M&W Case Alert – M&W Named Litigation Department of the Year 2024

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Methfessel & Werbel Named 2024 Insurance Litigation Department of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journalmore

The New Jersey Law Journal has once again named Methfessel & Werbel New Jersey's top insurance law firm, making the firm an unprecedented ten time winner. This is the tenth time in the twelve year history of the award that the firm has won.  Read the full article.

Methfessel & Werbel adds 5 new attorneys to Education, Civil Rights Team

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Methfessel & Werbel is excited to welcome new partners Athina Lekas Cornell, Jennifer Osborne, and Jeff Merlino together with attorneys Paul Griggs and Beth Bolger, formerly of Cornell, Merlino and Osborne LLCmore

Effective July 1, 2024, Athina Cornell will chair the firm's Education Law Group, which will operate within the Employment/Civil Rights Group chaired by M&W partner Eric Harrison.  Read the full announcement.

M&W Case Alert – Partner Eric Harrison Obtains Federal Judgment Against Plaintiff’s Counsel for Frivolous Litigation

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Last week in F.V. and M.V. o/b/o B.V. v. Cherry Hill Board of Education, Civ. Action No. 21-18096, the Honorable Karen Williams, U.S.D.J., granted the motion of M&W’s civil rights team, led by partner Eric Harrison, to award sanctions of more than $71,000 against ...more

attorney Jamie Epstein for prosecuting frivolous litigation under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).  Click to view the Order.  Read the full Case Alert.

Case Alert – NJ Supreme Court Modifies the “Going and Coming Rule” re Workers Comp

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On November 21, 2023, the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the “going and coming rule” applicable to workers compensation claims arising out of auto accidents while workers drive to and from work.  When an employee uses a vehicle provided by his or her employer for business expressly authorized  by the employer, an accident occurring during its use will trigger entitlement to workers compensation benefits.more

Both workers compensation carriers and auto liability insurers should be mindful of this decision, as an auto-based workers compensation claim  potentially affects the availability of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage and raises the specter of a potential workers compensation lien on any liability claim arising out of the accident.  Read the entire article.

M&W Case Alert – Lori Brown Sternback Brings Home a “No Cause” in Monmouth County

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Recently, one of our veteran trial attorneys, Lori Brown Sternback, tried a premises liability case in Monmouth County relating to an accident that occurred in the State of Vermont.more

Lori helped the jury navigate the terrain of New Jersey tort law with the help of Vermont and national building codes to arrive at a defense verdict.  Read the full Case Alert here.