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.
PATERSON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY PROBLEM: THE MERCURIAL EXPERT A Paterson medical malpractice attorney helps people injured by medical negligence. To recover compensation for his client, a Paterson medical malpractice lawyer generally must retain an expert witness. Under New Jersey law, a jury generally can’t award compensation to a medical malpractice victim just because the jurors believe Read More
CHILD ABUSE LAWYER FILES SUIT OVER SCHOOL’S FAILURE TO REPORT TEACHER A New Jersey child abuse lawyer recently sued a New Jersey public school. The client of the child abuse lawyer allegedly suffered molestation at the hands of a teacher. The alleged molestation occurred at a New Jersey private school. However, before working at the Read More
AFTER AN ON THE JOB CAR ACCIDENT, WHO COVERS YOUR MEDICAL BILLS? You had a car accident while on the job. Say you live and work in Elmwood Park. You’ve done the right thing and hired a local car accident lawyer. Because the accident occurred while you were working, the lawyer will file a worker’s Read More
BERGEN COUNTY ACCIDENT LAWYER CASE: WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SUE A Bergen County accident lawyer often represents a client who suffered a work injury. Sometimes, the attorney can file a lawsuit against more than one party. For example, say a defective machine injured the client. The Bergen County accident lawyer will file a worker’s compensation Read More
DRUG INJURY LAWYER CASE EXPLORES WHETHER U.S. LAW OVERRULES N.J. LAW Here’s a digest of a recent drug injury lawyer case. In 2004, the manufacturer of Reglan received approval from the FDA to publish new label warnings about the dangers of the long-term use of the drug. FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration, Read More
FAIR LAWN PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER ADVICE: EMOTIONAL DISTRESS DAMAGES. A Fair Lawn Personal Injury Lawyer assists accident victims to recover compensation. If the victim suffers a physical injury, compensation may include reimbursement for medical bills and lost wages. It further may include compensation for the pain and suffering of an injury. That includes emotional pain Read More
PARAMUS ACCIDENT LAWYER CASE STUDY: DANGER ON THE JOB. A Paramus accident lawyer helps accident victims recover compensation. Some of these accidents occur while the victim is working. Worker’s compensation may not cover a self-employed worker. However, he may have a claim against the owner of the property where he was working. A newly decided Read More
PATERSON INJURY ATTORNEY: SLIP AND FALL CASE A Paterson injury attorney helps victims of slip and fall accidents recover compensation. If the accident occurs at a business, the victim must prove that the business acted negligently (carelessly). And that such carelessness caused the slip and fall incident. Otherwise, the victim will not be able to Read More
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYERS’ CASE: DUELING DOCTORS New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers represent victims of medical negligence. Therefore, typically, New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers seek to hold medical professionals responsible for injuries to patients. These medical professionals include doctors, nurses, and dentists. However, in order to win a medical malpractice case, it is not Read More
PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER BERGEN COUNTY CASE LESSON: BUY GOOD INSURANCE A recent personal injury lawyer Bergen County case shows the need to buy car insurance wisely. Unfortunately, many people in New Jersey do not. This may prevent them from obtaining compensation after an accident. In the case, a woman named Kim suffered a car accident injury. Read More