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Powell, Kugelman & Postell is pleased to announce that Maureen LePochat has recently joined our team of insurance lawyers. Maureen is returning to New Jersey practice after working 14 years…
Recently, the New Jersey Appellate Division found that an insured?s acceptance of an actual cash value payment and subsequent failure to submit proof of repairs up to the replacement…
Partner Jose D. Roman, dedicated to providing legal services to low-income and underserved communities, is leaving Powell & Roman to focus those efforts full time at Central Jersey Legal…
Prior to joining Powell & Rom?n, LLC, Mr. Kingston clerked for the Honorable Janetta D. Marbrey, J.S.C. of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, Mercer County, Civil…
Recently in Baskin v. Martinez the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that evidence of a clear act of surrender will defeat a police officer?s qualified immunity defense in a use…
New Jersey’s highest court decided in City of Asbury Park v. Star Insurance Company that an insurance company?s subrogation claim takes priority over a municipality?s deductible/self- insured retention (SIR). In…
The debate over the responsibility of commercial property owners during a winter storm continues. Many states have adopted the Ongoing Storm Rule (also known as the Storm in Progress Rule)…
The Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) lost a transgender discrimination lawsuit and as a result, the trial court ordered the JCPD to provide annual transgender awareness training. On May 8,…
Although lawyers are required to zealously advocate for their clients, over-zealous advocacy often leads to trouble. A recent New Jersey Supreme Court case, Morales-Hurtado v. Reinoso, illustrates how, in the…
A recent ?Me Too? movement update to New Jersey?s Child Sexual Abuse Act (CSAA) significantly extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims, granting victims additional time to file…
If you think the penalty for texting while driving is a traffic ticket, think again. You could be charged with murder. Last year, a woman was found guilty of vehicular…
A recent New Jersey appeals court ruling found that water damage to a vacation home caused by leaking pipes was not covered under a ?named perils insurance policy.? In Cusamano…
Recently in Markou v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., a New Jersey appellate court upheld the rule that a ?mortgagee in possession? of a vacant property is not liable for sidewalk…
In Chartis Propriety Casualty Company v. Inganamort, the Third Circuit found that, when handling a property damage claim under an all-risk maritime policy, the insured has the burden of proving…
A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that a golfer who rents a golf cart has an obligation to refrain from letting an incompetent operator use the cart. In McKeown…