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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that James A. Cardenas and Elizabeth M. O’Connell have joined the firm and will practice in the Hampton, NJ office. James A. Cardenas, a versatile and seasoned trial attorney, joins the firm as a partner.  Jim has handled an extensive list of cases involving architectural and engineering… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Latshaw v. Lakewood Twp. Police Dep’t, No. A-3702-21 Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Decided: March 25, 2024 Being paid while running errands may not be sufficient to establish that a petitioner was in the course and scope of employment. Background: The Petitioner was a dispatcher for… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division No. A-1188-22 Decided: January 30, 2024 Appellate Courts will not disturb the well-reasoned findings of a Judge of Workers’ Compensation. Background The Petitioner suffered a cardiac injury during the course and scope of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Soto v. Hoosier Care, Inc. New Jersey Superior Court No. A-0507-22, 2023 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2254 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 11, 2023) Decided: December 11, 2023 An employee who worked and attended school can be eligible for temporary disability benefits after unemployment benefits are terminated…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summaries Hargett v. Hamilton Park Opco, LLC New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division No. A-2036-22, ___ N.J. Super. ____ Decided: December 11, 2023 In a decision concerning the Affidavit of Merit (“AOM”) statute, the Appellate Division rejected a collective negligence theory of vicarious liability and held that Plaintiff’s expert’s… read more