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Appellate Division Upholds Defense Victory and $500K Fee Award in New Jersey Legal Malpractice Case

Jack Slimm and Jeremy Zacharias, of our Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office, secured a significant victory in the New Jersey Appellate Division in Cohen v. Weg & Meyers, P.C., A-2082-22 (App. Div. Aug. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – August 12, 2025, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developmen

Court of Appeal Holds that Judges of Compensation Claims Lack Jurisdiction Over Employer/Carrier Paid Costs and Have Limited Role in Reviewing employer/Carrier Paid Fees

The First District Court of Appeal issued an opinion that clarifies the extent of a Judge of Compensation Claim’s (JCC’s) discretion, and even jurisdiction, to review attorney fees and costs paid by employers/carriers. In Fox v. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.