A wrongful death case is a type of civil suit that can be filed by the survivors or the estate of a person that died due to someone else’s negligence or intentional actions. Usually, the person that actually files the lawsuit will be the representative of the victim’s estate, but the beneficiaries of the suit… Read more »
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Understanding Aggravated Assault
Emotional distress damages are more challenging to address through the legal system because of the very nature of the emotional pain. Unlike physical pain or injury that can be demonstrated, quantified and visible, emotional pain and suffering because of psychological trauma is invisible and highly subjective. However, this doesn’t mean that emotional distress cannot be… Read more »
The Importance of Police Reports in a Car Accident Case
The time immediately after a car accident is frightening and stressful. There is a whole list of steps that you need to remember to take, from checking for injuries to getting all of the necessary contact information from other parties in the accident and speaking with insurance providers. But one step that you must be… Read more »
Proving Negligence in a Car Accident Claim
One of the most important factors in finding success in a personal injury claim after a car accident is your ability to prove negligence on the part of the other driver or drivers involved in the accident. The law requires drivers to exercise certain standards of “reasonable care” while on the road to avoid harming… Read more »
Children Are To Be Seen and Not Heard?
Children are to be seen and not heard! How many times have I heard that phrase? It was the environment in which I grew up. To me, what is the point of having children if they’re not to be heard and only to be seen? Have you ever sat and had conversation with an 8… Read more »
Classic Cafe is More Than Just a Restaurant
This past weekend I had the chance to visit with my mother and now deceased aunt in Rhode Island. Amy, the kids, and myself found ourselves having breakfast at the Classic Café and talk about a name being perfect for a restaurant. What makes a café classic? We walked in and were greeted by vintage… Read more »
On My Way To Court: Motion for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits and the Division of Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey
August 7, 2014 is going to make for an interesting day. I am on my way to New Brunswick on a Motion for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits. A Motion for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits is a specific device filed within the Division of Workers’ Compensation which allows a petitioner’s attorney to get in front… Read more »
Why Was My Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Claim Denied?
Sometimes the interests and priorities of workers’ compensation insurance carriers get in the way of injured workers receiving the benefits they deserve. If your claim for a workplace injury like carpal tunnel syndrome was denied, it is because carpal tunnel is considered an “occupational claim”. It did not happen at a specific day or time… Read more »
On My Way To Court: Attending a City of Trenton Employee Disciplinary Hearing
This morning, August 4, 2014, I attended a disciplinary hearing for a City of Trenton employee. I enjoy these types of disciplinary matters because I get an opportunity to really sit and discuss with the administration what is going on and help workers who are being written up for some disciplinary matter. Some of these are… Read more »
