GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce that Nicholas (Nick) Grau is joining the Firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department as Counsel, effective immediately. Nick brings over a decade of experience defending employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation defense from pre-suit file management through Trial and Appeals. He has appeared in nearly… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce that Joseph C. Valenzuela has been elevated to the position of Counsel at the Firm. Joe has been practicing for over 10 years and is admitted in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He has been with GRSLBG&B since 2016 and continually selected as a “Rising Star” by the New Jersey… [Read More]

  By: Hristo Zevlikaris, Esq. [1] and Mark Feuerstein, Esq. [2] On July 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Bill A-3444 (S-1558) into law, requiring automobile insurers to disclose policy limits upon request by an attorney.  This Bill takes effect immediately for all new motor vehicle accidents occurring after July 22, 2021, and in 60 days… [Read More]

  By: Samantha E. Hahn, Esq. [1] and Patrick J. Nemes, Esq. [2] In Richter v. Oakland Bd. of Education, Case No. 083273 the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed the compelling issues of whether a plaintiff is required to establish an adverse employment action, such as a demotion or termination, in order to proceed with… [Read More]

  By: Deborah J. Banfield, Esq. [1] and Loudie V. Srebnick, Esq. [2] On June 10, 2021, the Supreme Court of New Jersey put an end to conflicting decisions in the lower courts regarding the “ongoing storm rule” when it reversed the Appellate Division’s decision in Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, Docket No. A-2111-18T3.  GRSLBG&B’s… [Read More]

  By: Rey O. Villanueva, Esq. [1] and David A. Visco, Esq. [2] In a recently published opinion, Greene v. Esplanade Venture Partnership, 36 N.Y.3d 513 (2021), the Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether a grandparent can assert a claim for emotional distress for witnessing a grandchild’s accident.  Under New York case law,… [Read More]

By: Samantha E. Hahn [1] Director and Chief Judge of the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation, Hon. Russell Wojtenko, Jr., issued a memorandum eliminating the Division’s prior policy allowing medical monitoring and coverage settlements as a stand-alone form of workers’ compensation benefit for public employees who receive accidental disability pensions (“ADP”). When a public… [Read More]

GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce Edward W. Chen has joined the Firm’s Litigation Department as an Associate. Edward represents the interests of insurance carriers and self-insured companies in all aspects of litigation, including trials and appellate practices. Edward concentrates his practice in the area of General Liability and Construction Law, including labor law, personal injury,… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce Patrick J. Nemes has joined the Firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department as an Associate. Patrick represents insurance companies and self-insured companies in the defense of these claims. Patrick graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a B.A. in History in 2010 and received his law degree from Roger Williams School of… [Read More]

By: Hristo Zevlikaris [1] and Minal J. Acharya [2] In an unpublished opinion, Harrington vs. South City Prime Montvale, LLC, Docket No. A-3355-18T3, the Appellate Division addressed the issue of whether evidence of Plaintiff’s alcohol consumption alone, is admissible to infer Plaintiff’s intoxication, and thus negligence, at the time of trial.  In overruling the trial… [Read More]