A man from Monmouth County, New Jersey, was recently sentenced before a federal judge for the involuntary manslaughter of a high school principal that occurred in an automobile accident. The car accident occurred when the man drove his vehicle head-on into oncoming...
Year: 2012
Police crackdown during holiday season to reduce DUI accidents
Police in New Jersey are ramping up a holiday crackdown on drunk driving. The assault on drunk driving is part of the "Get Sober or Get Pulled Over" statewide campaign, which is an attempt to prevent alcohol-related accidents by increasing police enforcement of drunk...
New Jersey CEO pleads guilty to workers’ compensation fraud
Recently, the head of a Trenton-based construction company pleaded guilty to stealing more than $450,000 in worker's compensation-related money. The man was charged with two counts of second degree theft by deception. Specifically, he was charged with sending false...
New Jersey worker awarded compensation after third injury
The city of Paterson, New Jersey, recently awarded a $275,000 workers' compensation settlement to a public works employee. The employee had sustained workplace injuries on three separate occasions. In the first accident, the employee complained that he had hurt his...
Wrongful death suit filed against doctor in death of prostitute
A lawsuit has been filed by the mother of a murdered sex worker from New Jersey against a doctor who took her in the night of her disappearance. The wrongful death suit alleges that the doctor negligently caused the woman's death by giving her drugs to calm her down...
Drunk driver turns herself in after injuring four
Recently, a 22-year old woman from Haskell, New Jersey turned herself in to local police after fleeing from the scene of the car accident where she injured four people. The car accident occurred when the small car driven by the woman swerved into oncoming traffic and...
Slain girl’s mom suing mental health clinic for wrongful death
Early last month, this blog discussed the case of an Alzheimer's patient killed by a fellow resident at a nursing home in New Jersey. This story demonstrated how tragedies can occur when such facilities breach the duty of care they owe to clients by failing to keep...
New Jersey woman killed in collision with police officer
A 21-year old New Jersey woman was killed when the car she was driving collided with a police car during the recent hurricane. The auto accident occurred in Port Jefferson when the car went through a stop light and collided with the police vehicle. The driver was...
Investigation yields new details in fatal New Jersey crash
A police investigation has unearthed new facts concerning a July car accident in New Jersey that claimed the life of an 18-year-old college student.State Police now say the car accident occurred when the 29-year-old driver of a Toyota Camry veered into oncoming...
Did medical malpractice play a role in meningitis outbreak?
Readers in Mt. Laurel have likely been following the developing story regarding the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis. The growing problem is linked to a tainted steroid made by a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in the northeast. In all, the outbreak has...