A dog is man’s best friend-most of the time. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than four million Americans are bitten by domesticated canines every year, and almost a million of those bites develop some type of infection. New Jersey law imposes what is known as “strict liability” on dog owners, making it […]
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When you are involved in an accident, chances are good that you’ll replay the events over and over in your mind, like a video that keeps looping. You may think you’ll never forget exactly what happened. You may be surprised then, when you’re in a deposition a year later, that everything seems less than clear. […]
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If you’ve ever witnessed a serious accident, seen someone hurt in a car accident or a work-related accident, you know that the emotional impact can be devastating. You can relive the event for months or years, and experience significant emotional trauma, particularly if the person who was injured or killed was a close friend or […]
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When you have been hurt on the job in New Jersey, you have the option to settle your case before your injury fully heals, or before you’ve reached maximum medical improvement. There may be a number of reasons for doing so-you may simply want to be done with the insurance company, or you may want […]
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In New Jersey, as in other states, a person or entity exercising control over residential or commercial property has a duty to reasonably monitor the premises and maintain them so as to prevent injury to anyone legally on the property. When you’ve been hurt on someone else’s property, you customarily file a legal claim alleging […]
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The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the decision of a trial court in a medical malpractice claim, finding that any error in instructing the jury had no impact on the result. In a case involving a lawsuit filed by Sitsofe Awuku against Newark Beth Israel Center, Awuku’s lawyers argued that the jury returned an inconsistent […]
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A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a medical malpractice claim involving allegations of negligence in the performance of “gastric sleeve” surgery. The lawsuit was previously dismissed because the injured party had not filed an affidavit with the court from a licensed and approved specialist stating that the standard of care used in the surgery […]
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A class action against insurance giant Progressive, alleging that the company sold automobile policies to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries who were not eligible to purchase those products, has been reinstated by a New Jersey appeals court. The ruling, handed down on Monday, March 6, 2017, vacated the prior dismissal of the class action. The case […]
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The New Jersey Appellate Division has reinstated a jury award for back pay in a claim based on discrimination and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The court concluded that a lower court had improperly reduced the jury award by offsetting unemployment benefits against it. The case was sent back to the lower […]
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If you work on a residential or commercial construction site, you know it’s one of the most dangerous ways to make a living. Industry statistics show that nearly five percent of all construction workers suffer a non-fatal injury every year. Though owners and general contractors know how dangerous a construction site can be, the profit […]
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