Personal Injury & Accident

People of all ages today love to post on Facebook, Twitter and other social media.  It is natural to want to share your daily happenings with your friends.  However, if you have a pending accident case, you need to be cautious about what you post. Insurance companies are in the business of trying to minimize their […]

In a recent New Jersey Federal court decision, the judge dismissed the claim of an auto accident plaintiff for punitive damages where he was seriously injured due to a vehicular collision. Punitive damages are meant to punish a civil wrongdoer and to deter similar conduct in the future.  They are awarded in addition to compensatory

These Winter Driving Tips From AAA May Save Your Life and Avoid An Accident. Severe weather can be both frightening and dangerous for automobile travel. Motorists should know the safety rules for dealing with winter road emergencies. Motorists need to be cautious while driving in adverse weather. The following winter driving tips are recommended: Avoid

Your teenaged son is involved in a fight with a classmate. You notify your homeowners insurance company of the fight. Several months later, you receive a letter from an attorney representing the classmate which you turn over to your insurance company. Over a year after that, the classmate files a lawsuit against your son, which

In standard automobile insurance policies, personal injury protection coverage will pay your medical expenses sustained in connection with a car accident. There is a deductible and a co-payment, and typically $250,000 in coverage is purchased. Your auto insurance company may offer you savings by suggesting that you use your health insurance policy to cover your

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently considered the appeal of a woman who slipped and fell on icy steps at a museum entrance, injuring her back.  The trial court had dismissed her lawsuit against the museum, based on the Charitable Immunity Act.  The museum is a nonprofit association organized exclusively for charitable, artistic, scientific, educational,

In a recent New Jersey Federal court decision, a homeowner was sued when a contractor’s employee was injured while using the contractor’s table saw in the course of remodeling the homeowner’s bathroom. The employee also sued the contractor and the saw manufacturer.  The claim against the saw manufacturer was settled. The homeowner moved for summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently declined an opportunity to expand the “mode of operation” doctrine in a case involving a slip and fall of a customer in a KFC outlet.  It upheld the Appellate Division’s reversal of a $138,643 jury award against the restaurant, which it was alleged failed to maintain a wet floor

If you are involved in a car accident, the other driver may claim that you were at fault. In our legal system, you are expected to operate your vehicle with reasonable care. If you do not, you may be considered to be negligent. Anyone claiming that you are at fault is obligated to prove that