A New Jersey assemblywoman has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to send and receive text messages or to otherwise use a handheld device while in a crosswalk or walking along a public street.Paula Lampitt, a Democrat from Voorhees and Deputy Speaker...
NEW JERSEY SLIP AND FALL LAW MAY COVER ADJOINING PROPERTY
In New Jersey, as in other states, under what is known as "premises liability," the owner of commercial or residential property has a duty to maintain the premises so as to minimize the risk of injury to anyone legally on the property. Until 2013, the owner of...
NEW MEDICARE FALSE CLAIMS ACT LITIGATION MAY HAVE IMPACT ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS
Under New Jersey law, if you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you have the choice of claiming your personal health insurance carrier as the primary source for reimbursement of medical bills. If, however, your insurance is through Medicaid or Medicare,...
WHAT IS NEGLIGENCE–PART 3–DID YOU SUFFER A LOSS?
In the first two parts of this overview of negligence, we talked about the standard of care and about causation. Before you can get any kind of monetary award after suffering a personal injury, you must first show that the defendant failed to (or breached) a duty to...
