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Family Plans Lawsuit After NJ Transit Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree
The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …
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Man Fell Off Pontoon In Cape May County, Gashed By Boat's Propeller: State Police
A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a pontoon boat's propeller in Cape May County, authorities said. A state police spokesperson said the 51-year-old man fell off the front of the pontoon when it hit a large wake in Lower Township at around 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The propeller gashed open the man's stomach and one of his arms. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. The man was expected to survive his injuries, police said.
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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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$2.75 Million Settlement Reached In Renowned Late Crabber's Fall From Jersey Shore Dock
The family of a popular Monmouth County crabber who died after falling through a dilapidated dock is reportedly receiving a $2.75 million settlement. Patrick Shopp of Port Monmouth was walking along the dock at the Belford Seafood Co-Op in early 2020 when a broken board dropped him six feet onto the deck of his boat, according to The New Jersey Law Journal. He suffered a perforated colon, among other injuries, which required various surgeries over the following 15 months, the law journal reported. Shopp, considered one of the Bayshore’s best crabbers, reportedly died of complications at Ri…
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New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens
A volunteer firefighter accused in a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens not only returned to the scene as a responder but actively participated in the recovery effort, a personal injury lawyer said in announcing a massive lawsuit. Luke G. Stein, 18, of Cresskill, “helped carry one of the stretchers away from the wreck” off southbound Route 9W in Alpine earlier this month, Samuel L. Davis told reporters during a news conference at his Teaneck office on Thursday, Oct. 27. It was perhaps one of the “most twisted and cynical” things that he’d ever heard an…
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bsessed Driver's Elizabeth Road Rage Attack Suffered Laundry List Of Injuries
The 23-year-old woman intentionally run over twice by a Grand Theft Auto-crazed driver remains in critical condition and apparently won't be covered by insurance. Morgan Scott was taking pictures of a fender bender involving 56-year-old Vincent Jean last week in Elizabeth, when he charged at her in his Mitsubishi SUV and ran her over on a lawn on Wednesday, April 13, as she desperately tried running away, authorities previously said. Footage shows Jean backing up over her again, leaving her with a broken femur, lacerated liver, broken ribs, severe back injuries, deep gashes over 60 percent…
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Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant
A pickup truck lived up to its name when it rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the dawn of the new year approached. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. Nick's Tow…
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Hardcore Feelings Stirred Over $2 Million Settlement In Asbury Park Stage-Diving Injury
A lawsuit won $2 million in damages for a hardcore punk fan who was injured by a stage diver at a benefit concert in Asbury Park – and brought an angry response from the event’s chief organizer. Jason Kooken of New Hampshire had thanked members of Asbury Audio, Inc. after he was injured during an April 2, 2017 concert in memory of Vision lead singer Dave Franklin of Bridgewater, who'd died suddenly three months earlier. More than 2,500 fans packed the famed Convention Hall for the tribute show, headlined by one of hardcore’s founding and most prominent bands, Agnostic Front of New York City…
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Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23
A medical assistant from Harlem sped off after she struck and seriously injured a man with her car in broad daylight near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee last month, said authorities who arrested and charged her. Fatou Diaby, 25, stopped at first and got out of her Honda Accord after she hit the 23-year-old victim at the intersection of Hudson Terrace and Myrtle Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. She then "got back in her vehicle and left the scene prior to police arrival," he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack Univers…
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Jersey City Pedestrian Left With Limp Gets $675,000 Crash Settlement
A pedestrian who had several bones broken when he was hit by a Bergen County manufacturing company's vehicle while crossing a Jersey City street has accepted $675,000 to settle a lawsuit. Jose Rojas, 33, was crossing Barrow Street in a crosswalk when he was knocked down by a vehicle owned by a Moonachie company when its driver turned from York Street on Nov. 19, 2018, according to the NJ Law Journal. Rojas suffered right leg and ankle fractures requiring surgery and leaving him with what his attorney said will be a permanent limp. Rojas claimed that the driver, Guido Openner, disregarded a…
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Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout
In what is reportedly the largest settlement in New Jersey history, the family of an Essex County mom who was paralyzed by a falling utility pole will get $125 million from Verizon, reports say. West Orange mom Maria Moser Meister, 50, was waiting for a bus on her way to work when a the pole fell in Union City on Jan. 23, 2017, NJ.com reports. The pole, which was co-owned by Verizon through an agreement with PSE&G, was rotted at the base and snapped after 43 years, causing lifelong injuries to Meister’s body and head. As a result of the incident, Meister suffered from multiple spinal a…
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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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Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts
A Morris County man is suing Walmart, saying his hand was severely injured by a worker who apparently rammed him with a shopping cart. Roxbury Township resident Nicholas Puco claims he sustained “severe and disabling injuries” to his left hand at the Walmart on International Drive South in Mount Olive Township on April 19, 2019. The suit, which was filed in Morris County Superior Court, claims that the store is unsafe because its workers were not properly trained, monitored and supervised in the operation of work equipment. Puco also states in the suit that he had to take time off of work …
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