Can a Jaywalking Pedestrian Recover Damages after Being Hit by a Car?
When a motorist drives carelessly and hits a pedestrian, the consequences can be serious and catastrophic, and often tragic. The driver may have turned a corner without looki… [Read more…]
When you’ve been injured on the job, your first course of action is typically to notify your employer and take the necessary steps to apply for workers’ compensation benefits. Under New Jersey law, workers’ compensation can often be your “exclus… [Read more…]
So you’ve been injured on the job—maybe in a motor vehicle accident while handling a workrelated task, or you were hurt when a machine or tool malfunctioned. In New Jersey, as in other states, you have a right to seek compensation for any disa… [Read more…]
If you live in one of the nation’s big cities, you’ve seen scooters on the roads—they seem to be everywhere. While they’re convenient and extremely popular, they can also be pretty dangerous, both for riders and pedestrians. Though there have … [Read more…]
In the aftermath of a work-related injury in New Jersey, you may have mounting expenses and little or no income. It’s important to know what types of disability benefits pursuant to a New Jersey workers’ compensation filing.
Workers’ Compensati… [Read more…]
In the aftermath of a personal injury, you have the right to pursue damages for all your losses, from wages and income to medical expenses, from loss of companionship or consortium to pain and suffering. In an earlier blog, we looked at the diff… [Read more…]
If you’ve been injured because of the careless or negligent act of another person, you’ll have the right so seek damages for all your losses, from wages and income to unreimbursed medical expenses to loss of enjoyment of things that have given y… [Read more…]
You see it all the time—you go ziplining or parasailing or want to engage in some other activity and the vendor requires that you sign a waiver of liability. The ostensible upshot of such a document is that you won’t be able to sue if you are … [Read more…]
When you’ve been hurt in a motor vehicle accident in New Jersey, one of your first steps it typically to look to insurance to cover your losses. But what if you were a passenger in a ride-share, such as Uber or Lyft? Until about a year ago, ther… [Read more…]
Fatal School Crash Raises Questions
The death of a teacher and a student in a school bus crash on a field trip has raised many questions about the liability of a school district in a motor vehicle accident. Experts anticipate that families of t… [Read more…]