Blog: Personal Injury

Apr 29, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that more than 350 pedestrians require emergency medical care every day after being struck by a car, and that an average of 16 pedestrians are killed daily across the United States. The causes of these very serious accidents are varied: Turns into crosswalks—the most frequent situation leading to a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision involves a driver turning either left or right into the crosswalk, hitting a pedestrian who has...

Insurance Coverage after a Pedestrian Accident

Apr 16, 2019

How Does an Injured Pedestrian Cover Medical Expenses? When you have been injured as a pedestrian because of the carelessness or negligence of a motorist, chances are strong that your injuries will be serious, requiring hospitalization and even long-term physical therapy or rehabilitation. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, you’ll likely have questions about how your medical expenses will be paid. If the accident happens while you are on the job, there’s a good...

Trucking Accidents Continue to Rise

Feb 21, 2019

More Trucks, More Miles, and Cheaper Gas Increase Injury and Fatality Rates According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the number of fatalities arising out of large truck accidents went up by approximately five percent in 2017, with more than 4,000 lives lost in commercial truck accidents. Authorities believe that lower fuel prices contributed significantly to the increase, as the reduced price of gas has been an incentive for truckers to put more...

What to Expect When You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit – Part Three

Jul 12, 2017

All the pleadings have been filed, the discovery phase is done, and the court has heard all evidentiary and dispositive motions. You’re not quite ready for trial yet. The Pre-Trial Conference The judge will typically call for a conference prior to trial. Don’t be surprised if there’s arm-twisting to try to get you to settle. The judge would love to take the case off the docket. In addition, the court wants to make certain that...

What to Expect When You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit – Part Two

Jul 6, 2017

So you’ve filed your complaint or answer, you’ve completed the discovery process. There’s still much that has to happen before opening statements can be made at trial. Pre-Trial Motions Trials are expensive and time-consuming and most courts have very full dockets. As a consequence, there’s a strong incentive to resolve legal matters short of trial, or to simplify matters so that trials are more efficient. This is frequently done through pre-trial motions. As a general...

What to Expect When You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit – Part One

Jun 22, 2017

You’ve been hurt because of someone else’s negligence or carelessness, and all your losses won’t be covered by insurance. If you’ve never been involved in a lawsuit before, you may have questions about what to expect. In this series of blogs, we’ll walk you through the typical process for a personal injury lawsuit. Step One — File Your Claim in a Timely Manner In an earlier blog, we talked about the statute of limitations on...

The Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury in New Jersey

Oct 28, 2016

When you have suffered any type of loss because of someone else’s wrongdoing, you must take legal action to seek damages within a specific period of time. This rule, known as the “statute of limitations,” serves a number of important objectives. First, it minimizes the risk that witnesses will disappear, die or forget what they saw or heard. It also helps ensure that critical physical evidence isn’t lost or destroyed. In addition, the statute of...