When You Have Been Injured in an Accident, Ignorance Can Cost You Imagine for a few minutes that you’ve just been involved in an accident. What you do next is very important. Over the next few minutes, hours, and days, the stakes are even higher than you’d think. You might naturally want to do the […]
Verdicts vs. Settlements: What Makes Them Distinct in New Jersey? Verdicts and settlements both reflect the outcomes of a process to resolve a personal injury claim. However, a verdict is a judgment rendered by a judge or jury as the result of a court case reviewing the personal injury claim, while a settlement is an […]
What Influences Pain and Suffering Awards in Toms River and Freehold, NJ? In New Jersey, even the most cautious people sometimes are injured in an accident. When that happens, it can wreak havoc on your normal day-to-day and even your capacity to provide for your family. If you’ve been injured in an accident that was […]
Personal injury claims and lawsuits have a bad reputation. Between stigmatizing it as a long, often difficult process and insurance company campaigns mischaracterizing personal injury claimants, a victim of an accident caused by another’s negligence may feel hesitant to pursue compensation for their injuries. However, New Jersey law allows those injured by negligent actors to […]
The verbal threshold was created to limit litigation and the rights of car crash victims to file for pain and suffering damages. When it comes to car insurance and accidents, the choices you make could mean risking your care and expenses if you find yourself injured in a crash. Since there are 270,000 car accidents […]
Suppose you are injured due to another person’s or party’s negligence. In that case, you can be entitled to compensation (also known as damages) which is meant to pay for the losses you have experienced due to their carelessness, neglect, or improper conduct. No amount of money can restore you to who you were before […]
A baby’s arrival is an exciting, emotional time. Everyone has waited many months to finally meet their new family member. Sometimes, everything doesn’t go as planned, and the baby is injured during labor and delivery. The possible birth injuries that a child can suffer during their birth, or in the time surrounding it, range from […]
Monmouth County Whiplash Attorneys Perhaps you are faced with the prospect of a whiplash accident, as well as the complex questions of which party will be found legally at fault and to what compensation, if any, you are entitled. When the issues of negligence, liability, and justification for compensation arise, the appropriate course of action […]
Many contracts contain arbitration clauses specifically to avoid litigation in the court system, which can be protracted and expensive. Trials include judges, juries, court reporters, witnesses, and motions to resolve procedural and substantive trial issues. On the other hand, arbitration is a dispute resolution alternative that is less expensive and less time-consuming than court litigation. […]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), among other personal injuries related to motor vehicle accidents, have increased in New Jersey. As pandemic-related restrictions and health guidelines have eased in New Jersey, the resulting effect, as of November 8th, 2021, has been a 15% increase in traffic fatalities due to bad COVID driving. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), […]
