$2.5 Million – John E. Molinari – Motor Vehicle Accident

By Michael Zerres

A 57-year-old plaintiff was struck by a car while riding his motorized bicycle. He had previously retired from a municipal government position due to myasthenia gravis, a condition that causes weakness in skeletal muscles. Following the crash, the plaintiff was hospitalized and underwent cervical and thoracic spinal fusions. Nearly a year later, he was hospitalized
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NJ Judges Required to Ask Jurors Open-Ended Questions

By Michael Zerres

Erga v. Chalmers – Docket No. A-2632-12T4 – unpublished – Jury Selection/Voir Dire – decided July 16, 2014 This matter arises out of an auto accident trial, wherein the plaintiff sought reversal of a no-cause verdict after the Trial Court failed to ask Question Six from a set of sample jury questions set forth by
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