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

By on November 7, 2013 in NJ Workers' Comp, Uncategorized with 0 Comments

June Chalmers worked at a medical office, cleaning the office space with another colleague.  On August 20, 2010, she fell on a piece of pipe while at work and suffered injuries which led to serious infections.  Chalmers did not file a workers’ compensation claim and obtained treatment on her own.  However, she did file a […]

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