What Are the Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are most often caused by sudden trauma to the head or body. They range from mild concussions to severe, permanent brain damage. The most common causes include falls, vehicle crashes, assaults, and sports injuries. Understanding what causes these injuries can help prevent them and may be critical...
What Are the Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury? Continue reading…New Jersey Transit Lagging on Positive Train Control
What has been done to make trains more safe in New Jersey?
Last fall a commuter train that was approaching the Hoboken Terminal crashed into barriers at the end of the tracks, injuring 100 passengers. Another person who was waiting on the platform was killed when part of the ceiling collapsed. Just before the...
New Jersey Transit Lagging on Positive Train Control Continue reading…Man Crushed to Death in Compactor at N.J. Salvage Yard
What remedies might the decedents estate have against the employer?
Workplace accidents take the lives of close to 100 New Jersey residents each year and injure far more. If you know someone who has been injured or killed in a workplace accident, you know first hand the devastation these accidents cause.
A 22-year old...
Man Crushed to Death in Compactor at N.J. Salvage Yard Continue reading…First Cell Phones, Now Washing Machines—Samsung Faces New Class Action Lawsuit
What legal actions can consumers take when products prove defective and dangerous?
Consumers reeling from the possibility that their new Samsung phone might explode in their pockets now have a new concern—that the top of their Samsung washing machine might fly off. Massive Recall of Washing Machines Sold in the United States
The U.S. Consumer...
First Cell Phones, Now Washing Machines—Samsung Faces New Class Action Lawsuit Continue reading…Teen Hit by NJ Transit Train in Bloomfield
Is a property owner responsible for injuries sustained by trespassers?
Being struck by a moving train is an event that usually ends in death. On rare occasions someone survives this catastrophe. On those occasions, is the railroad responsible for that person’s injuries? That depends on the person’s status. If the person was...
Teen Hit by NJ Transit Train in Bloomfield Continue reading…Judge’s Comment to Jurors Leads to New Trial for Personal Injury Plaintiff
When are a judge's ex parte remarks to a jury so prejudicial that the plaintiff or defendant must be granted a new trial?
Jury trials can be risky for both plaintiffs and defendants, filled with unexpected pitfalls. They can also be treacherous terrain for the judge. In a recent New Jersey personal...
Judge’s Comment to Jurors Leads to New Trial for Personal Injury Plaintiff Continue reading…Taking the Bus? You Are Taking Your Life In Your Hands
For many people taking public transportation is part of their daily routine. They wake up, get ready and hop on New Jersey Transit. If you are planning to take a bus, or any other form of public transportation, you should know that you are not one hundred percent safe. Just like driving a...
Taking the Bus? You Are Taking Your Life In Your Hands Continue reading…Construction Worker Sues Samsung for Burn Injuries From Exploding Phone
What legal causes of action do have when filing a lawsuit against a corporation whose defective product caused you serious personal injury?
The problems with Samsung's exploding cellphone, the Galaxy Note 7 are now well known. All 2.5 million of the combustible phones shipped have been recalled, and the first lawsuits have already been...
Construction Worker Sues Samsung for Burn Injuries From Exploding Phone Continue reading…What To Do When You Are Injured
What steps should I take after I am injured in an accident?
If you are injured in an accident, in addition to your pain and suffering, you may be left dazed and confused and not know what to do. Regardless of how badly your were injured, it may be necessary to take legal action...
What To Do When You Are Injured Continue reading…New Jersey High Court Lets Paralyzed Plaintiff Sue, Despite Signed Waiver
Does a signed waiver of liability bar a victim from filing a lawsuit for gross negligence?
Whether you are having surgery, joining a gym, or boarding an amusement park ride, it is not uncommon to sign a waiver of legal liability. A New Jersey man signed one in 2010 before taking a ride at...
New Jersey High Court Lets Paralyzed Plaintiff Sue, Despite Signed Waiver Continue reading…When Caps on Medical Malpractice Are Unjust
How a family's unfairly capped payment became a $4.3 million dollar awardÂ
Caps on medical malpractice claims vary from state to state. In Florida, the caps on non-economic damages (damages based on subjective criteria, such as emotional pain, loss of affection, and psychological support) have been consistently low. When a 24-year-old mother in Fort...
When Caps on Medical Malpractice Are Unjust Continue reading…Parents Sue for Malpractice After One Twin Dies in Childbirth.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Mercer County, New Jersey alleges that two doctors and the staff of a Hopewell hospital were negligent in delivery of twins, causing the death of the second of the two newborns. Doctors and Nurses Fail to Address Clear Problems With the Delivery
The father of the twins...
Parents Sue for Malpractice After One Twin Dies in Childbirth. Continue reading…