Medical Malpractice
Many individuals have been lead to believe that it is easy to bring a lawsuit against a doctor for malpractice. This notion is mistaken. New Jersey has one of the toughest laws protecting doctors from...
View ArticleWhat to Do If Your Employer Fails to Report Your Accident.
As if having a work accident wasn’t bad enough, some employers try to ignore or hide that their employee was injured in the course of their employment. Insurance carriers do not take kindly to an...
View ArticleLegal Status Not Bar in Work Accident
In 1996, Honorable Sylvia B. Pressler, Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Appellate Division wrote an opinion in the matter of Mendonza v. Monmouth Recycling, holding that an injured worker was not...
View ArticleWhat is a Voluntary Tender?
An Employer’s Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier can make what is referred to as a “Voluntary Tender”. A Voluntary Tender provides an injured Worker with permanent disability benefits prior to a...
View ArticleWhen do Temporary Disability Benefits end in New Jersey?
Temporary Disability Benefits end when the injured worker returns to work or the injured worker reaches medical maximum improvement (commonly referred to as MMI). MMI is when an injured worker has...
View ArticleWhat must an injured worker prove to receive NJ Workers Compensation...
In New Jersey, an injured workers must prove two things before being entitled to Workers Compensation Permanency benefits. First, the injured worker must provide objective medical evidence of...
View ArticleThe New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Intoxication Defense
On occasion an insurance company will raise the Intoxication Defense (NJSA 34:15-7) to prevent an injured worker from receiving workers compensation benefits. The proofs necessary to establish that the...
View ArticleNJAccident.com | New Jersey Accident Attorney | Abogado | Advogado
Get a free consultation from an attorney near you, learn your rights in accident cases including auto accidents, truck accidents, construction site accidents, work site accidents, fall down accidents,...
View ArticleWhat to Do If You Are In An Accident in New Jersey
If you are involved in an car accident in New Jersey, you must be prepared to act properly to avoid getting in trouble. A driver in New Jersey cannot leave the scene of an accident. If you do leave the...
View ArticleThird Party Workers Compensation Liens Unfair to Injured Workers
New Jersey law in particular New Jersey Statute NJSA 39:15-40 provides that an injured worker who recovers monies from a Third Party must reimburse the Workers Compensation carrier monies paid by the...
View ArticleNY Commuter Ferry Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation has revealed that the Seastreak Wall Street commuter ferry had a damaged propeller on it left side. The Seastreak ferry injured 80...
View ArticleSuperintendent of Apartment Building: Calculating Wages
On occasion a Superintendent of an Apartment Building is injured in the course of performing his or her duties and a question arises as to what are his weekly wages for purposes of calculating his...
View ArticleOwner-Operator Truck Drivers Are Entitled to NJ Workers Compensation
In many states, owner-operator truck drivers are independent contractors and thus not covered by the trucking company they are hauling for. In New Jersey, however, an owner operator is considered an...
View ArticleInjury After Dinner with Co-Workers While Out of Town Found Compensable.
An employee who was killed as a result of an automobile accident after a night out while he was working away from home was held to be in the course of his employment. In the case of Angela Ann...
View ArticleA Beautiful Mind Mathematician John Nash, wife killed in New Jersey crash
(Monroe NJ, May 23, 2015) John Forbes Nash Jr, and his wife, Alicia Nash, of nearly 60 years was killed in a taxi cab crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. Nash was returning to his home in Princeton...
View Article150 Million Dollar Verdict in Jeep Grand Cherokee Fire Case Could Save Your Life
(Independence Day, July 4, 2015). In June of 2013, Chrylser Auto Group agreed to repair over 1.5 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty vehicles because the placement and design of the vehicle’s...
View ArticleTests find Asbestos in Crayons and Kid’s Play Crime Kit
(July 12, 2015). Asbestos even in small quantities can cause cancer and other lethal diseases. A non-profit organization, Asbestos Nation, conducted tests on crayons and children’s toys and found...
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Ancient Law Limits Right to Sue NJ Transit. Unless You Act within 90 Days
New Jersey Transit BusThe New Jersey Tort Claims Act states that, as a general rule, a public entity is not liable for an injury, caused by the public entity or any of its employees. This general rule...
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Save a Life: Best Gift for a Couple with A Baby
If your friend recently had a baby, you may want to consider getting them a more practical gift, a TV Safety Strap. A safety strap can prevent a television from falling over and injuring a child....
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Medical Facility in Wall NJ Closed Due To Infections
The Osteo Relief Institute located on Route 34 in Wall Township voluntarily closed March 7 after patients contracted various bacterial infections from injections to their knees, Monmouth County Health...
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