Recovering damages for your car accident is often a difficult and complicated process. Dealing with medical bills, insurance adjusters, co-pays, deductibles and maximum coverage thresholds when you are struggling with an injury can be overwhelming. The following information is provided to help answer questions you might have regarding Personal [...]
Personal injury lawsuits seek to compensate wrongfully injured people who have been injured by the negligent actions of others. These claims help to compensate the injured parties for the cost of medical treatment and lost income, as well as more intangible losses, such as pain, suffering and the loss of enjoyment [...]
Motor vehicle accidents were responsible for injuring 2.44 million people in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The National Safety Council (NSC) places the number much higher, identifying 4.4 million serious motor vehicle-related injuries in 2015. “Serious” means that the injured individuals sought medical attention. Both sources [...]
New Jersey personal injury claims come in many sizes. For the large, complex cases, your attorney may handle most of the heavy lifting. He will guide you through the process, and he will typically rely on expert witnesses and various resources to investigate the claim and gather evidence to [...]
For those who suffer injury or loss of a loved one in a motor vehicle accident, New Jersey has a legal framework in place that allows people to pursue full and fair compensation for the harms and losses suffered. Current N.J. Auto Accident Laws Under New Jersey law, a driver injured in [...]
New Jersey personal injury lawsuits are complex matters that involve a significant investment of time and resources. An experienced personal injury lawyer can protect the interests of a wrongfully injured person and begin building a successful case early on. This article provides a basic overview of New Jersey pre-trial personal [...]
Personal injury lawsuits often involve complex accident scenarios and difficult questions regarding apportionment of fault where the combined actions of multiple parties causes an injury. In these cases, New Jersey law provides juries a mechanism for determining each party’s share of responsibility for the damages. The NJ Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, [...]
A jury sitting in new Brunswick, NJ recently awarded an injured plaintiff $3 million for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. While driving on Donald Street in Perth Amboy, plaintiff’s vehicle was struck at an intersection and pushed off the road. It was alleged in the ensuing personal [...]
A plaintiff injured by a negligently operated taxi cab recently settled her Essex County, NJ personal injury lawsuit for $460,000. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was driving through an intersection in Newark when the driver’s side of her car was broadsided by the taxi cab. As [...]
A plaintiff who was injured when struck from behind by another motor vehicle recently settled her Camden County personal injury lawsuit for $900,000. Plaintiff, a 24-year-old nursing student at the time, was stopped in traffic on Interstate 676 when her vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup [...]
