By: Catherine M. Shiels[1] and Alexis M. Carrelli, Esq[2]     On January 19, 2018, the New Jersey Appellate Division clarified the statute of limitations for Medical Providers’ claims in Workers’ Compensation in Plastic Surgery Center v Malouf Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. (A-5597-16T1; A-5603-16T1; A-5604-16T1; A-0151-17T1; A-0152-17T1). The Appellate Division determined that the intent of the Legislature… [Read More]

On December 18, 2018, Rey Villanueva was a member of a panel of attorneys that presented a Trucking Litigation Seminar for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  The seminar focused on various aspects of Trucking Litigation, including prosecuting and defending trucking cases, compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Commercial Driver’s… [Read More]

  By: Catherine M Shiels, Esq.[1] and Samantha E Hahn, Esq.[2] In a recent published opinion, NJ Transit Corp. v. Sanchez, N.J. Super. App. Div. (Geiger, J.A.D), the New Jersey Appellate Division held that when a worker is injured in a motor vehicle accident while in the course and scope of his employment, the right… [Read More]

On November 1, 2018, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers publicly announced the Eighth Edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings. GRSLB&G is proud to announce that it has been named on the 2019 “Best Law Firms” List. GRSLB&G received Metropolitan tier rankings in the practice areas of Construction Law, Litigation-Construction and Personal… [Read More]

By Audrey Shields, Esq. [1] and Natalie Wust, Esq. [2] In every contract, there exists a duty of good faith and fair dealing. Badiali v. N.J. Mfrs. Inc. Grp., 220 N.J. 544, 553 (2015); Price v. N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Co., 182 N.J. 519, 526 (2005). This means that neither party to the contract “shall do… [Read More]

By: Catherine M Shiels, Esq.[1] and Samantha E Hahn, Esq.[2] In a recent unpublished opinion, Cotto v. Ardagh Glass Packing, Inc., Civil No. 18-1037 (RBK/AMD), the New Jersey District Court held that employers are not required to accommodate medical marijuana usage in the work place. New Jersey courts have generally been permissible with regard to drug… [Read More]

By: Jeffrey S. Bell, Esq[1]. Samantha Holzapfel.[2] The New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of Serico v. Rothberg, 218 N.J.LEXIS 928 (2018) recently decided whether a Plaintiff can collect attorney’s fees, pursuant to the Offer of Judgment Rule, despite entering into a “high-low” agreement that limited the amount Plaintiff can recover at the time… [Read More]

By: Catherine M Shiels, Esq.[2] and Samantha E Hahn, Esq.[3] At a June 28, 2018 hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Judge entered an Order directing Freehold Township to pay for a municipal employee’s medical marijuana.[1] There is no written decision accompanying the Judge’s Order.  However, this marks the second time that a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Judge… [Read More]

Shareholder, Philip A. Garubo, Jr., will be speaking at the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 17, 2018. Phil will be discussing Social Media as part of the Hot Topics in Insurance Defense presentation. For more information about this topic, please contact Phil at pgarubo@grsl.com

2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers List     GRSLB&G attorneys Philip A. Lundell, Jr.; Philip A. Garubo, Jr.; Jeffrey S. Bell; Catherine M. Shiels; Audrey L. Shields; and Eric S. Schlesinger were named to the 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are… [Read More]