Stores Not Individually Responsible for Communal Parking Lot
If you slip and fall in the parking lot of a shopping center, who is responsible? Just the landlord? Or do the individual stores have some responsibility? This question was recently reviewed by the New...
Read MoreDeer Season Dangerous For Drivers
The fall hunting season is clearly a dangerous time of year for deer, as hunters go after them with bows and rifles. It turns out, however, that drivers are as great a danger to deer...
Read MoreNew Jersey Court Disallows Emotional Distress Damages for Seeing Pet Killed
Most dog owners would certainly feel a tremendous amount of “emotional distress” if they watched their dog suffer a horrible death, being mauled by another dog. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that no...
Read MoreNew Jersey Court Rules Failure to Make Minor Wear Seatbelt Can be Felony
New Jersey law requires that drivers make sure that any passengers under the age of 18 are wearing their seatbelts. Drivers might assume that this is one of those “minor” violations that result in nothing...
Read MoreSummer Brings Increase in New Jersey Area Boating Accidents
The hot summer weather has brought with it an increase in boating accidents in the New Jersey area and throughout the country. On the Fourth of July, a yacht packed with 27 people watching fireworks...
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