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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Griffin v. City of Newark New Jersey Superior Court of, Appellate Division 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 234 Decided: February 14, 2025 Appellate Division affirms that where there were no obstacles preventing a claimant’s first attorney from serving a timely notice of tort claim, a subsequent attorney’s prompt… read more

TT&H Attorneys Benjamin C. Frommer and Javier A. Zurita recently won the dismissal of an insurance coverage case in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Burlington County.  Plaintiffs, owners of a farm home and indoor riding arena, filed a suit against the property insurer and insurance agent, alleging that the insurance company failed… read more

In a case before the Middlesex County New Jersey Superior Court, Attorney Bill Markwardt obtained summary judgment for an insurance carrier sued directly by its insured on a first-party uninsured motorist (UM) claim.  This case involved a traffic accident in which a phantom truck driver was alleged to have waved the Co-Defendant forward into the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summaries Angelo v. CVS Health Corp. United States District Court of New Jersey 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 234576 Decided: December 30, 2024 CVS’ Motion for summary judgment denied despite Plaintiff’s inability to identify a dangerous condition. Background In this slip-n-fall action, Plaintiff was entering the store’s front entrance when… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Jayden N. Peters has joined the firm in the Hampton, NJ office, where he is a member of the general liability practice group.  Jayden graduated in 2018 from DeSales University and received his J.D. in 2021 from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.  After law school, Jayden served… read more