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

By on November 19, 2013 in NJ Workers' Comp, Uncategorized with 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 Manufacturers Insurance Company, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2553, (App. Div. October 23, 2013) ruled that respondent has no lien on the medical portion of a third party claim against a UM or UIM carrier. […]

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Appellate Division Allows Accidental Disability Pension For Work Injury To Custodian

The court makes clear that an unexpected event is covered even if the employee could foresee the harm Accidental disability pensions in the public sector remain controversial because employees receive two thirds or more of their pay for life with no federal tax obligation and no state tax obligation until age 65.  The receipt of […]

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