All states have timelines on when a lawsuit can be filed against someone for injuries related to product liability. The timelines are based on when an injury is discovered or when it occurred. New Jersey is one of the states that bases the timeline for filing on when...
Year: 2015
Fatal New Jersey dump truck accident
According to reports, a woman was killed when she was struck by a dump truck on July 28. The woman was a pedestrian at the time of the incident and the dump truck was reportedly making a right turn.Reports indicate that the incident occurred around 7:30 in the morning...
Caregivers can help prevent medical errors
Medical errors do happen, and they can be devastating for both victims and their families. When patients can't speak up for themselves or are unable to keep up with things such as medication and information from day to day, more opportunities for errors may be...
Some common medical errors
Medical malpractice lawsuits don't need to show that a doctor or health care provider was purposeful or malicious in his or her mistake. Injuries occur due to medical mistakes even when good doctors and nurses are handling cases. Medical workers are human, which means...
What are the effects of a traumatic brain injury?
Traumatic brain injuries range widely in severity, which means the symptoms and effects can be very different for each case. Functional impact to the brain and body can be long or short term and generally involves how a person things, speaks, feels or moves.Severe...
Aggressive driving and road rage can lead to car accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aggressive driving involves unlawful action on the part of a driver who is speeding, passing improperly or improperly changing lanes. Since aggressive driving can lead to serious motor vehicle accidents,...
Truck hits overpass, container falls on car in fatal accident
A truck driver in New Jersey apparently didn't calculate the height of his vehicle correctly or note the height of an overpass when he was driving on May 2015. He reportedly hit the overpass, causing the container on his truck to fall.The container fell onto a car,...
Should I take a settlement?
Filing a lawsuit against a doctor or health care facility can be especially intimidating because the defendants are often corporations who have a dedicated legal team to handle accusations of medical malpractice. However, this should not discourage victims from...
Risks of defective appliances
Every day, New Jersey residents, and those across the country, rely on a variety of small and large appliances to make life easier. Modern conveniences have dramatically increased our quality of life in recent years, but it is all too easy to forget that these...
Possible drag racing crash over Memorial weekend
Holidays are always a time when authorities report seeing an increase in motor vehicle accidents. One reason is that there are simply more people on the roadways during these times. Sadly, another reason for increased accidents is that celebrations around the holidays...