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District court finds that the “specialty” for the one time change of physician must be one that furthers the employer’s duty to deliver a continuum of care, facilitating the employee’s return to gainful employment.
The injured worker sustained a serious injury to her finger. She came under the care of Dr. Cortez, a board-certified general and plastic surgeon with an added certificate for hand surgery via the emergency room.
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Three times is the charm. The Appellate Court again addresses the abuse of workers’ compensation judges’ discretion in awarding fees, costs and penalties.
Typically, not many workers’ compensation Superior Court or Supreme Court decisions come down each month. On average, there is one case each month that New Jersey practitioners need to read.
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An employer cannot take a credit for an overpayment of workers’ compensation benefits paid for one work injury against an award of benefits for a subsequent work injury.
In this case, the claimant sustained a work injury in the nature of a broken right ankle in 2011.
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An insurer’s denial of payment for a medical bill on the basis that the treatment at issue is not related to the work injury does not require the dismissal of a Fee Review application as premature.
The claimant sustained various work-related injuries in 2004. The employer and its carrier (SWIF) accepted the injuries by issuing a Notice of Compensation Payable and, subsequently, an amended Notice of Compensation Payable in 2007.
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Appellate Division finds that the plaintiffs lacked the requisite attorney-client relationship to pursue a legal malpractice action against the attorney defendants.
The plaintiffs, Tara and Aniello Novembre, filed a first action against the New Jersey Nets alleging personal injuries while attending a Nets home game in January 2005.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
An employer is not liable for failure to accommodate if the employee is responsible for the breakdown of the interactive process.
In December of 2022, the Eleventh Circuit examined an ADA claim filed by Charles Cooke against his former employer, Carpenter Technology Corporation.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Risk Management as a Critical Component of Your Law Practice
A critical aspect of the practice of law is managing risk.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – January 2023 is prepared by Mars
Legal professionals do not have a duty to intervene if they become aware that a client may be suicidal.
Several years of litigation ensued as a result of a 2008 uninsured motorist collision with a car driven by Andreasen, leaving him permanently disabled. On March 10, 2019, Andreasen committed suicide.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – January 2023 is prepared by Mars
Court agrees with application of the first-injury rule because the related bankruptcy case would not determine whether the defendant committed legal malpractice.
A former client filed a lawsuit against Bilzin Sumberg, asserting causes of action for malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – January 2023 is prepared by Mars