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Personal Injury Cases in New Jersey

When someone else's carelessness hurts you, injury law decides who pays — and how much.

16 real personal injury decisions from New Jersey courts, each explained in plain English.

Alejandra Padilla v. Young Il An

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Anasia Maison v. NJ Transit Corporation and Kelvin Coats (083484) (Essex County & Statewide)

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Anasia Maison v. NJ Transit Corporation and Kelvin Coats

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Antonio Chaparro Nieves v. Office of the Public Defender (082262)(Union County & Statewide)

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Cuiyan Qian v. Toll Brothers, Inc. (073982)

Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. New Jersey’s common law imposes a duty on commercial landowners to clear public sidewalks abutting their

ESTATE OF BRANDON TYLER NARLESKI VS. NICHOLAS GOMES (L-7085-15, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5144-17T4 ESTATE OF BRANDON

Estate of Narleski v. Gomes

SABATINO, P.J.A.D. *382The tragedy of this wrongful death case began when the defendant liquor store sold about a half-gallon of vodka and three twenty-fou

Estate of William Massi v. Bette Barr

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2005-21 ESTATE OF WILLIAM M

In re Accutane Litig.

JUSTICE ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. **234This appeal arises from 532 product-liability claims filed against defendants Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

J.H. v. R & M Tagliareni, LLC

SUMNERS, J.A.D. *925*177The trial court granted summary judgment to defendants R & M Tagliareni, LLC and Robert & Maria Tagliareni, II, LLC, landlord and p

John Giovanni Granata v. Edward F. Broderick, Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2928-14T2 A-3036-14T2 JOHN

Nancy L. Holm v. Daniel M. Purdy

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Piech v. Layendecker

FASCIALE, J.A.D. *370This personal injury social-guest liability case deals with flawed jury charges, the erroneous admission of subjective lay opinion *37

STACI PIECH VS. GLENN LAYENDECKER (L-3473-14, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1417-16T4 STACI PIECH, Plai

Torres v. Pabon(074307)

SYLLABUS (This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has

Vitale v. Schering-Plough Corp.

JUSTICE PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers an employee’s agreement at the inception of his employment to pro