GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce that Mark J. Feuerstein joined the Firm’s Litigation Department as an Associate in October 2020. Mr. Feuerstein concentrates his practice in General Liability. Prior to joining GRSLBG&B, Mr. Feuerstein served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Special Victim’s Unit, where he prosecuted criminal complaints, including domestic… [Read More]

GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce that Aran O’Gara joined the Firm’s Litigation Department as an Associate on September 21, 2020. Mr. O’Gara concentrates his practice in General Liability and Construction. He represents insurance companies and self-insured companies in the defense of these claims. Mr. O’Gara graduated from The University at Albany with his B.A. in… [Read More]

  By: Hristo Zevlikaris [1]   On September 22, 2020, the Judiciary issued a Notice to the Bar and Public, Update on Court Operations During “Phase 2.5” of the Supreme Court’s Post-Pandemic Plan.  Under Phase 2.5, in-person events may be scheduled where parties have been unable to participate using virtual formats.  In-person events, may include… [Read More]

  By: Hristo Zevlikaris[1] and Alexis Carrelli[2] In a recent opinion, Freed v. Bastry, Docket No. A-3284-18T2, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division held that the owners of a male golden retriever were not responsible for the injuries Plaintiff sustained when their golden retriever knocked her over at a dog park. The underlying… [Read More]

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]