What Are Your Options for Recovering Compensation? When you’re on a motorcycle, any type of debris in the roadway, from trash or construction materials that have fallen off a truck to a muffler or chunk of tire, can be treacherous. You may need to brake suddenly or take evasive action, which can cause you to […]
Injured in New Jersey When Your Motorcycle Broke Down?
March 13, 2024 by
Can You Recover Damages for Defective Parts or Negligent Repair? When you’re involved in a collision with another vehicle while riding your bike, you can bring a lawsuit against the other motorist, provided you can show that he or she acted carelessly or negligently, causing the accident and your injuries. But what are your rights […]
Can a Parent Be Held Responsible for Injuries Caused by His or Her Child?
March 5, 2024 by
Is There Parental Liability in New Jersey for the Negligence of a Minor Child? Your child now has a drivers’ license and occasional use of the family car. While out driving, he or she causes a motor vehicle accident, resulting in injuries to another person. Can your child be held legally responsible in a personal […]
What Is Loss of Enjoyment of Life in a New Jersey Personal Injury Lawsuit?
February 24, 2024 by
What Losses Does It Cover? How Are Damages Calculated? In the aftermath of any personal injury, you may find it difficult or impossible to do some or many of the things that you loved doing before the accident. You may find it challenging to complete many of the most basic tasks required in everyday life, […]
What Is Loss of Companionship or Consortium in New Jersey?
February 24, 2024 by
What Do These Damages Cover? How Are They Calculated? When you’ve suffered any type of personal injury, some of your losses will be easy to identify and calculate—lost wages and unreimbursed medical expenses are typically pretty clear cut. You have a right, though, to full and fair compensation of other types of loss, including damages […]
Calculating Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
January 3, 2024 by
Who Determines the Amount of Your Recovery? How Are Damages Calculated? When you’ve been hurt in any type of an accident, as a result of someone else’s careless or negligent act, you have a right to seek full and fair compensation for all your losses. That typically includes what are commonly referred to as “economic […]
Motorcycle Safety in New Jersey Winters
January 3, 2024 by
Staying Safe While Staying on Your Bike in Snowy and Icy Weather It takes a hardy soul to travel by motorcycle in New Jersey in the winter. But that comes natural for most people who love to ride a motorcycle. You’re not about to let a cold wind keep you off the roads. You do, […]
What Types of Evidence Are Commonly Used in Motor Vehicle Accident Lawsuits?
December 6, 2023 by
How Is Fault Typically Established in a Car Accident Claim? When you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you have a right to seek full and fair compensation for all your losses. To successfully recover damages, you must introduce evidence to convince the jury that the defendant’s carelessness or negligence caused your injury. What […]
Do You Have to Report a Car Accident in New Jersey?
December 6, 2023 by
Can You Still Get Compensation If You Don’t Report the Accident? It used to be a given…when you were in a motor vehicle accident, the first thing you did was call the police, who would come and file a report. That doesn’t happen as much anymore. Drivers may not want to spend the time it […]
An Auto Owner’s Duties in Winter Weather in New Jersey
November 1, 2023 by
What Must a Vehicle Owner Do to Avoid Liability for Negligence? It’s November and that means that, any day now, there could be snow on the ground in New Jersey…and on the windshields and hoods of cars. The roads will be more treacherous, with accumulations of snow and ice making it more difficult to stop […]
