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…]
How a Personal Injury Lawsuit Moves Forward—Phase One
When you’ve been injured because of someone else’s negligence, you want the legal process to move as swiftly as possible, so that you can get the compensation you need to cover all your lo… [Read more…]
A New Jersey mother whose infant child died shortly after birth will not be able to recover more than $250,000 from the hospital where her child was born, pursuant to a ruling by a New Jersey federal court.
Mary Mendez, the plaintiff, had file… [Read more…]
Every year, millions of people across the country, including New Jersey, rely on public transportation to get them safely to and from work, doctor’s appointments and other events. While statistics show mass transit to be a safer way to travel th… [Read more…]
Over the past few decades, hospitals in New Jersey and across the United States have instituted significant measures to reduce the risk of injury and death to newborns during the delivery process. But many professionals warn that the focus on in… [Read more…]
When you are injured on someone else’s property in New Jersey, you generally have a right to seek compensation for your losses, provided you were legally on the property at the time of the accident and you were engaged in normal activity. That’s… [Read more…]
After a car crash, one of the first things you’ll typically do is look to get reimbursement and/or payment for any medical expenses. How that happens in New Jersey depends on the type of motor vehicle accident insurance you bought.
Like every … [Read more…]
In the aftermath of a fatal accident, when your loved one has died because of someone else’s inattention or carelessness, the grief can consume you, making it difficult to know how to proceed. If you’ve never been involved in the legal process b… [Read more…]