If you get involved in a rear-end collision, you need to know how to protect your right to compensation from the at-fault party. A New Jersey personal injury attorney can negotiate directly with the claims adjuster on your behalf and answer your questions about what to do after a rear-end automobile...
Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents
Five Things You Should Know About New Jersey’s No-Fault Personal Injury Laws
When you are injured in a traffic accident, your first inclination may be to file an insurance claim or a personal injury lawsuit against the driver who caused the car accident. However, New Jersey is a no-fault insurance state for motor vehicle insurance. In no-fault insurance states, traffic accident victims may or...
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6 Factors Involved in Rollover Accidents
Rollover accidents are some of the worst types of car accidents to get involved in. They occur in only three percent of all crashes but are responsible for over 30 percent of passenger vehicle fatalities.
Rollover accidents are avoidable. If all drivers take precaution and...
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More people are dying in alcohol-related car crashes in N.J.
What can you do to protect yourself?
Drunken driving fatalities in New Jersey are rising. In 2016, 137 people died from alcohol-related crashes, 27% higher than in 2015 (108 fatalities). That was the fourth largest state drunken driving fatality growth rate in the United States, behind Alaska, Iowa...
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Tracy Morgan’s Comments on Accident During Emmys Spark Debate Over Driver’s Fate
What are the dangers of commenting on pending personal injury litigation prior to the conclusion?
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As you may recall, comedian Tracy Morgan was involved in a catastrophic motor vehicle accident following a June, 2014 show in a Dover, Delaware casino. The accident, which left Morgan permanently injured and killed a fellow comedian riding...
Roadway Construction A Leading Cause of Motor Vehicle Accidents
How Dangerous are Roadway Construction Projects?
Work zones on highways and local roads are hazardous for motorists, pedestrians and those who are working on the new construction or repair. The worksites often involve speeding vehicles, a number of signs, barrels, flashing lights and lane changes. If the work is done at night, fatigue can be...
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Somerset County Jury Awards Crash Victim $3.5 Million
I was recently injured in a car crash in New Jersey. What are my options for receiving compensation?
For New Jersey auto accident plaintiffs, compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages can come about either through a negotiated settlement or following a jury trial on the merits of the case. For one...
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Court Asked to Reopen 10M Case Over Fatal Turnpike Crash
Nagel Rice Asks Court to Reopen 10M Case Over Fatal Turnpike Crash
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Nagel Rice filed a motion to reopen a fatal turnpike accident case because one of the defendants, Trinity Highway Industries, who manufactured the guardrail, got the New Jersey suit dismissed based on the allegedly fraudulent concealment of information concerning the design...
March 25, 2011 – $875,000 settlement for car-accident injuries
$875,000 settlement for car-accident injuries
March 25, 2011 - Marcia Petro, 81 years old, (82 years old now) of Monroe, New Jersey, was injured in a car accident on October 5, 2009. Mrs. Petro was in the passenger seat of a car driven by her husband, Geza Petro. The truck that hit Mrs. Petro was...
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