The Comparative Negligence Approach in New Jersey You’re running late for an appointment and driving faster than you should be. Another motorist, perhaps misjudging your speed, fails to yield to your right of way and collides with you. The accident … [Read more...]
What Is a Deposition and How Is It Used at a Personal Injury Trial?
Understanding One of the Fundamental Ways of Gathering Evidence When your attorney is preparing your personal injury case for trial, evidence needs to be collected, evaluated and preserved. Perhaps the most common tool for doing that is a … [Read more...]
The Roles of the Judge and Jury in a Personal Injury Trial
What Are the Respective Responsibilities of Both? When you have been hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, you have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages for all your losses. If your case goes to trial, all evidence … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Settling a Personal Injury Claim
Reasons Why You May Want to Avoid Going to Trial You’ve been hurt because of someone else’s careless or wrongful act. You’ve hired experienced and proven legal counsel to help you recover compensation for all your losses. Your attorney has been … [Read more...]
What to Expect When You Have a Personal Injury Claim, Part I
What Will the Legal Process Entail? You've been hurt in a car, truck or motorcycle accident, or you've tripped on broken pavement or stairs at a local business and suffered a debilitating injury. You know you need to take legal action to recover for … [Read more...]
Does the Standard of Care Change in Winter Weather?
Can a Person Be Held to a Higher Standard in Snowy or Icy Weather? It's winter in New Jersey and that means you can expect snow and ice on the roads, making conditions potentially more dangerous. Can a jury find that you were negligent and caused an … [Read more...]
How the Judge and Jury Work Together in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
What Does the Judge Do? What Is the Responsibility of the Jury? When you've suffered any type of loss in New Jersey because of the wrongful acts or negligence of another person, you have the right to file a lawsuit to recover damages (financial … [Read more...]
