17, 2023
A $1.625 million settlement was reached prior to trial in Bernstein v. Friedman for a 38-year-old woman involved motor vehicle crash in Morris County. On…
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By Aleeza Furman | February 16, 2023
"Mione shows you don't even need the legislation because the courts are interpreting stacking consistently," said Scott Cooper of Schmidt Kramer.
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By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
This year, the 220th legislative session has already approved a bill to increase the minimum limits for motor vehicle and automobile liability coverage and a bill to expand the full disclosure of policy limits. Nonetheless, there are still some changes that the Legislature can approve that will further protect the legal rights of persons injured in automobile accidents.
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By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
Since 1988, there have been over 120 published cases that deal with some aspect of the verbal threshold. These cases are listed here in chronological order by subject matter.
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By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
This year, there were no new cases dealing with the verbal threshold; however, there were two new cases from the Supreme Court dealing with motor vehicle accidents: Cooper Hospital (Collateral Sources: Medicare) and Stewart (Tort Claims Act: Dangerous Condition of Public Property). In addition, there have been two new statutes relating to automobile insurance.
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By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
I recommended that the Legislature amend the insurance statutes to provide that the minimum liability and UM/UIM coverage for automobiles and all motor vehicles be increased to $100,000. The action of the Legislature in increasing the compulsory insurance limits to $25/50,000 on Jan. 1, 2023 and $35/70,000 on Jan. 1, 2026 is welcome, but is not enough.
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By Charles Toutant | February 3, 2023
A Burlington County jury awarded $2.06 million on Dec. 5 in the case of a woman who suffered spinal injuries in a motor vehicle accident, Smiley v.…
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By Aleeza Furman | January 30, 2023
While plaintiffs lawyers often fret that their cases will lose value as injuries fade into the past, Frank Campese Jr. said, "Here, it was the opposite."
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By VerdictSearch | January 26, 2023
On March 15, 2018, plaintiff Craig Czaplinski, a radiologist in his early 50s, was driving on Route 23/Ridge Road in Elverson. The front of his sedan struck the passenger's side rear quarter panel of a sedan driven by Rachel Palmer. Czaplinski claimed a fractured knee, a torn meniscus and a wrist injury.
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By Colleen Murphy | January 24, 2023
A $2 million settlement was reached in Middlesex Couhty suit Teaha Whitaker v. Advanced Site Contractors on Sept. 9 for a woman who was hit by a…
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