What Damages are Recoverable in a New Jersey Personal Injury Case? In a New Jersey Personal Injury case, we’re often asked from the onset what damages are recoverable. Your out-of-pocket expenses, which includes your medical expenses and your lost income of above and beyond that are normally payable by you own insurance coverage, are recoverable…
What Benefits are Provided Under No Fault in New Jersey? Under No Fault, you’re primarily entitled to what we call Personal Injury Protection, otherwise known as PIP Benefits. There are your medical benefits, which are, after a $200 deductible satisfied, a 20% co-pay up to $5,000. And after $5,000, you’re covered up to $250,000 at…
What Should I Know about Failure to Diagnose? Many times, Medical Malpractice arises because a doctor fails to properly diagnose an illness. Most of that means that he does not diagnose the illness at an appropriate time so that you can get the appropriate therapy before your condition gets more serious. We see that in…
If I Slip and Fall on a Neighbor’s Patio, Do I Have a Claim? The criteria for determining whether or not you have a claim if you slip and fall on your neighbor’s patio is the same as if you slip and fall in anyone else’s residence. Was there a defective condition that caused you…
What Should I Know about Medication Errors in New Jersey? When we talk about Medical Malpractice involving medication, we’re talking about several different things. A doctor can prescribe medication that does not interact well with medication you are already taking and this will happen because a doctor, in taking your history, didn’t take the appropriate…
Is the Owner Responsible If The Dog Attacks Someone in New Jersey? Often we’re asked whether or not in New Jersey the owner of a dog is responsible if there’s an attack by that dog. And as a result of that attack, someone suffers injuries and the short answer to that question is yes, the…
What Should I Know about Improper Prescription Medications? Often times, we see malpractice in the administration of medications by a doctor to a patient. It’s incumbent upon a doctor to know what medications his patient is taking when he’s examining him and treating him. If a doctor doesn’t do this and he prescribes medication that…
Dog Bite Damages If you or a loved one, specifically a child, is bitten by a dog, it’s important to understand, that although the puncture wounds and the scars are significant in evaluating your case, and many times it depends on the location of the scars when you’re talking about how much the case is…
Belmar Workers Compensation Attorney Discusses If You Were Injured on the Job as a Minor If you’re a minor in New Jersey, meaning you’re under 18 years of age, and you’re injured on the job, you have the option of either suing under the Normal Negligence Statute, or Workers’ Compensation. I advise clients as a…
What Should I Know about Notice of Claim? There are certain types of actions in New Jersey involving towns, counties, the state, boards of education, and the state police, where before you have a right to file a lawsuit. Under these circumstances, you have to file a Notice of Claim under what we call the…
