Posted in Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights
Affordable gym operator Blink Holdings aka Blink Fitness, an Equinox-owned chain with more than 100 locations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in the District of Delaware, docket 24-11686 (JKS). At its first day hearing on Tuesday, the gym operator advised that it intended to sell all its… Continue reading
Posted in Workers' Compensation
In New Jersey, your workers’ compensation claim can be settled in one of two ways: an Order Approving Settlement or an Order Approving Settlement With Dismissal. Continue reading
Posted in Probate Litigation
As an attorney and a father of two special needs children, I uniquely understand the necessity of becoming a legal guardian for my children as soon as they reach eighteen years of age. Many individuals, however, may not understand the importance and necessity of completing this process. While your child… Continue reading
Posted in Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, often leading to posttraumatic seizures (PTS) which can exacerbate brain damage, increase hospital stays, and worsen functional outcomes. Early PTS, occurring within the first 7 days post-injury, differ biologically from late PTS and are a focus of… Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home
In April of 2024, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated their list of Special Focus Facilities. Special Focus Facilities (SFFs) are “nursing homes that have a history of serious quality issues and are included in a special program to stimulate improvements in their quality of care.” These SFFs… Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home
Three employees of two separate New Jersey long-term care facilities were indicted this past month, highlighting grave concerns over resident safety and care standards in such facilities throughout the state. Per the June 14 press release from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Joseph Robles, 23, of Tuckerton,… Continue reading
Posted in Probate Litigation
In most civil actions in the State of New Jersey, parties are responsible for the payment of their own counsel fees subject to limited exceptions. In the context of a guardianship action, however, the party who commences the guardianship action may be entitled to the payment of their counsel fees… Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home
With continuing advances in medicine, nutrition, and wellness, people are living longer. We all want to age like the characters on the popular sitcom “Golden Girls,” whose “golden years” seem fabulous and filled with humor, as Dorothy constantly threatens to send her hilariously feisty mother, Sophia, to a nursing home…. Continue reading
Posted in Probate Litigation
What is the Chancery Division? What does equitable relief mean? These are among the many questions posed by litigants facing either a claim filed in the Chancery Division or seeking legal assistance for complex claims seeking relief that is not always monetary. As a former law clerk to a Presiding… Continue reading
Posted in Workers' Compensation
The term ‘repetitive stress injury’ covers a wide variety of conditions. A Repetitive stress or strain injury happens when too much stress is placed on a given body part and can result in pain, swelling, muscle strains, and tissue damage. If your job involves performing the same task over and… Continue reading
