Category: Litigation
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Product Liability Lawyer U. 101
How A Product Liability Lawyer Helps Victims Of Unsafe Products A product liability lawyer represents victims injured by defective or unsafe products. Every year, such items injure thousands of people. What are the legal rights of a victim of a defective product in New Jersey? The Legislature has passed the Products Liability Act. Under that law, a…
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Mesothelioma Attorney Verdict: $7.5 M
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Mesothelioma Attorney Obtains $7.5 Million Verdict A mesothelioma attorney obtains $7.5 million verdict for New Jersey man exposed to asbestos at work. It isn’t every day that a mesothelioma attorney sues a company whose president himself was a mesothelioma victim. And where that company continued to use asbestos in its products for years after its…
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Premises Liability Ruling for Fraternity
College Student Shot At Fraternity Files Premises Liability Suit Premises liability is a legal doctrine. It allows a victim injured on someone else’s property to obtain compensation. However, a victim cannot obtain compensation just because he was injured on someone else’s property. He has to prove something more. One of the things that he has to prove…
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Sexual Abuse & the Deadline to Sue
Sexual Abuse Victim May Have More Time To Sue If Psychologically Disabled Sexual abuse is a particularly vicious crime. A person who perpetrates sexual abuse is subject to criminal punishment. The victim also may have a right to sue the perpetrator in a civil court for money damages. As in any case, there is a…
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Dental Malpractice Lawyer Verdict
Dentist Objects to Injured Patient Calling Him Incompetent A dental malpractice lawyer generally must hire a dentist to testify against the dentist he is suing. The dentist that the dental malpractice lawyer hires will explain to the jury how the dentist on trial committed malpractice. Unless the victim’s attorney hires this dental expert witness, he…
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Brain Injury Lawyer Can Extend Deadline
Brain Injury Lawyer Can File Suit Late Sometimes If Victim Incompetent A brain injury lawyer may have a special advantage in filing a lawsuit. Normally, an adult personal injury victim in New Jersey has two years to file suit in court. If the lawsuit is not filed on time, the victim loses his right to compensation.…
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Merry-Go-Round School Injury Suit
School Injury Suit Allowed by Appeals Court A school injury suit allowed by the appeals court, despite legal restrictions against suing the government. A school injury. Every parent’s nightmare. And something that a Franklin Township, New Jersey family experienced firsthand. A sixth-grade middle school student named Brianna played at recess one day. Unfortunately, another girl pushed the…
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Malpractice Attorney U.: Affidavit of Merit
In Malpractice Cases, the Victim’s Malpractice Attorney Must Obtain an “Affidavit of Merit.” It must come from an Expert in the Same Profession As the Professional Being Sued. An Affidavit from Someone Who Practices in a Similar Profession Is Not Good Enough. A malpractice attorney helps victims injured by a licensed professional obtain compensation. The professional could…
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Judge Can’t Interview Jury after Verdict
JUDGE CAN’T INTERVIEW JURY AFTER VERDICT A judge can’t interview jury after the verdict, unless there’s good cause to believe misconduct occurred, rules new jersey supreme court. And even then, only with the lawyers present. Can a judge interview a jury after it reaches a verdict? The issue arose after a recent sexual harassment case.…
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Deemer Law Foils Accident Victim
Deemer Law Foils Case Of New Jersey Auto Accident Victim According to the urban dictionary, a deemer is an idiot. Someone who messes up all the time and never succeeds in life. Deemer’s generally fail at life, over and over again, yet never realize it. (The dictionary actually uses a different word than messes. But…