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Archive for July, 2018

Discovery Rule Keeps Alive Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Case and Respondent’s Lien Rights

Lynda Ferrari was injured at work falling down steps in April 2006.  She sought treatment for her right knee and lower back.  Dr. Joan O’Shea performed authorized surgery to address Ferrari’s right-sided herniated discs at L4-5 and L5-S1.  Ferrari experienced increased pain following surgery.  She saw multiple physicians after the surgery, seeking relief for her […]

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Appellate Division Bars Civil Claim by DPW Worker Who Planned to Leave Work Early But Was In A Car Accident on the Way Back to DPW Office To Fill Out Paperwork for Supervisor to Sign

By on July 16, 2018 in Claims, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

Victor Campos worked for the Department of Public Works for the City of Passaic.  On December 23, 2013, he was performing maintenance work at City Hall when he began to feel ill.  He made the decision to go home early, but first he had to notify his employer that he was finished for the day […]

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Widow Loses Dependency Claim Based on Failure to Prove That Her Husband Was Exposed to Asbestos

By on July 12, 2018 in Claims, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

Dennis Lomet worked for Lawes Coal Company from 1987 to 2012 when he died of lung cancer at the age of 47.  He installed, removed, or repaired heating and air conditioning equipment.  He never smoked cigarettes.  Before he died, he told one of his treating physicians that he thought he had been exposed to chemicals, […]

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Appellate Division Reverses Substantial Award to Custodian Who Contended Five Years of Custodial Work Caused a Need for Bilateral Knee Replacements

By on July 2, 2018 in Awards, NJ Workers' Comp with 1 Comment

Patrick Malone began working for the Pennsauken Board of Education in 2007 as a custodian.  He said he would sweep floors, take out the trash, clean the blackboards and desktops, remove gum and shoe marks from floors, sometimes climb ladders, and clean toilets, floors and walls.  He also said in the summer he would remove […]

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