Personal injury news for the New Jersey area. See some of the latest news about personal injury cases and other useful information about what you should do if you have been injured and are looking to seek legal representation.
SUING THE CITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY REQUIRES PROMPT ACTION Continued from my last post.) Guirguis Matta was suing the city of Jersey City for his injuries suffered in an elevator accident. His lawyers didn’t notify Jersey City of their intent to sue within 90 days of the accident. The law requires such notification when suing Read More
SUING THE GOVERNMENT FOR PERSONAL INJURY REQUIRES QUICK ACTION. Suing the government is something that personal injury attorneys do regularly. The government can carelessly cause an accident, just the same as a private party can. But, surprise, New Jersey, like most states, has passed special laws that often make it very difficult for a personal Read More
A slip and fall accident attorney represents people injured by someone’s negligence or carelessness. Negligence which causes the victim to trip. A crucial thing that an attorney must determine is whether the negligent party can be sued. Surprisingly, there are some persons and entities that a slip and fall accident attorney cannot sue. Even if Read More
SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENT LAWYER WINS FOUR MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT A slip and fall accident lawyer wins a four million dollar verdict against a hospital, despite charitable immunity law. Here are the facts of an interesting slip and fall accident lawyer case: Early one February morning, Carolyn Kostera slipped and fell on a patch of ice. She Read More
A car crash attorney made an interesting motion at a trial of an auto accident case. Ms. Kuldeep K. Saini hired the car crash attorney to sue a driver who struck her while she was walking. Here are selections from the appeals court ruling: One February night, at about 4:45 a.m., Saini was walking to work, northbound on Read More
SLANDER IS A FORM OF DEFAMATION Slander is a form of defamation it occurs when a defamatory statement is made orally, as opposed to in writing. Slander Definition Slander is a form of the tort of defamation. A tort is a wrongful act that entitles the act’s victim to monetary compensation. It takes place when Read More
SURGEON ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO GET INFORMED CONSENT FROM PATIENT In a recent medical error case, a surgeon allegedly failed to get informed consent from the patient for a vaginal operation that pierced the patient’s rectum by mistake. Continued from my last post. During rectocele repair surgery, a New Jersey surgeon, Dr. Quartell, accidentally tore the Read More
A car crash lawyer sues careless drivers who cause accidents. But a car crash lawyer also sues bars. How so? Here are excerpts from an actual court case brought by a car crash lawyer: Amanda Cummings was a passenger in a car driven by Brian S. Olson. Cummings fractured her neck when Olson’s car hit Read More
SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWYER SUES PARENTS OF ALLEGED JUVENILE PERPETRATOR A sexual assault lawyer sues the parents of an alleged juvenile perpetrator. The court rules that parents’ homeowners’ insurance policy need not cover the claim. A sexual assault lawyer represents victims of sexual assaults. The sexual assault lawyer seeks to obtain compensation for his client from potentially responsible parties. Potentially Read More
A premises liability lawyer handles many different types of cases. Here is an interesting one. Pamela Serure was assaulted by Geneva Sheehan. Serure was shopping in one of T.J. Maxx’s stores. PREMISES LIABILITY LAWYER SUES T.J. MAXX Serure hired a premises liability lawyer. The premises liability lawyer sued the store. The premises liability lawyer claimed that T.J. Maxx was Read More
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