Personal Injury

If you’re wondering if your personal injury case can be reopened, unfortunately, the answer is that once closed, a personal injury claim typically can’t be reopened, even with the help of a lawyer. No matter how good a reason these victims have for wanting the case reopened, it’s just not how the process works.

Once your case is closed, it’s closed for good – so make

Slip and fall accidents in New Jersey are all too common, but dealing with the aftermath is anything but normal. You can’t do the things you used to do or move the way you used to move. You don’t feel like you anymore. As you work toward physical recovery, you need someone you can trust with you every step of the way, advocating for your well-being. You

Perhaps the most troubling situation for injured car accident victims is when the person they must sue is their own friend or family member.

It happens more often than you might think. Passengers usually do know their drivers. And a single moment of distraction or one instance of a lack of caution is all it takes for a driver to cause an accident. It very well may

When deciding whether to pursue a car accident claim, the question is, what will you get out of it?

In the kind of high-value claim for which you should have a lawyer, you will often see settlements in the range of tens of thousands of dollars. The settlement amounts for your typical personal injury cases range from $3,000 to $75,000, with an average payout of $52,900, according

July 11, 2022 – For every funny meme or cute pet picture posted on social media by a friend, for every “like” and congratulatory comment, there’s a darker side to social media. Researchers have linked social media exposure—especially excessive and problematic usage—to social media addiction, mental health issues, eating disorders, self-harm behaviors, and suicidal ideation.

What Can Parents Do About Harm Caused by Social Media?

Given the

June 27, 2022 – Deciding to take any medication during pregnancy is a tough decision. Of course, expecting mothers trust their doctors only to prescribe medication that is safe to take during pregnancy. However, doctors rely on the warnings provided by drug companies when making these critical decisions. But what happens if a drug manufacturer fails to disclose all the risks associated with the medication? Doctors won’t

June 22, 2022 – In the wake of the tragedies in Uvalde, Texas, Buffalo, New York, and countless other cities across the United States, there has been a renewed interest in holding gun manufacturers liable for their role in enabling these heinous crimes. However, the issue of gun manufacturer liability is far from clear, as traditional theories of product liability do not apply with the same force

Here’s Why It Matters and What It Means for Families Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water

June 20, 2022 – It’s been (at least) 35 years, but for Veterans and their families harmed by toxic drinking water on Camp Lejeune base, the wait is almost over. A recent vote on a bill in the United States Senate has brought the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 one big

June 15, 2022 – Service members face an incredible number of risks each day they get up and report for duty. While many of these dangers are immediate, others are much more long-term. For example, thousands of veterans and former service members have filed lawsuits and joined existing class action lawsuits against the manufacturing giant 3M based on claims that the company’s ear plugs failed to provide

The insurance industry in America makes a staggering $1,000,000,000,000 annually from premiums according to the American Association for Justice. Yes, that is a TRILLION dollars. The AAJ compiled a list of the worst insurance companies in the U.S. by examining thousands of records about the companies including court documents, FBI records, and testimony from former insurance employees. Their research resulted in identifying the companies that work

Nearly all of us have witnessed an incident of road rage. It’s scary to see. Whether out of frustration, stress, or anger, road raging drivers lose their tempers and use their cars as a way to vent their emotions. They speed. They tailgate. They honk. They race. They flash their lights. They try to run other vehicles off the road.

Road rage is illegal, and its victims

June 3, 2022 – Recently, the medical device manufacturer Exactech recalled 147,732 knee and ankle implants. Patients with an Exactech knee or ankle implant manufactured after 2004 may experience bone loss and the need for corrective revision surgery as a result of the non-conforming packaging that exposed the device to oxygen.

Patients who had an Exactech knee and ankle devices implanted should take steps to protect

If you go to a hospital or an urgent care facility after an accident, the first thing doctors are likely to do is order imaging tests called X-rays. Sometimes, X-ray imaging results can leave you stumped. Your X-rays may be “negative” or “inconclusive,” but you’re not imagining the symptoms you’re experiencing.

What do you do next when you’re in pain after an accident but your X-rays are

Resolving a personal injury lawsuit can take years, and in some instances, like motor vehicle collisions, the defendant may have suffered physical harm, too. It’s possible that the person you’re suing in an injury claim could pass away before the case settles or goes to trial—leaving you wondering what will happen to your case.

Generally, the defendant in a personal injury lawsuit dying doesn’t eliminate the plaintiff’s

Many types of evidence can be brought before the judge and jury in a court case. As one very common way people communicate today, text messages are among the types of evidence that could, under certain conditions, make their way into a trial—including, potentially, a personal injury trial.

How Can Text Messages Serve as Evidence in a Personal Injury Case? 

Text messages often serve as evidence in