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Division of Workers’ Comp Best Forum to Decide Employment Issue on Home Aide Tragically Killed in Car Accident

John H. Geaney | January 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

Saul Liebman was living alone after the recent death of his wife in September 2008.  At the time he was

Employee Cannot Sue Fellow Employee Even If the Conduct Causing Injury Bordered on Criminal Negligence

John H. Geaney | January 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

What if the conduct of an employee during the course of employment is found to be so reckless as to

Petitioner Prevails in Alleged Traumatic Injury Claim Even Though Pleadings Were Filed as Occupational In Nature

John H. Geaney | December 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

It is not uncommon for a claimant to file an occupational disease claim but then at trial attempt to prove

Appellate Division Reverses Award to Petitioner in Occupational Pulmonary Case

John H. Geaney | December 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Anthony DiFabrizio worked for US Airways since 1985 at both Newark Airport and LaGuardia Airport.  At Newark Airport he loaded

New Ligament in Knee May Be Cause of Complications Post-Surgery

John H. Geaney | December 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

By Ian Zolty, Esq. Have you ever heard of the anterolateral ligament? If you have not, don’t feel bad because

Appellate Division Appears To Upend Established Case Law On Medical Liens In Workers’ Comp Car Accident Cases

John H. Geaney | November 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

In one of the most puzzling decisions in decades dealing with N.J.S.A. 34:15-40, the court in Dever v. New Jersey

Woman Who Cleaned Medical Office Was Employed by Both Father and Son Physicians and Could Not Sue Either for Negligence

John H. Geaney | November 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

June Chalmers worked at a medical office, cleaning the office space with another colleague.  On August 20, 2010, she fell

Delays Doom Continental Employee’s Workers’ Comp Claim

John H. Geaney | October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Smile Alvarez worked as an International Service Manager for Continental Airlines.  He flew to Quito, Ecuador on October 21, 2001

Employer Is Entitled to Reimbursement of Lien Even If Comp Case Is Ultimately Found Not Compensable

John H. Geaney | October 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

New Jersey has a very powerful subrogation provision.  That message was emphasized in Greene v. AIG Casualty Company, A-6287-11T4 (App.Div.

Intentional Harm Suit in Death Case Rejected as Barred by the Exclusivity Provision in Workers’ Compensation

John H. Geaney | October 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Once again a plaintiff has failed to get past the exclusivity provision in the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act.  In