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Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action
The family of an 18-year-old Newark cheerleader critically injured in a crash outside of her school last month has taken legal action against the Newark Board of Education and others they say are responsible for the accident. The family of Chiara Jones, the 18-year-old Newark cheerleader who was critically injured after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle outside her high school while coming home from a competition, announced on Monday, March 25, they have filed a notice of claim against the school district. Chiara Jones was struck by a vehicle outside Arts High School while getti…
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
Schools
Brake-Checking, Racist Parent Vowed To Have NJ Bus Driver Fired — And She Was: Lawsuit
A black school bus driver claims she was fired after an encounter with a racist parent who confronted her on the road in Cumberland County, court papers say. Genera Fisher filed a lawsuit against the Millville Public Charter School on March 7 in Superior Court, alleging she was let go "in retaliation for her protected activity of reporting a hate crime and/or racial harassment." The alleged road rage incident occurred on March 3, 2023, according to the lawsuit which described the scene: A car driven by another student's parent brake-checking and turning without signaling in …
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Lawsuit Cites Hidden Stop Sign As Reason For 100 MPH Crash That Killed Teen NJ Boy
A stop sign obscured by overgrown shrubs or trees is being blamed for causing the crash that killed a 15-year-old boy in Salem County, according to a lawsuit filed by his estate. Evan F. D’Anjou, a student at Schalick High School in Pittsgrove, was a front-seat passenger in a car driven by Dane T. Pierce, 16, at the time of the May 2022 wreck, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Pierce blew the stop sign and went airborne before striking a tree in a park in Pittsgrove, New Jersey State Police have said. Evan D'Anjou Facebook/ NJ Motocross The car was traveling at speeds of …
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Megabus Passenger Files Suit After Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash
Yet another lawsuit has been filed in the double-fatal Megabus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge in 2022, according to court records. A passenger on the Megabus that crashed killing two passengers and injuring 17 others, has filed a lawsuit against the bus company and its driver, Eric Naughton of Westville. Kimberly Clay, of Manhattan, claims she suffered incapacitating injuries after Naughton was allegedly speeding. According to her lawsuit, filed on Jan. 24 in Superior Court of Middlesex County, Clay says Naughton "operated the subject bus in a reckless, willful a…
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Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action
The mother of rapper Flo Rida's 6-year-old disabled son is taking legal action after the boy fell five stories from a window of their Jersey City building earlier this month, leaving him seriously injured. Alexis Adams claims building management was negligent and careless and did not install size guards on windows, causing her son, Zohar Dillard, to fall out onto the pavement below, according to court documents filed by Steven P. Haddad, of the Haddad law firm. Zohar DillardSteven P. Haddad Zohar, who was diagnosed with autism and a brain condition, suffered a shattered pelvis, left met…
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Another Dunkin' Donuts Customer Burned By Hot Coffee In NJ, Lawsuit Says
Another New Jersey Dunkin’ Donuts shop is being sued by a customer claiming to have suffered permanent injuries after being burned by a hot cup of coffee. William E. Williams, of Hanover Township, visited the Morris Plains location on Speedwell Avenue and was served in a “negligent and careless manner” on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, says the case, filed in Morris County Superior Court in December. “[The workers] failed to properly secure the lid of the coffee served” to Williams, the complaint says. They also “served coffee at a temperature that was excessively hot, failed to provide proper wa…
Schools
Rutgers Frat Pledge Suffers Broken Skull, Brain Injury In Hazing Incident: Lawsuit
A 19-year-old Theta Chi pledge at Rutgers University is suing the school, the fraternity, its grand chapter, and more than a dozen fraternity brothers after falling down a flight of stairs in an alleged drunken hazing incident, leaving him seriously injured. Armand Runte, of Somers Point, was forced to drink "life-threatening" amounts of booze before tumbling down a flight of stairs at the Mine Street frat house in New Brunswick during "Big Brother Night" last month, according to a newly-filed lawsuit detailed by NJ Advance Media. The incident allegedly wasn't reported until hours later,&nb…
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NJ Pilot Suing Billionaire Passenger, Wife After Contracting COVID On Private Flight: Report
A New Jersey pilot is suing a billionaire passenger for negligence after contracting COVID on a private flight, forcing him to quarantine for two weeks and cancel other work — work that the billionaire promised to reimburse him for and later backed out of, according to a report from DailyRecord. The suit, filed in Morris County Superior Court on Monday, claims that pilot Adam Toombs contracted the virus after flying billionaire Stephen Deckoff’s wife, Pamela, and several friends to Miami in December 2020 — but on the way back, they insisted on adding Pamela’s friend Allegra Blinken who likel…
Politics
Muslim Police Chief Put On Administrative Leave After Being Targeted In Racist Remarks: Report
Ahmed Naga, the Long Hill Township Police Chief who recently filed a notice of intent to sue the town due to alleged workplace discrimination and racism, has been put on administrative leave just days after a private investigator unearthed and submitted evidence of a committee member making racist remarks, NJ.com reports. Naga was suspended with pay as of Thursday after Patrick Toscano, his lawyer, submitted clips where township committee member Brendan Rae told a private investigator under him in a sworn statement that the chief had been called a Muslim ethnic slur, according to the outlet.…
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Wrong Cemetery, Someone Else's Clothes: NJ Attorney Files Suit Against Funeral Home
A Trenton attorney has filed a lawsuit of her father's behalf accusing a funeral home of messing up her mother's services and burial, The Trentonian reports. Janet Kay was dressed in another woman's clothing, and wearing someone else's wedding ring and jewelry, when she was buried in a different cemetery days before her funeral service, says the complaint filed by Robin Kay Lord. Meanwhile, nearly 60 attendees were waiting for her funeral service to begin when the funeral home apparently announced the mixup, The Trentonian reports. Kay's body was reportedly exhumed the day after the service…
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: Bergen Funeral Home Mixed Up Bodies, Sent Wrong Woman’s Corpse To Cemetery
Mourners were saying their final goodbyes to a beloved Bergen County grandmother when, at the last instant, the graveside service was abruptly halted. It turns out the body of the 93-year-old Korean woman whose death they were mourning in a Westchester cemetery had been left back at the funeral home in New Jersey. Another corpse had been dressed in her clothing, placed in the casket and brought that morning to a funeral in Leonia. It was then driven 25 miles north in a procession to Valhalla, NY. The body had already been lowered into the grave when the mistake was finally acknowledge…
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Celeb Chef's Widow Sues NJ Hospital Where He Died Over Leaked Info
The widow of a celebrity chef who died of COVID is suing the hospital where he stayed alleging they released private details regarding his illness for "gossip" — while she struggled to get word on his condition from hospital staff. Floyd Cardoz, known for his roles at Indian fine dining restaurants Tabla and Bombay Bread Bar in Manhattan, came back from India via Frankfurt on March 8 “feeling feverish,” he said in an Instagram post. Cardoz — who appeared on Season 2 of David Chang's "Ugly Delicious" — admitted himself to a hospital in New York thinking he had the flu, said Lou Palma, …
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'No Choice': South Jersey Movie Theater Closes After Defying Murphy's Order
A South Jersey movie theater has closed after being ticketed by police for defying Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order and reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Tilton Square Theatre in Northfield reopened on June 5, after more than five weeks of being closed due to COVID-19. The theater implemented several safety measures including customer limits, requiring masks, installing sneeze guards and more. Police mailed the theater a summons for each day it was open (5), and officers gave the theater a verbal warning along with a copy of the governor's executive order the day it…
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Lawsuit: Essex County NFL Player Sexually Assaulted By Woman On Flight To Newark
An unnamed NFL player from Essex County is suing United Airlines saying he was groped by a drugged up woman in his row -- and crew members did little to stop it. The athlete, listed in the lawsuit filed in Los Angelos Superior Court Monday as John Doe 1, and a Philadelphia man who was in the same aisle and listed as John Doe 2, are seeking compensatory and punitive damages "as they were unnecessarily put at risk and harmed by [two flight attendants] and UNITED's common course of misconduct," the lawsuit states. The unnamed, "disheveled and unbalanced" woman took the window seat next to…
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Mom: Unleashed Pit Bulls Killed Special Needs Son's Support Cat
A Bergenfield mom is suing the owner of two pits bulls who she claimed killed her special-needs son’s support cat in front of their eyes. Martha Cardona and her son “helplessly watched” the dogs attack the leashed feline during a walk around the Georgian Court garden apartment complex in June 2018, a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges. Both were “consumed by the terrorizing fright and horror” of the cat being ripped to pieces until it died, says the suit, a copy of which was obtained by northjersey.com. The dogs then knocked Cardona down, but she fought them off, it says…
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: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools
A woman who says she was a victim of sexual misconduct by a South Hackensack School District teacher's aide is now suing the district and two of its officials who she says should have taken steps to end the sexual relationship, NorthJersey.com reports. The suit stems from the arrest of Philip Cerone of Maywood, charged in October 2017 with "sexual assault by a supervisor" of a juvenile between 16-17 years old and "child endangerment by sexual contact," according to jail records. He has since been sentenced to five years of probation and surrendered his teaching license after pleading guilty…
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Bloomfield Parents: Nurse Scalded Genitals, Back Of Daughter With Cerebral Palsy
Parents from Bloomfield are seeking justice saying their daughter with cerebral palsy was left to suffer when a nurse put her in a scalding shower -- leaving her with burns on her backside and private areas. Maeylines Quinones, 21 -- who uses a wheelchair and cannot speak -- reportedly suffered severe burns after she was placed into burning hot water by her nurse at Bayada Home Health Care, Veronica Sandoval, on Oct. 10, 2019. Sandoval had been using a hoisting device to give Quinones a shower at her Bloomfield home, her parents say. Vanessa Quinones rushed her daughter to t…
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New Lawsuits Against Newark Archdiocese Accuse Former Rutherford Priest Of Sex Assault
A pair of lawsuits filed under new state law have been filed against the Archdiocese of Newark by men saying they were sexually abused nearly four decades ago by a late Catholic priest. The men accuse the church of failing to protect them from the Rev. David Ernst, who was assigned to Saint Mary's in Rutherford and taught at Our Lady Help of Christians parochial school in East Orange. Jeff Anderson & Associates, the firm representing the two alleged victims, held a press conference Wednesday. Click here to watch. The suits were filed by Stephen Tyminski, now a 66-year-old Orthodox…
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Sussex County Man Who Killed Scout Leader After Alleged Rape Sues Boy Scouts Of America
A Sussex County man who killed the Boy Scout leader who he said raped him is now suing the organization, saying it marketed itself as wholesome and safe while concealing an "infiltration" of pedophiles. The Boy Scouts of America failed in its duties to identify pedophiles, stop them from abusing young boys, alert law enforcement, warn parents or institute a zero-tolerance policy involving charges of sex abuse, alleges a lawsuit filed by Clark Fredericks against the BSA. The organization, based in Irving, Texas, issued a statement in response (see below). Fredericks, 54, served five years i…
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: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse
Two people have filed lawsuits under new state legislation alleging the headmaster of a now-defunct Mendham boarding school for students with special needs sexually abused them in the 1980s. James Schwartz and an unnamed plaintiff say former Chartwell Manor School headmaster Terence Lynch is unfit to work with children and failed to report the abuse to law enforcement, the DailyRecord reports. The alleged victims say in the suits the abuse they suffered at the boarding school -- which closed in 1984 -- caused them to suffer from emotional pain to this day, to which they are in counseling an…
Police & Fire
Louisiana Pastor Accused Of Groping Passenger On Newark-Bound Flight
A prominent cleric from New Orleans was scheduled to appear in court Monday on a charge that he touched another passenger during a Newark-bound flight in a sexual manner, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Cornelius Tilton, 65, who is president of a Bible college, was on the flight from Tel Aviv when he touched the bare calf of a 19-year-old seminary student who was sitting beside him, authorities said. The student was part of a group visiting Israel and Tilton was serving as a guide, authorities also said. During the flight, which landed at Newark Liberty Intern…
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Student Sexually Assaulted By Teacher, Kicked Out Of Bloomfield High Suing School
A former student at Bloomfield High School who was sexually assaulted by a teacher has filed a lawsuit alleging the school should have known he was a potential danger to students, according to published reports. The student, now 19, also says the district improperly removed him from school shortly before he was set to graduate due to behavioral issues caused by his assault. The teacher, Leo Donaldson, who also worked as a track coach, was arrested in 2016 and later pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and official miscon…
Police & Fire
Lawsuit
: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police
The attorney representing the family of a Jefferson mom allegedly fatally shot by her Newark police lieutenant husband will soon be suing the officer and his department, according to a recent report. A tort claim notice was filed by attorney Marco Laracca against John Formisano, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife Christie Solaro Formisano and wounding her boyfriend last July -- about a month after filing for divorce, NJ.com reports. The wrongful death suit will also argue that the Newark Police Department ignored warning signs from Formisano, who Solaro's mom maintained should not …
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Family Of Beloved Westfield Principal Suing Hospital Over His Death
Family of the Westfield High School principal who died following an attempt to harvest his bone marrow for donation are suing Hackensack University Medical Center. Derrick Nelson, a 20-year veteran of the Army reserves, was planning on making the donation to a French teenager. But the magnanimous gesture turned tragic when Nelson, 44, fell into a coma early this year. He died in April. His fiance is now suing HUMC and a physician, attorney David Mazie of Roseland said. She and Nelson also have a six-year-old daughter. "When they started the procedure and induced int…
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Suit Claims Former Linden Minister Performed Sex Acts During Exorcisms
The prominent Union County cleric who stepped down from his post at a Linden church after being accused of sexual misconduct is being sued by his alleged victims, MyCentralJersey reported Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. William Weaver, who was the minister at Linden Presbyterian Church for four decades, was facing a church trial when he renounced his jurisdiction in January. Last month, three men were quoted in a news story accusing Weaver of performing non-consensual sex acts on them during exorcism rituals. The men, all of whom were identified by name in the article, said Weaver recommended exorc…
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: Attorneys Reveal Hundreds More NJ Priests Accused Of Sexual Assault
The names of nearly 300 New Jersey clergy members accused of sexual misconduct were released Monday by attorneys. The church earlier this year released a list of 188 priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct, but Phillipsburg-based attorney Greg Gianforcaro, who represents victims of sex abuse, says many clerics were left out. Jeff Anderson & Advocates, who named boy scout leaders listed in the "Perversion Files" last month, posted the 300 names in "The Anderson Report" Monday as Gianforcaro held a press conference in Elizabeth. Dozens of priests were named from Bergen, Essex, Huds…
Police & Fire
Little Ferry Woman Accused Of Stabbing 5-Day-Old Daughter Dead Posted Pic Hours Earlier
UPDATE: Family members were having dinner when a 29-year-old Little Ferry woman grabbed a knife, locked the bedroom door and stabbed her crying 5-day-old daughter in the throat, killing her, records show. Hiralbahen Bhavsar initially told police in a 911 call Thursday night that her husband had a knife and was trying to kill her, court records show. Family members had stopped responding officers from taking the husband into custody at the Liberty Street garden apartment when, according to court documents, the mother emerged from the bedroom and said, "I did it. I killed my baby." The offic…
Police & Fire
Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns
James Cosgrove, the longtime director of the Elizabeth Police Department, resigned Tuesday following an investigation into inappropriate conduct by the veteran law enforcement officer, Mayor Christian Bollwage said. "After meeting with the Attorney General today and discussing a path forward, I have accepted the resignation of Police Director James Cosgrove. Our conversation centered on changing personnel in the Internal Affairs Department, as only the Chief of the Police Department has that power," Bollwage said in a statement Tuesday. In addition, the whistle-blower comp…
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Dozens Of North Jersey Boy Scout Leaders Named In 'Perversion Files' Sex Abuse Case
A New York-based law firm has released the names of New Jersey Boy Scout leaders accused of sexually abusing juvenile members in what is being called the "Perversion Files." The Boy Scouts of America named the men to "Ineligible Volunteer Files" in 2012. The case is being revisited by Jeff Anderson & Associates, looking publicize the events and push for better legislation for victims. The original files named more than 7,000 alleged child sex abusers in the U.S., many of whom are also priests, the firm said. Attorneys named 130 former scout leaders accused of child sex abuse at pr…
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'Disgusted' Clifton Neighbor Destroys Dentist's Playboy Display
A woman who said she was disgusted by a Clifton dentist's Easter Playboy display took it upon herself to take it down. Desire Shepstone showed up at Wayne Gangi's Grove Street office with clippers and began cutting off the mannequins' lingerie as reporter Andrew Ramos recorded her. She carried the dolls off the lawn, telling Ramos that she was sick of having to look at it from her home across the street. Clifton police on Wednesday charged Shepstone with criminal mischief. The man she lives with says she wasn't outraged but simply wanted attention. Gangi, meanwhile, said he plans to reb…
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