Not all accidents are cut and dry when it comes to determining fault. There are times when the fault is both yours and the other entity, but that does not necessarily mean you do not have a personal injury claim. In New Jersey and Pennsylvania there is what is referred to as Modified Comparative Negligence, which is the system used to determine how much fault bars you

This heroic action by two Barnegat police officers was caught on the dashboard camera in one of their cruisers on Monday night. Officers Lauren Keilitz and Michael Diblasi responded to the report that a man was trapped inside his burning vehicle Monday night around 8 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene they saw that the car was parked in the driveway and it was fully encased in

Last week, Libia Mendoza and her brother Leonel Mendoza (37 and 39 respectively) were indicted on charges of conspiracy, insurance fraud, tampering with public records, and attempted theft by deception according to the Insurance Journal. Grand jury documents show that the pair allegedly reported a hit-and-run accident that was false.

Their attempt to commit insurance fraud was reported to have happened between May 2010 and September

Playgrounds should be a place where your children can have fun without having to worry about the risk of injury. Unfortunately, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the United States approximately 200,000 children are treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained at a playground. Of these injuries, 45 percent of them are severe fractures, concussions, dislocations, internal injuries, and amputations, and more than

In the 2011 documentary “Hot Coffee” former public-interest attorney, Susan Saladoff, makes her filmmaking debut in this eye-opening movie. In the film she leads the audience through four civil cases, revealing all of the struggles associated, and unveils the truth about what many people refer to as “junk lawsuits.”

For years now, big business has been waging a war against our right to a fair trial by

Sometimes we do not realize how precious good health is until we are sick or injured. A serious illness can completely derail your life and you want nothing more than to have things back to normal. When we are sick we put our trust in trained doctors and other medical professionals to help us get better, but sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.

Everyone makes mistakes,

When you have been injured in an accident you will be dealing a lot with insurance adjusters both from your insurance company and that of the other party. The insurance adjuster’s job is to try and minimize the amount of money the company has to pay out as much as possible. When you have a phone interview with an adjuster there are things you are required to

With new advances in technology all the time it is hard to remove yourself from the distractions. When one refers to distracted driving it means more than just using your phone. In just a short car trip some will text their friends, change the song on their MP3 player several times, and adjust their destination on their GPS. It seems impossible for some to resist the urge

When you are injured in an accident you will probably have a lot of questions regarding your personal injury case. One of the main questions is, “How much compensation can I get for my accident?” You will have many costs associated with your accident including medical bills, damaged property, and more. If your accident was the result of someone else’s negligence, you deserve compensation to help with

When you hire a personal injury attorney to aid you in your claim, there are still some things that you are obligated to do. Your attorney is there to advise, advocate for, and support you. That does not mean that you will play no role in the claim, on the contrary you ultimately make the decisions and need to be involved in the process.

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When you are injured you cannot predict how long the injury will affect your life. In an accident you can be lucky enough as to only walk away with minor cuts and bruises, but often times people are injured far worse than that.

An accident resulting in an injury can completely derail your life. In addition to the physical pain there is the added stress over money

When you’ve been injured in an accident there is a huge financial toll. You have medical bills piling up, you are losing wages from time off work, and are facing other, unexpected costs. You may be considering hiring a New Jersey personal injury attorney, but you have some reservations. You believe that hiring an accident attorney is too expensive and that it will only add to your

Jean McCarthy, 71, was killed in a New Jersey car accident after the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck by a suspected drunk driver. According to a news report in The Star-Ledger, the fatal DUI crash occurred on December 18, 2011 at the intersection of Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue in Toms River. Police say the victim’s husband, Ed McCarthy, was driving his wife

Each year more than 5 million people undergo wisdom tooth surgery in this country. Since it is so common, no one would ever expect that they could die during the procedure. Back in April, a 17-year-old Maryland resident died from complications during the procedure. Her parents have filed suit against the oral surgeon.

The medical malpractice suit was filed in Howard County Circuit Court. The suit claims

Living on the east coast, we all have had to deal with the toll winter takes on the roads. Being smart about driving in winter weather will prevent countless accidents and could save lives. First, when weather is severe, it is best to stay off the roads if at all possible. This will not only allow township and county workers to plow the roads—because a plow can