Category: Civil Litigation
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Civil Rights Attorney Case: False Gun Arrest
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY SUES MONMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICERS FOR WRONGFUL ARREST A civil rights attorney sued three Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers. He claimed that they false charges against his client. In this post, I summarize a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on the case. On December 15, 2010, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers, Alexander Torres and…
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Paterson Injury Lawyer Case
PATERSON INJURY LAWYER SUES CITY FOR MAN’S FALL INTO POTHOLE An interesting case brought by a Paterson injury lawyer was decided recently. On September 30, 2011, at 9:30 PM, Rene Alicea exited a parked car. He walked around to the driver’s door to bid his daughter goodbye. Then he fell into a pothole located near the center…
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Civil Rights Lawyer U. : Cop Chase
CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER SUES NEWARK A civil rights lawyer sues Newark for a police car chase that injured an innocent third party. Here are excerpts from an appeals court ruling in ongoing lawsuit brought by a civil rights lawyer. Lennox A. Chunkoo hired the civil rights lawyer to sue Newark, its police department, and two…
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Consumer Protection Lawyer U. : Banks
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWYER SUES BANK FOR FAILING TO REPORT SCAM A consumer protection lawyer prosecuted a tragic case. Between June 21, 2011, and December 21, 2011, Margaret Lucca made approximately twenty-seven wire transfers from her account at the Wells Fargo Bank branch in Somers Point, New Jersey. She was 82 years old. She sent the funds…
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Op-ed: De Blasio Settles Fed Case
De Blasio to chase jihadist landlords? I recently wrote an op-ed for The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Below is an excerpt. You can read the full piece here. New York City is settling a federal lawsuit that claims that NYPD monitoring of city mosques to detect radical activity is unconstitutional. A similar case was filed in New Jersey previously. That lawsuit…
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Auto Insurance : Review Your Policy
AUTO INSURANCE BUYER MUST LIVE WITH THE TERMS OF HIS POLICY An auto insurance buyer is under a duty to examine his insurance documents and to notify the insurer if there is a discrepancy between what he requested and what the insurer provided. So ruled an appeals court in a recent court case. In the…
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Tort Lawyer : Fictitious Parties
WHOM DOES A TORT LAWYER SUE WHEN THE IDENTITY IS UNKNOWN? Who does a tort lawyer sue when the identity of the party who injured his client is unknown? A tort lawyer sees an injured woman. She is wheeled into his office. Let’s say the woman tells the tort lawyer that she slipped and fell…
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Slip & Fall Case: Snow Removal
SLIP & FALL VICTIM CONTRADICTS HIS OWN WEATHER EXPERT A slip & fall victim contradicts his own weather expert on snow conditions at the time of the accident. Here are excerpts from a court decision in an actual slip & fall case. On February 16, 2010, Christopher DeNiese, a Chase Bank branch manager, was brushing snow from his car.…
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Auto Accident Lawyers U.: Utility Poles
AUTO ACCIDENT LAWYERS CAN SUE UTILITIES Auto accident lawyers can sue utilities for improper placement of utility poles. Auto accident lawyers normally sue drivers that injure their clients. But sometimes there are other parties whose carelessness contributed to an accident. In such cases, auto accident lawyers will sue any and all responsible parties. One entity…
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False Arrest / Malicious Prosecution
FALSE ARREST AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION CLAIMS What are false arrest and malicious prosecution claims, and when are they justified? A false arrest claim arises when someone is arrested without legal authority. The victim is entitled to compensation for the wrongful arrest. For example, where the victim is arrested pursuant to a warrant that is fraudulent.…