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New Brunswick Car Accident Lawyers | Whiplash & Other Injuries

Mar 24, 2023

Whiplash and Other Car Accidents Injuries Of all the different types of For most victims, the signs of whiplash become prevalent a day or so after the accident. Aside from the obvious neck pain, there can also be back, shoulder or arm pain, headaches and dizziness, muscle spasms, stiffness and restricted movement, nausea, and lethargy. After the Car Accident Anyone that has experienced a motor vehicle crash should be medically evaluate...

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Anesthesia Errors

Mar 24, 2023

Anesthesia Errors – Medical Malpractice Understaffed hospitals and overworked personnel, including nurses, nursing assistants, doctors and anesthesiologists, and a lack of accountability are cause for serious concern within our health care system. Anesthesia mistakes are considered Anesthesia is given to patients during medical procedures in order to help the patient avoid or minimize pain and distress that they might otherwise feel if they were not numbed or unconscious. There are ...

Increase in Pedestrian Injuries Leads to Debate Over Remedy

Mar 24, 2023

In the community of West Hollywood, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, a dramatic increase in fatalities involving car-pedestrian accidents has citizens and city officials in disagreement about the causes and the remedies. In the last three years, there have been 84 reported accidents where a motor vehicle operator struck a pedestrian, with four fatalities. In each of the fatal accidents, the pedestrian was legally in a crosswalk at the time, and the motorist wa...

New Brunswick Clergy Abuse Lawyers | Pope Confirms Abuse of Nuns

Mar 24, 2023

Pope Confirms Clergy Abuse of Nuns Clergy abuse Acknowledgment of Past Clergy Misconduct In discussing the mistreatment of women in the Church, Pope Francis confirmed publicly for the first time that there have been both priests and bishops who have sexually abused Catholic nuns under their supervision. Acknowledging at least one instance of sexual slavery forced on nuns by a priest in a French congregation that was disbanded earlier by Pope Benedict XVI...

New Jersey Opens Two-Year Window for Older Clergy Abuse Claims

Mar 24, 2023

New Jersey Opening Two-Year Window for Older Clergy Abuse Claims On December 1, the state of New Jersey will open a two-year window for filing older In February 2019, the New Jersey dioceses released a report identifying the priests credibly accused of clergy abuse in the state. Within three months, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that extends the statute of limitations for filing older child abuse suits. Now abuse survivors whose case...

Christmas Eve Fire Displaces Nearly 25 Highland Park, NJ Residents

Mar 24, 2023

Christmas Eve Fire Displaces Nearly 25 Highland Park Residents A Christmas Eve fire displaced 24 residents at a Victims in a fire at their residence may experience severe trauma if they develop burn injuries. Burn injuries may range from minor to serious and necessitate medical intervention such as painful skin grafts and multiple surgeries. Additionally, a victim of a fire may endure psychological damage and require years of therapy to combat emotional distres...

Piscataway Slip and Fall Accident Lawyers | Slip and Falls at Stadiums

Mar 24, 2023

Slip and Falls at Stadiums Many people in New Jersey attend sporting events and concerts each year. Stadium owners may be held liable if someone is injured on their property due to their negligence. Many include a waiver on all tickets stating that spectators assume the risk of getting hurt by attending such an event. Although this may be enough to protect the owner in some instances, there are also certain ...

New Brunswick Pedestrian Accident Lawyers | Police Save Trapped Victim

Mar 24, 2023

New Brunswick Police Save Trapped Victim Several New Brunswick police officers, two good Samaritans, and an off-duty physician are being lauded as heroes after rescuing a pedestrian that was trapped under a car that had run him over. The police officers that arrived on the scene, along with two other people that witnessed the accident, physically lifted the vehicle off the victim, allowing the physician to pull him out from underneath the car. The docto...

New Brunswick Car Accident Lawyers | Parking Garage Accidents

Mar 24, 2023

Parking Garage Accidents Parking garages offer drivers a convenient and efficient alternative to on-street parking, but Causes of Parking Garage Accidents Parking garage accidents happen for a variety of reasons and leave victims with serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Car drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and garage attendants can all be injured in this type of accident. Common causes of parking garage accidents include: Distracted driving Speeding Failure to obey directiona...

Workers’ Comp Basics | New Jersey Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Mar 24, 2023

Workers’ Compensation – The Basics If you have been injured on the job in New Jersey, chances are very good that any benefits to which you are entitled will come through a The workers’ compensation statute mandates that covered employees file their claims through the workers’ compensation program, and provides a cap on how much you will receive for a specific type of injury. Accordingly, in most circumstances, an employee does not hav...