Scirocco Law, PC is pleased to announce that attorney Stephen Scirocco has joined the firm. Steve is a litigator and trial attorney who has experience in both criminal and civil law. He is now working in the firm’s Employment, Personal Injury, Construction, and...
Year: 2021
Mark Scirocco Speaks With Law Journal About New Law Requiring Auto Insurers to Disclose Policy Limits
A new law makes it easier to get information about auto policies, allowing attorneys to request policy limits before the start of litigation. Under the new law, auto insurers must provide written notice of policy limits within 30 days of receipt of a request from a...
Supreme Court Victory for Commercial Landowners
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a commercial landowner does not have an affirmative duty to clear snow and ice during an active storm. In adopting this doctrine, known as the “ongoing storm rule,” the Court clarified the scope of...
Scirocco Law, PC Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition of Super Lawyers
Robert A. Scirocco and Mark R. Scirocco were both named in this year’s New Jersey Super Lawyers awards publication. Robert Scirocco has now been a recipient of the Super Lawyers accolade every year since 2010, demonstrating his longstanding commitment to clients and...
When is a Guest “Visibly Intoxicated” for the Purposes of Civil Liability?
If a social host/bar/restaurant serves alcohol to a guest, and that guest later drives drunk and injures a third party, the host/bar/restaurant could find itself on the wrong end of a personal injury lawsuit. In a civil setting, liability will often hinge on whether...
Mark Scirocco Recognized By The National Law Journal As A Trailblazer In Insurance Law
Mark Scirocco was recently named by the National Law Journal as a 2021 Trailblazer in Insurance Law. This recognition places Mark in an elite group of 30 lawyers from across the country who have made a profound impact in the field of insurance law. Please click the...
Landowner Liability During Active Storms
On February 1, 2021, partner Mark Scirocco argued before the Supreme Court of New Jersey with respect to the so-called “ongoing storm rule.” Mark appeared before the Court on behalf of the New Jersey Defense Association as Amicus Curiae. The ongoing storm rule, which...