By: Russ Patane, Esq. [1] and Aran O’Gara, Esq. [2] In a recent New York Court of Appeals decision from the Second Department, the Court affirmed the applicability of the doctrine of collateral estoppel as a proper affirmative defense to a New York Labor Law action based on the findings reached in an Administrative Law… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B is pleased to announce Lauren M. Solari has joined the Firm’s Litigation Department as an Associate in our New York Office. Lauren defends claims and lawsuits against her clients, both self-insured and through their insurance companies. Lauren graduated from Fairfield University with her B.A. in 2010 and is a 2013 graduate of the… [Read More]

  GRSLBG&B’s Chris Zevlikaris recently obtained Summary Judgment in the Superior Court of New Jersey on behalf of an employer in a personal injury matter where its employee attempted an improper turn, failed to yield at an intersection, and struck the Plaintiff’s car head on. The Plaintiff sustained multi-level lumbar and cervical disc abnormalities necessitating… [Read More]

  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]