What to Do after a Car Accident
When you’ve been hurt in a motor vehicle accident, the steps you take in the immediate aftermath of the accident can have a significant bearing on your success or failure in recovering full and fair compensation for all your losses. Take Care of Your Medical Needs Your first concern after a car crash should always be...
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When Can You Break a Lease in New Jersey?
One of the few things in life that you can actually count on is change—you may sign a lease with specific plans—to take a new job, go to school or just be out on your own. But then the unexpected happens. Are you bound to the lease? Are there circumstances where you can legally break the...
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Third Party Claims for Work-Related Injuries
When you have been injured in the workplace, you have a right to pursue benefits through a workers’ compensation claim. In fact, workers’ compensation is often considered to be your “exclusive remedy” for injuries sustained on the job. That means you usually can’t file a lawsuit in court. There are, however, situations where you are not...
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A Landlord’s Duty to Mitigate Damages When You Break a Lease in New Jersey
In an earlier blog, we addressed the situations where you can legally terminate a lease before the end of its term without being responsible for the remaining months. But what if none of those situations is applicable? Can your landlord just let the property sit vacant (without making any effort to find a new tenant) and demand...
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Comparative Negligence in New Jersey
Most people understand that, in the aftermath of an accident that has caused you some personal injury, you have a right to seek compensation from the at-fault party to cover your losses, such as wages and income, unpaid medical bills, physical pain and suffering, and loss of companionship or consortium. But what is the impact on your...
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Recovering Medical Expenses after a New Jersey Car Accident
When you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident in New Jersey as a result of someone else’s carelessness or negligence, your first course of action is typically to look for coverage for any medical bills or costs of treatment. In New Jersey, how you are reimbursed will depend on the type of auto insurance policy you...
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The Personal Injury Lawsuit—Part Three
You filed a complaint and it’s been answered. You’ve deposed all witnesses and completed all discovery. The court has ruled on all dispositive and evidentiary motions. You’re ready for trial, right? Not so fast—there are still a couple of important steps to complete. Voir Dire, or Jury Selection You can’t make opening statements until you...
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What May a Jury Consider When Calculating Damages for Pain and Suffering?
In New Jersey, when you have been injured because of the carelessness or negligence of another person, you have the right to pursue damages for all your losses, including lost wages and income, unreimbursed medical expenses, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium and companionship, and pain and suffering. In an earlier blog, we...
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The Personal Injury Lawsuit—Part Two
The complaint and answer have been filed, and discovery is complete. Don’t get ahead of yourself—there’s still a lot to be done before a trial can start. It’s important to understand that the court has an incentive, at all times, to make the trial process as efficient as possible, and, if at all possible, to...
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The Personal Injury Lawsuit – Part One
When you have been hurt in an accident stemming from someone else’s wrongful conduct, you have the right to pursue full and fair compensation for physical injury and property damages. Often, time is of the essence, particularly when your injury makes it impossible for you to work. However, if insurance doesn’t fully cover your losses or you...
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What Is Equitable Distribution in a Divorce Proceeding?
As part of the divorce process, you’ll have to find a way to divide the debts and assets of the marriage. New Jersey is an “equitable distribution” state with respect to the allocation of a marital estate. In essence, that means that, if the parties cannot come to an agreement as to how to split...
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