Category: Personal Injury News
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Slip & Fall Lawyer U.: City Snow Removal
Slip Fall Lawyer Sues City For Plowing Snow Into Driveway You hired a slip and fall lawyer. You fell while you were walking. There was a snow pile in a driveway sidewalk. The snow pile caused you to slip. The snow had been plowed onto the driveway by the city. Can your slip and fall lawyer…
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Auto Accident Lawyer Wins 2.4M Verdict
Verdict Upheld as Not Excessive A blameless driver is severely injured in an accident. He hires an auto accident lawyer. A year passes. The driver receives medical treatment. But he is not the same as before the accident. He still has pain. The insurance company for the at-fault driver refuses to pay fair compensation. Now the auto…
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Car Accident Attorney U.: Police Immunity
Car Accident Attorney U: Police Sometimes Immune from Suit You are seeing a car accident attorney. You were a pedestrian struck by a speeding police car. Therefore, you suffered severe injuries. Accordingly, you would like to be compensated. Can the car accident attorney help you? According to a recent court decision, the answer is “probably not.” In…
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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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Slip Fall Case: Snow Removal
Slip Fall Victim Sues For Fall Outside Her Apartment During Snowstorm Here are excerpts from an actual New Jersey slip fall case. Arlene Holmes was a tenant at an apartment complex owned and operated by INCAA-Carroll Street Houses Corp and VMC Management. She suffered a slip fall injury on the snow outside of her apartment.…
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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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No Expert Needed in Broken Elevator Case
In many personal injury cases, the victim must hire an expert witness to prove that the party being sued was negligent. But not always. A woman named Wendy filed a lawsuit against the Port Authority. She had taken a PATH train to get to work in New York City. She claimed that, at the PATH…
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2015 New Year’s Resolutions, Part 3
More Legal New Year’S Resolutions For 2015 That You Should Consider, Part III. For past two posts I’ve been suggesting some “legal” 2015 New Year’s resolutions for you to consider. Here is the final installment: Make sure you have adequate auto liability insurance. Choose at least $500,000 in coverage. If you took my advice from yesterday and…