By: Samantha E. Hahn, Esq.[1] On September 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill S2389, which creates a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 infections contracted by essential employees during the New Jersey Public Health Emergency are work related. Bill S2380 was first introduced to the NJ State Senate by Senator Stephen Sweeney on May… [Read More]

  By: Daniel B. McMeen, Esq. [1] and Alexis Carrelli, Esq. [2] On August 10, 2020, GRSLBG&B’s Daniel McMeen and Alexis Carrelli obtained Summary Judgment in a personal injury matter in which Plaintiff allegedly sustained a fractured ankle and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.   Plaintiff, a truck driver, alleged that on March 16, 2017, he was caused… [Read More]

  By: Samantha E. Hahn, Esq.[1] On July 30, 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature passed Bill S2380, which creates a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 infections contracted by essential employees during the New Jersey Pubic Health Emergency are work related. Bill S2380 was first introduced to the NJ State Senate by Senator Stephen Sweeney on… [Read More]

  On July 28, 2020, GRSLBG&B’s Rey Villanueva obtained Summary Judgment in a personal injury matter in which Plaintiff allegedly sustained multi-level lumbar and cervical herniations and bulges. Plaintiff alleged that he was a passenger in a vehicle owned and operated by the Firm’s client, a New Jersey based taxicab company.  Plaintiff alleged that the… [Read More]

  By: Audrey L. Shields[1] and Punita K. Amin[2] On June 29, 2020, the New Jersey State Supreme Court held that the “made-whole” doctrine does not apply to first dollar risk, such as a self-insured retention (SIR) or deductible. City of Asbury Park v. Star Ins. Co. 2020 WL 3493526 (N.J. 2020).  Under the made-whole… [Read More]

  By:  Daniel B. McMeen, Esq. [1] and Natalie N. Wust, Esq.[2]   In New Jersey, a commercial landowner has a duty to take reasonable steps to render a public walkway abutting its property reasonably safe, including the removal of ice and snow.  An exception to this duty, however, known as the “ongoing storm defense,”… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce that Rosanne Palumbo joined the Firm’s Litigation Department as an Associate on May 18, 2020. Ms. Palumbo brings two decades of experience in Litigation in New York and New Jersey, and her practice areas include General Liability, Construction, Labor Law & Employment, and Asbestos/Toxic Tort. Prior to joining GRSLBG&B,… [Read More]

  By: Samantha E. Hahn[1] and Yi Zhu[2]   On May 12, 2020, the New Jersey State Supreme Court held that when a worker is injured in a motor vehicle accident while in the course and scope of his employment, the right of the workers’ compensation carrier to pursue a subrogation action against the third… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B would like to congratulate Philip A. Lundell, Jr., Philip A. Garubo, Jr., Catherine M. Shiels, Jeffrey S. Bell, Audrey L. Shields, and Eric S. Schlesinger, who have been named Super Lawyers for 2020. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super… [Read More]

  In the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the New York Courts have been essentially closed to any matter except for criminal arraignments, family court custodial issues and residential tenant eviction matters. The Courts prohibited the filing of any new civil matters outside of the two identified exceptions. Commencing on April 13, 2020, the Courts… [Read More]