HOFFMAN DIMUZIO » Law http://jerseylegalinsiders.com New Jersey Law & Legal Help Blog from the Attorneys at Hoffman DiMuzio Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:57:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Perfume Decision – A Workers’ Compensation Case http://jerseylegalinsiders.com/workers-comp/hello-world/ http://jerseylegalinsiders.com/workers-comp/hello-world/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:31:17 +0000 kadimuzio http://jerseylegalinsiders.com/?p=1 Echo Davidoff
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A lot of controversy has arisen over the recent “perfume case”. In Sexton vs. Cumberland County/Cumberland Manor the N.J. Appellate Court held that a worker was entitled to pursue workers’ compensation benefits because perfume exposure at work aggravated a pre-existing lung condition. Contrary to the opinion of some critics, the holding does not stink. The furor expressed by those opposed to the decision is based upon a fundamental misunderstanding of the principles of N.J. workers compensation law.

The N.J. workers compensation law was adopted in the early 1900s. It confiscated every worker’s right to sue his employer. The law deprives the worker and his family of the right to claim adequate compensation for work-related injury (for example, damages for pain and suffering, future wage loss, spousal claims for loss of society and services, exemplary damages, loss of enjoyment of life damages, and the like). Instead, the worker was limited to three potential benefits:  authorized medical treatment, temporary total disability, and permanent disability.  Read the rest of the story on our firm’s site…

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We are excited to announce that we are joining many of our fellow attorneys who have become legal bloggers, also known as blawggers.   So please stay tuned as we share our wealth of legal knowledge, we have over 20 attorneys who are eager to share  their expert insights and opinions on the expansive subject of New Jersey law.  Ken DiMuzio Sr. has already started the ball rolling with his analysis about, “The Perfume Decision…,” which we plan on featuring next month.

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Hoffman DiMuzio is among the largest law firms in Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties. Over 80 dedicated professionals serve the legal needs of clients throughout the southern and central parts of New Jersey as well as the southeastern portion of Pennsylvania. With offices in Woodbury, Franklinville and Sewell, Turnersville and Philadelphia, Hoffman DiMuzio is able to provide its clients with the powerful resources of a large firm which include an invaluable depth and breadth of legal experience, extensive research capabilities and state-of-the-art computer networking.


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