New Jersey Law of Personal Injury with the Model Jury Charges 2023

by James Hely, Donald A. DiGioia

Overview

New Jersey Law of Personal Injury collects and analyzes the leading personal injury cases which are followed by the full text of the relevant Supreme Court sanctioned model jury charges. This novel organization allows the trial or appellate lawyer to evaluate, prosecute, defend, and try any tort case by focusing on the language the judge will use to instruct the jury. Published annually, New Jersey Law of Personal Injury gives readers current information in the easiest possible format. Cross-referenced, completely updated, and heavily indexed, New Jersey Law of Personal Injury has become the authority in this area of practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781588526502
Publisher:	ALM Media Properties, LLC
Publication date:	09/28/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	658
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Donald A. DiGioia
Donald A. DiGioia, a member of Weiseman DiGioia, P.A. in Mountainside, New Jersey, is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil and Criminal Trial Attorney. Mr. DiGioia has been a practicing trial lawyer for more than 40 years. He lectures on trial techniques at seminars throughout the state and has published writings, including a chapter in the volume, New Jersey Trial and Evidence (NJICLE 2008). He has been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University Law School on trial advocacy topics. He is a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ), and has served on the Board of Governors of that organization. He was named as the Professional Lawyer of the Year by the Union County Bar Association in 2004. He is a Master and former President of the Richard J. Hughes Inn of Court, and he previously served as President of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-New Jersey (ACDL-NJ).

James Hely
James Hely was appointed judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, sitting in Union County, in July 2009.1 He is a former member of Weiseman Hely DiGioia in Mountainside, New Jersey, and was certified by the Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. He has been a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ), the New Jersey Defense Association, NJICLE, the Union County Bar Association, and the New Jersey Law Journal. He has published other books and articles on trial practice in Trial Magazine and other journals. In 1984, he and another attorney obtained the largest injury award in the history of New Jersey up to that time. In 1988, he achieved the first punitive damage award against the Audi 5000 for unintended acceleration. He has been an Executive Committee member of the New Jersey Association for Justice, a Master of the Richard J. Hughes Inns of Court, an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates-North Jersey, and board of trustees member of the Union County Bar Association. For ten years, he served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Negligence and Duty—General Concept
Chapter 2: Proximate Cause
Chapter 3: Comparative Negligence
Chapter 4: Damages in Personal Injury Cases
Chapter 5: Statute of Limitations and Repose
Chapter 6: Negligence on the Roadways
Chapter 7: Premises Liability
Chapter 8: Construction and Multiple Employer Work Site Accidents
Chapter 9: Medical Negligence and Battery
Chapter 10: Lawyer Negligence and Other Non-Medical, Professional Negligence Leading to Personal Injury
Chapter 11: Abnormally Dangerous Activities and Nuisance
Chapter 12: Respondeat Superior, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, and Vicarious Liability for Independent Contractors
Chapter 13: Alcohol Service by Taverns and Restaurants and Social Hosts
Chapter 14: Common Carriers: The High Degree of Care Owed to Patrons of Railroads, Buses and Airplanes
Chapter 15: Intentional Torts Causing Personal Injury
Chapter 16: Death Cases
Chapter 17: Punitive Damages
Chapter 18: Claims Against Public Entities: The Tort Claims Act
Chapter 19: Duty of School Personnel to a Student
Chapter 20: Other Special Negligence Claims, Immunities, and Restrictions
Chapter 21: Common Issues in Personal Injury Litigation and Trials
Chapter 22: The New Jury Selection Rules and Personal Injury Cases
Appendix A: Directive #21-06, Approved Jury Selection Standards, Including Model Voir Dire Questions
Appendix B: Directive #4-07, Jury Selection – Model Voir Dire Questions Promulgated by Directive #21-06 – Revised Procedures and Questions
Chapter 23: Product Liability