Robert A. Scirocco and Mark R. Scirocco were both listed in the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list in this year’s awards publication. Robert Scirocco has been a recipient of the Super Lawyers accolade every year since 2010, demonstrating his longstanding commitment to...
On Jan. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”), which allows policyholders whose uninsured or underinsured motorist claims are “unreasonably denied” or “unreasonably delayed” to sue their carriers for up to three times the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
On September 17, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its opinion in the matter of Estate of Narleski v. Nicholas Gomes. This case involved “social host” liability for a 19-year-old who invited others under the age of 21 to his residence, where alcohol was...