Articles Posted in Law in the News

Declaring that the Covid-19 crisis exposed and exacerbated pre-existing, longstanding problems within New Jersey nursing homes, two Democratic state legislators have introduced a series of bills designed to ensure long-term care facilities are better prepared to weather future emergencies and deliver “the highest quality care possible.” State Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle…

In the recent Middlesex County NJ case Gaguancela v. BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc, Norma Gaguancela was awarded a net verdict of $850,000 after falling and slipping at a BJ’s store location in East Rutherford, NJ. The floor at this particular location became slippery after a broken pipe led to water accumulation. According to reports, Gaguancela…

A prominent New Jersey personal injury case, Tomasi v. ShopRitewas recently settled on February 25, 2019. As the case details, Woodbridge resident Michael Tomasi slipped on grapes in the produce department of ShopRite in Woodbridge, NJ in December of 2015. While he did not directly fall onto the ground, Tomasi had to contort his body…

Following a spike in the number of pedestrian strikes and personal injuries, North Haledon in Passaic County recently reduced speed limits on numerous roads in mid-February. The new ordinance dictates speed limit reductions on Belmont Avenue, High Mountain Road, North Haledon Avenue, and Squaw Brook Road. Despite adequate notice being provided to local motorists, speeding…

Law Day 2017 & The Fourteenth Amendment : Transforming American Democracy May 1 has been proclaimed Law Day by every President of the United States since Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is observed throughout the nation as a day to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy, to reflect upon the ideals of liberty and justice that we…

Marcia K. Werner of Aretsky Law Group, P.C., located in Hackensack, NJ, has been named Professional Lawyer of the Year for 2016 by the Bergen County Bar Association and the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law. This prestigious award is bestowed annually upon lawyers throughout the state whose “conduct, competence and demeanor set…

Aretsky Law Group is honored that one of its dedicated attorneys, Natalie Esposito Capano, will be volunteering her time and expertise to neighboring New Jersey schools as a way to encourage this year’s observance of Law Day. Law Day is not a government holiday, but beginning in 1958, the first of May has been officially…

What is Law Day? Law Day is observed in many communities throughout the United States as a day to appreciate our American heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. It is a day to reflect on the importance of the rule of law in our society and to reflect on how fortunate we…