Category: Personal Injury News
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.
A resident of Teaneck slips and falls at a restaurant and consults a personal injury lawyer two weeks later. The restaurant is located on Cedar Lane, not far from the victim’s home. At the time of the accident, the victim stood in line at a self-service portion of the restaurant. She eyed the salad bar. The Read More
Here are some FAQ on how to sue the government for personal injury. The questions focus on the deadlines involved. Q. Is there a deadline to sue the government for personal injury? A. Yes. A key aspect of knowing how to sue the government is knowing the deadline. Q. What is a “personal injury statute Read More
Q. What’s a New Jersey personal injury statute of limitations? A. Let’s first break down the phrase New Jersey personal injury statute of limitations into its parts, and then define each part separately. A statute of limitations is the legal deadline to file a lawsuit. If you miss the deadline, you lose your right to Read More
You are walking in front of a business. Suddenly, you slip and fall on a bump in the sidewalk. You suffer great pain in your back. You are taken to the emergency room. There, the doctors order x-rays, MRIs, and other tests. Say you live in Fair Lawn. After the incident, you are disabled for Read More
You are injured in a slip and fall accident at a store in Paramus. The business failed to clear a spill of liquid on the floor. Let’s say that you live in Elmwood Park. An ambulance takes you to the emergency room at Hackensack Hospital. The doctors treat your injuries. They admit you to the Read More
You live in the Paramus area, have an accident, and hire a Paramus personal injury lawyer. In order to win your case, the Paramus personal injury lawyer must hire an expert witness. In some cases, the Paramus personal injury attorney might have to hire more than one expert. For example, a doctor to explain your Read More
You are injured in a car accident. Or in a slip and fall at a local business. Or a neighbor’s dog bites you. Say you live in Clifton, where I practiced law for the first 19 years after I opened my own office. I still consider myself a Clifton personal injury lawyer. What do you do? The first Read More
Here’s a summary of a recent Bergen County slip and fall lawyer case. Victoria hurt herself when she slipped and fell in an icy parking lot. The Mahwah Board of Education, owned and maintained the lot. The Board contracted with Dutra Excavating and Sewer to assist with snow removal. Several days after a snowstorm, Victoria parked Read More
A careless driver injures you. You wind up in the hospital. Accordingly, you search for New Jersey injury lawyers on the web. You find one to represent you. The injury lawyer tells you that you are entitled to compensation from the other driver’s insurance company for your pain and suffering. NO-FAULT PIP INSURANCE PAYS FOR Read More
Your father lives in an apartment. Say it’s located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. One day, you visit him. Near your father’s apartment, there are two driveways. There is a stepdown of about 12 inches between the driveways. In other words, one driveway is a foot lower than the other one. You arrive. It’s a Read More