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The following are our primary areas of our personal injury legal practice. Each of these areas are categorized for your convenience and thoroughly explained.  (Simply click on the Specific Injury Title of your selection for additional information).  We have strived to offer as much information as possible for each of the listed titles and subsequent categories, but if you have any additional questions or would like to have other information about injuries, case types not listed here, please e-mail us and we will gladly provide answers for you. 

Most important, if you currently have a situation where you are or have been hurt and injured by someone else and would like to learn about your rights and available recourses the law might provide to recover through compensation for damages suffered, click here for our accident information questionnaire.

 
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Vehicle Accidents Types:
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          Accidents and collisions are often caused by:  
  • - Overused highways
  • - Dangerous intersections
  • - Badly lit, poorly designed and maintained roads and crossing traffic lanes
  • - Vehicles making improper turns
  • - Impaired, unlicensed or drunken drivers
  • - Obscured vision due to weather conditions or improper highway design
  • - Faulty automobile equipment such as tires or airbags
  • - Worn or damaged roadway markings or other unsafe road conditions.
general injury types
 
Other products Causing injuries due to their respective guarantees and or warranties failing to cover remedial or compensatory assertions and claims.
 

information          New Jersey's system of worker's compensation (workman's comp) is technically elective, meaning that employers are not required to provide worker's compensation insurance for their employees. However, in practice New Jersey's system is effectively compulsory. Worker's compensation insurance may be provided through a private insurance carrier, or employers may self-insure. Waivers are not permitted. Continued...
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     A wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the decedent was killed as a result of the negligence (or other liability) on the part of the defendant, and that the surviving dependents or beneficiaries are entitled to monetary damages as a result of the defendant's conduct.

     This type of claim is different from a normal negligence lawsuit, which is filed by the person injured for the resulting damages. Originally under “common law” (the general legal principles passed from England to the United States over hundreds of years), a wrongful death claim did not exist based upon the reasoning that the claim died with the victim where there was no way to compensate him for damages. The surviving family members then could not claim damages from the person who caused the victim's death. Over the years, states have passed "wrongful death statutes" that provide compensation for persons who may have been damaged from the death of the victim as well as an incentive to act carefully and safely. Today, all states have some form of a wrongful death claim action in force.

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Medical errors and their respective injuries can be many and greatly subjective to the area of medical practice. Some of these injuries are catalogue by specific types,
 
Such as:  Brain injuries
               Birth injuries
               Medical errors
               Spinal cord injuries

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More on Personal Injury, damages, and compensation:

 

     Damages are monetary compensation, which the law awards to one who has been injured by the actions of another.  There are two types of damages:  compensatory and punitive.  Compensatory damages, sometimes known as "actual damages", are intended to compensate the injured party for his actual and proven losses or injury. Punitive damages are compensation in excess of actual damages and are awarded as punishment to a wrongdoer. You may hear of "liquidated damages," (contractually established damages) and "nominal damages" (a court awards a nominal amount such as one dollar).  There are many court guidelines establishing what types of damages may be awarded in a given circumstance.    

     In today's world, a complete picture of personal injury must include information on insurance.  The burden of an economic loss falls on the individual who suffers the loss, the individual causing the loss through negligence or unlawful conduct, or a third party who has been allocated the burden by the legislature (such as employers under the Workmen's Compensation Statutes)  The goal of insurance is to allocate the risks of a loss from an individual to several people.  Losses are paid out from a pool created by non-refundable "premiums" paid into by insured individuals, who share a risk in exchange for protection from massive loss.  The insurance company becomes the safe-keeper of the premiums.  Maintaining economic stability is a  government function and the courts take their regulatory responsibility very seriously.

     Prior to accepting an insurance settlement, it is generally wise to speak with a personal injury lawyer to evaluate your situation and to ensure that your interests are protected.  Most personal injury attorneys provide free initial consultations and most will only be paid if you win your case and receive a judgment.   Most frequently, personal injury attorneys will receive a percentage of the settlement awarded to you.  Legal advice can save you time, trouble and money and can insure that you are treated fairly.
 

 

 
 
 

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