PTGB Law Legal Blog

When you step into an Uber, did you know you are likely giving up your right to go to court if your uber driver injures you in a car accident? So says a recent decision by the Appellate Division of New Jersey.

In today’s political climate, it is very common for people to express their opinions on social media. These conversations no longer take place only at the water cooler. More often, individuals are expressing themselves on social media, either with an original post or with a “like” or other support for another’s political post. But if you supervise others, or own the company, the risk of doing so, even from your personal account, cannot be understated.

If you have children or have reached your 30’s or 40’s, you have probably heard a million times that you need three important legal documents: A will (and maybe a trust), a healthcare directive, and power of attorney. Yet, most people do not have these documents for reasons as different as people are. But the number ONE reason for having these documents is this: YOU choose who controls you and your money when you are sick or dead. Otherwise a court may have to choose after an expensive court process?

In Padilla v. Young, (A-43-22), the Supreme Court of New Jersey, in a 4-3 decision, tossed away centuries of common law and decades of New Jersey decisional law. From now on, a business owner has the duty to keep the public sidewalks that border all of its business property free from defects and hazards that could endanger pedestrians – even if the business property is a vacant lot.