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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Internal Affairs Investigations May Be Provided Under the Common Law Right of Access

On March 14, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that internal affairs investigations are not protected under the common law right of access and, therefore, cannot be withheld based on confidentiality in certain circumstances. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Delaware Superior Court Dismissed Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Claims Because He Failed To Identify an Expert Witness Who Would Support His Claims at His Forthcoming Jury Trial.

In Weiner v. Holfeld, 2021 WL 5577255 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 30, 2021), the plaintiff claimed that expert testimony was not necessary because the matter at issue involved obvious common sense and public knowledge. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Calculation of average weekly wage not always limited to money paid in 13-week period prior to work accident, but can include monies (bonus) earned during that period but is not received until later date outside that period.

The claimant worked as an executive assistant for the City of Aventura. After sustaining a compensable work accident on February 27, 2020, she continued to work and received an annual merit bonus on August 6, 2020. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.