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- Bankruptcy Options for Your Business
Jun 2, 2020
Using Bankruptcy Laws to Protect Your Business Interests After the COVID-19 Pandemic Small businesses are taking a huge hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 7.5 million family and small enterprises at risk of closure. American bankruptcy laws were enacted precisely for times like these, when honest, hardworking people face unanticipated financial challenges. You can use bankruptcy to minimize the impact of shutting down a business or to buy some time to get...Read More - What Is Loss of Consortium?
May 28, 2020
The Right to Compensation After Injury to Your Spouse In a legal action to recover full and fair compensation after the careless or negligent acts of another person cause injury or illness to your spouse, one of the typical claims is for “loss of consortium.” What does that mean? Who is entitled to compensation in New Jersey for loss of consortium? “Loss of Consortium” Defined Loss of consortium is a form of damages to which...Read More - Passenger Injuries in New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accidents
May 21, 2020
Can a Passenger in the Car of the At-Fault Driver Recover Damages for Injuries? In the aftermath of a motor vehicle accident, the focus is often on injuries to those in the vehicle of the driver who is not at fault. Often, though, there are passengers in the at-fault driver’s car who suffer significant injury. Can you file a lawsuit against the driver who caused the crash if you were a passenger in that vehicle?...Read More - Are the Roads Safer During the COVID-19 Crisis?
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus Causes Decrease in Traffic Congestion, But Less Caution As states across the country, including New Jersey, have encouraged social distancing and put shelter-in-place orders into effect, Americans are spending way less time behind the wheel of a car and driving significantly fewer miles. Historically, when traffic decreases on the country’s roadways, the number of accidents plummets as well. Is that happening now that the streets are less congested because of COVID-19? Is it safer...Read More - Recovering Damages in a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim in New Jersey
Apr 28, 2020
Recovering Damages in a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim in New Jersey In the aftermath of a car crash, you can have significant unreimbursed medical bills or lost wages, or injuries can force you to give up activities you love. In such cases, you may need to take legal action to recover your losses. In most instances, your legal claim for compensation willbe based on a theory of “negligence.” To persuade a jury that you are...Read More - Liability for Rear-End Crashes in New Jersey
Apr 23, 2020
Determining Who’s Responsible If you’ve been hit from behind by another motorist, you’re not alone. Statistics show that about a third of all motor vehicle accidents in America are rear-end collisions. It’s commonly believed that the driver of the trailing vehicle is always legally responsible. In most rear-enders, that’s the case, but it’s not always that cut-and-dried. In a typical personal injury claim, including a car accident case, liability is determined based on the legal...Read More - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Your Personal Injury Claim
Apr 14, 2020
Will Proceedings Be Suspended? Can You Still File a Claim? Under current social distancing and shelter-in-place orders, the New Jersey courts are closed. On March 16, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced that no new jury trials would begin in the state (the initial two-week period has been extended). If you are the victim of someone else’s carelessness or negligence, you may wonder how the court closures impact your ability to pursue legal action and...Read More - Slips and Falls on Sidewalks in New Jersey
Mar 30, 2020
Trips, Slips, and Falls on New Jersey Sidewalks When Can You Potentially Recover Damages for Your Injuries? It’s officially spring, and many of us are excited to get outside and take in some fresh air. In addition, the current need to shelter at home has many of us out walking in order to minimize cabin fever. Unfortunately, you may discover that many of the sidewalks and other thoroughfares are in disrepair, and you might even...Read More - Truck Accident Claims—Frequently Asked Questions
Mar 23, 2020
Important Things to Know If You’re Hurt in a Truck Crash According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly two million truck drivers are licensed to drive on America’s roadways, and the number is going up every year. It’s no surprise, then, that annually, there are more than half a million commercial truck accidents. If you are one of the unfortunate ones to suffer injury in an accident involving a commercial truck, you may have...Read More - Verdicts and Settlements in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Feb 29, 2020
Can a Personal Injury Award Be Used to Satisfy Creditors? When you can’t work due to an injury caused by someone else’s carelessness, you quickly can have significant problems meeting your financial obligations. In fact, it’s a frequent cause of personal bankruptcy filings. If you qualify for Chapter 7, you can permanently discharge some ofyour debts in exchange for turning over non-exempt assets to the bankruptcy court, to be used to satisfy your creditors. Does...Read More