The lone decision from the 3rd Dept today is very harsh. In Matter of Coyle v. W & W Steel Erectors, the 3rd Dept. affirmed the Board Panel’s decision to reject an appeal as late, despite the basis for the appeal being a change…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As people await the much anticipated white smoke to appear for the selection of the new Pope, another anticipated event comes around this time of year. Wedding season is upon us, and although most couples feel a conclave of…
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/ Family Law
In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of being…
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/ Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
Attached are three 3rd Dept decisions released Thursday, 5/1/25: Pressimone v. NYCHA. Cautionary tale. Here, there was a deadline set for medical depositions…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The numbers are frightening. In recent years, juries have routinely rendered outsized verdicts, a trend attributable in part to social inflation, public sentiment toward corporate defendants, and sophisticated litigation tactics…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance, Personal Injury, Transportation
Usually when I write a blog post I target either prospective clients or fellow practitioners. My hope is that the points I make resonate sufficiently to either direct a client my way, help a colleague to think of a problem in a…
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/ Family Law, Law Practice Products & Services
Join partners Cheryl Binosa, Jeffrey Newby, and Renee Porada Frazier for an insightful webinar that will cover several pressing topics in New Jersey Workers' Compensation, based on recent cases in the state.
In this webinar,…
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/ Workers' Compensation
This decision was released by the 3rd Dept. on Thursday 4.10.25: We see this situation happen from time to time. A First Report of Injury (FROI) is initially filed – “Lost Time with No Paid Indemnity” and the Agreement to…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
One of the biggest issues in this country is healthcare. Specifically, the cost and payment for healthcare and directly related to that, health insurance. Under most family situations at least one family member works for an…
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/ Family Law, Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
A recent ruling concerning a workers’ compensation case in New Jersey reaffirmed that Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) funds should not be included in the calculation of attorney fees. The case involved a reopener application for a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he, “never…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
I have come to the realization that the longer two people are together in a relationship, not only do they know what makes the other one tick, but they also know what it takes to get under the other’s skin. They know how to push…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Family Law
Do you know what kind of car insurance you or your plaintiff carries? Is it full tort or limited tort? Pennsylvania law permits a choice between two coverage options when selecting car insurance–limited tort and full tort. The…
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/ Civil Remedies, Insurance, Personal Injury, Transportation
In a much anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now defined parentage to include intent-based parentage in the landmark case Glover v Junior. Historically Pennsylvania recognizes parentage of a biological…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Family Law
In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that any item that is part of a health care provider’s treatment plan falls within the purview of medical services and the broad-encompassing phrase…
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/ Health, Insurance, Law Practice Products & Services, Workers' Compensation
