What is Comparative Negligence in New Jersey? In New Jersey, when you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident or a fall-down accident, we have something called Comparative Negligence. This means that, even if you are just partially responsible for the accident, you could still recover. Unlike some states, where if you’re partially responsible for the…
What Should I Know about Deviance From Surgical Errors? When we’re talking about Medical Malpractice in New Jersey, we’re talking sometimes about the area of surgical errors. Now, surgical errors often occur because the pre-surgical testing has not been the proper testing. As a result, the surgeon goes in to perform a procedure that’s not…
What Should I Know about Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy is something that often times, in the birthing process, cannot be prevented. Perhaps as many as 80% of the cases of Cerebral Palsy are unpreventable, but the other 20% are preventable. Cerebral Palsy results from lack of oxygen going to the fetus during the birthing process.…
What is Deposition in New Jersey? Once a suit is filed in an accident case for someone who has sustained injuries, they’re going to have their attorneys take a deposition of your claim. That means they’re going to sit you down, and they’re going to ask you a series of questions under oath. Everything you…
What If I Trip and Fall on Commercial Property in New Jersey? The owner of a commercial establishment has a responsibility to his customers to make sure that premises is safe, so that a customer doesn’t get injured as a result of a negligent or dangerous condition. Now, that obligation extends not only to the…
What Happens if I Slip and Fall on Ice in Front of a Business in New Jersey? Commercial property owner has a responsibility to keep the sidewalks abutting his property, as well as his parking lot, clear of ice and snow. Now, in order for there to be liability, he has to have had notice…
What Happens When Someone Slips and Falls on Ice on Residential Property? If you slip and fall on an icy sidewalk in front of a residential property, a residential homeowner does not have an obligation to keep his property clear of ice and snow. But if he attempts to do so and does so in…
What Do I Need to Prove in a Slip and Fall Accident in New Jersey? There are three aspects that assist in securing a recovery in a Slip and Fall Case against those responsible for the premises where you fell. These aspects including proof that you actually secured an injury, and that there is a…
What Defines a Permanent Injury in NJ? Most New Jersey residents have a Motor Vehicle Policy that is listed under what we call a Verbal Threshold. About 90% of the people in New Jersey have a Verbal Threshold under policy. That means, the Verbal as opposed to Monetary. In some states, if you have a…
What Should I Know about Erb’s Palsy? Erb’s Palsy is one of the palsies that may result from Medical Malpractice in the delivery of a child. The size of a child should be properly identified by the OB-GYN in charge of delivering that child to determine if a C-section should be performed. If a C-Section was not…
