When your loved one requires assisted living or nursing home care, you expect that they’ll be well-treated, that their needs will be met and that they won’t suffer needlessly because of carelessness or neglect by caregivers. Unfortunately, the n… [Read more…]
While burns can cause some of the most painful and debilitating injuries that you can suffer, these types of claims can also pose some of the most challenging cases. Whether you are suing and individual, an employer or a manufacturer, you need t… [Read more…]
If you have suffered an injury because of someone else’s wrongful act, you may experience significant pain on a daily or regular basis. Under the law, you may be entitled to compensation for “pain and suffering.” What does that mean, however? Wh… [Read more…]
When you’ve been hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, you can feel the financial impact in many ways. You may be unable to work or face substantial unreimbursed medical bills. You may need to make structural changes in your home to a… [Read more…]
In our last blog, we explained the basic requirements to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey—you must have suffered an injury and it must have been work-related. We also looked a couple of situations where there might be u… [Read more…]
According to a federal government audit, more than 25% of instances of physical and/or sexual abuse in nursing homes across the country go unreported. The study, part of a Medicare audit, allocates most of the blame to Medicare officials for fai… [Read more…]
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, has given new life to a medical malpractice case involving nurses at St. Clare Hospital, finding that the trial judge did not comply with a prior ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
The… [Read more…]
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that defense attorneys cannot use an injured party’s current treating physician as an expert witness to provide testimony regarding the acceptable standard of care in a medical malpractice case.
In the case … [Read more…]
You’ve been hurt because of the carelessness or negligence of another person. You’ve hired legal counsel, filed your complaint, conducted discovery and completed all pre-trial motions. There are still a few things that will need to happen before… [Read more…]
How a Personal Injury Lawsuit Moves Forward, Part Two
In a prior blog, we talked about the initial steps in a personal injury lawsuit—the filing of a complaint and answer, and the discovery period. Once discovery is complete, there is still m… [Read more…]