When you file a personal injury claim, you may be required to provide sworn testimony for the other party during a formal deposition. During the deposition, the attorney for the other party asks questions seeking additional information about the case and your claim. Because your answers are under oath, what you say...
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How Do You Start a Personal Injury Claim?
When another party injures you, you can seek compensation for your injuries and losses by filing a personal injury claim. In most cases, the personal injury claim is filed with the insurance provider for the party responsible for your injury. Even though you do not need to hire a
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I Was Injured by Utility Wires – Who Is Responsible?
It is difficult to imagine what we would do without utilities. In another few decades, there will be few, if any, people in the U.S. who remember what it was like to live without electricity, cable television, cell phones, or the internet.
However, to have the convenience of utilities in our...
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Brain Injuries in Teens Can Have Long-Lasting Cognitive Impacts
Brain injuries can have long-lasting consequences. Researchers have studied the impact of concussions and traumatic brain injuries on accident victims and athletes. A study published at the end of 2018 found that young adults who experienced repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions could experience altered brain activity and cognitive changes. When...
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$500,000 Settlement In Dog Bite Case
On November 22, 2017, Plaintiff Mallory Kliegman, now 31, was a social guest at the home of Defendants Nicholas Cutalo and Gina Rizzo in Morris Plains, New Jersey. When Mallory was leaving the home, she said goodbye to Defendants’ dog who violently lunged at her, biting her in the face and ripping her...
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$700,000 Settlement Reached In Personal Injury Case
A $700,000 settlement has been reached with all but one defendant in this personal injury action involving injuries sustained in an accident where Plaintiff Jonathan Pierantozzi was working on a oil tank that exploded. On June 29, 2016, Mr. Pierantozzi, 23 at the time of the accident, was working for Environmental Management Consultants,...
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New Jersey Personal Injury Damages Caps Explained
If you are injured by the negligence of another person, you may seek monetary compensation in the form of damages. While no amount of money can every take away the pain, suffering, and emotional trauma that you may experience following an accident, it is the best way that we have to make things as...
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Top Seven Construction Workplace Hazards
Construction sites can be very dangerous for workers and visitors. Even when all safety protocols are followed, construction accidents still occur. While understanding construction workplace hazards can help reduce the risk of injury, it does not prevent all injuries. When negligence or other wrongdoing is a factor in the cause of an accident, a...
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10 Signs Your Loved One is Being Abused in a Nursing Home
Abuse in nursing homes is a problem in the United States, including in New Jersey nursing homes. Vulnerable people are being abused and neglected by the people who oversee their care. Employees and operators of nursing homes have a duty to protect residents and prevent abuse and neglect.
When a nursing home resident is abused...
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5 Things to Look for in a Personal Injury Attorney
If you’ve been in an accident, it’s likely you don’t have a personal injury attorney on your phone’s “favorites” list. With everything that goes on after an accident, one of the last things you want to do is look for a personal injury attorney. But the truth is, working with an attorney after...
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