Can You Ever File a Civil Lawsuit for Injuries Suffered on the Job? When you have been hurt in an accident on the job in New Jersey, you can typically file a workers’ compensation claim for lost wages, as well as payment of medical expenses. Is that … [Read more...]
Liability for Snow and Ice-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents
Can Motorists Be Held to a Different Standard in Winter Weather? Winter is just around the corner and in New Jersey, that means snow and ice on the roads. In those conditions, motorists may need to take extra precautions to minimize the risk of loss … [Read more...]
Slip and Fall Injuries at an Apartment in New Jersey
Who Is Liable? What Must You Prove to Recover Compensation? You're visiting at someone else's apartment in New Jersey, and you slip and fall on a broken sidewalk, icy or snow-covered steps, or because of wet or damaged flooring. Who can you bring … [Read more...]
Common Causes of E-Scooter Accidents
The Careless Acts that Most Often Lead to E-Scooter Crashes The number of e-scooters on the roadways in America had grown substantially over the past few years, with ownership more than doubling from 2018 to 2019, from approximately 38 million to … [Read more...]
Why Motorcycle Accident Injury Claims Are Different
Why You Need an Experienced and Proven Personal Injury Lawyer You've been injured while operating a motorcycle or while riding as a passenger on a bike. You just need a good personal injury attorney, right? Wrong! Motorcycle accident injury claims … [Read more...]
Filing an E-Scooter Injury Claim in New Jersey
What Must You Prove? What If You Didn't Have a License? The use of E-scooters has exploded across the United States, including throughout New Jersey. They are street legal now, with a right to be on streets, highways and bike paths. Not … [Read more...]
Tools for Gathering Evidence in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
How Your Lawyer Gets Factual Support for Your Claims When you’ve suffered any type of injury because of the wrongful acts of another person, you have a right to file a lawsuit to recover damages. If your case goes before a judge and jury, you’ll … [Read more...]
Why Evidence May Be Inadmissible in a Personal Injury Trial
The Types of Evidence that Can Be Excluded during Litigation In the American courts, when parties have a legal dispute and are in the early stages of preparing a case, the principle of "open discovery" generally applies. That means that both parties … [Read more...]
How Much Time Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Claim in New Jersey?
How Is the Time Limit Established? What Is the Purpose of a Time Limit? When another person acts carelessly and you suffer injury or loss, you have a right to bring a legal claim for damages, from lost wages and income to unreimbursed medical … [Read more...]
Howard Popper Named among Top 10 New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers
Attorney and Practice Magazine Lists Attorney Popper in Top Ten Attorney and Practice Magazine, a quarterly publication and monthly blog that focuses on law firm management, has designated attorney Howard D. Popper among the Top 10 New Jersey … [Read more...]