Contributory and Comparative Negligence in New Jersey
When You Share the Responsibility for Injuries You’ve Suffered It’s not unusual, when you’ve suffered injury in an accident, that a court of law will conclude that you contributed, to some degree, to the events that led to your losses. What are your rights and responsibilities when you have some liability for your own injuries? Contributory Negligence...
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When There’s More than One Person Responsible for Your Injury
Recovering Full and Fair Compensation for Your Losses When you have been hurt in an accident, one of the first steps toward recovering compensation for your injuries is determining who caused the accident. Often there are a number of factors that combine to bring about an accident or mishap, so there may be a number of parties...
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Slip and Fall in New Jersey—The Status of the Injured Party
How the Results May Differ Based on Why the Person Was on the Premises In New Jersey, as in other states, the owner (or person exercising control over premises, such as a tenant or property manager) of residential or commercial property has a duty to maintain the premises in such a way as to minimize...
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Third Party Liability for Motor Vehicle Accidents
Can Someone Other than the Driver Be Responsible? When you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident, the first place you typically look to recover for your losses is the at-fault driver. But what if that person is uninsured or underinsured? Are there other avenues that you can pursue, so that you can get full...
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Should You Accept a Settlement from Your Insurance Company?
The Importance of Consulting an Attorney Immediately after an Automobile Accident When you’ve sustained an injury because of the carelessness or negligence of another motorist, it’s customary to contact your insurance provider to help cover your losses. In states like New Jersey, with its no-fault auto insurance laws, you are required to work directly through your own...
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Ensuring that You Maximize Your Recovery after a Work Injury
Situations Where You May Not Be Limited to a Workers’ Compensation Claim When you’ve been hurt on the job, the first place you typically look for compensation for your losses is the New Jersey workers’ compensation laws. Under New Jersey law, if you have suffered an injury and it happened during the course of your employment, you...
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What Happens If You Were Partially Responsible for Your Injury?
Understanding Comparative Negligence in New Jersey When you’ve been hurt because of the careless or wrongful acts of another person, you have a right to seek monetary compensation for your losses. But what if you were also negligent or careless? Suppose another person is exceeding the speed limit in a car, but you fail to...
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What You Can Expect When You’ve Been Charged with Domestic Violence in New Jersey
Protecting Your Rights When You’ve Been Accused of Domestic Abuse Like most states, New Jersey takes a tough stance when someone makes allegations of domestic violence or abuse. More often than not, if police are called to the scene, someone will be taken into custody. Under the law, if there’s any physical evidence of injury,...
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Slip and Fall Claims in New Jersey
The Duties of Property Owners to Minimize Risk of Injury In New Jersey, as in all states, an owner or other person exercising control over real property has a duty to take certain actions to minimize the risk of injury to persons legally on the property. That duty applies to both residential and commercial property. The duty...
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Insurance Coverage after a Motor Vehicle Accident in New Jersey
The Basic Policy for Personal Injury Protection (PIP) in New Jersey In New Jersey, all motor vehicle operators are required under the law to have a “basic policy” of liability insurance. Technically, New Jersey is a “no-fault” state. That means that, when you’ve suffered injury or loss in an automobile crash, you seek benefits from...
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Statistics Show Trucking Accident Rates Continue to Rise
Authorities Say More Trucks and Cheaper Gas Mean More Miles on the Road and More Accidents According to statistics collected by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), deaths caused by large commercial truck accidents increased in 2017 by approximately five percent. More than 4,000 motorists, passengers or pedestrians lost their lives in truck accidents...
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The Duties of Property Owners in Winter in New Jersey
Slips and Falls on Snow or Ice—Premises Liability It’s winter in New Jersey and that typically means snow and ice—on the roads, on the sidewalks, and on steps and other places pedestrians travel. In New Jersey, as in other states, the owner of residential or commercial property, or anyone who exercises control over real property...
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