It's customary, when filing a personal injury lawsuit, to seek damages for "pain and suffering." In an earlier blog, we identified the different types of injuries that can constitute pain and suffering. In this blog, we look at how the court determines the amount of...

When you've suffered a traumatic injury in the course of your employment in New Jersey, you have a right to seek benefits through a workers' compensation claim. There are typically only two requirements-that you sustain an injury and that the injury be work-related....

If you've been injured or contracted an illness, and sought medical attention, you expect that, at a minimum, your condition won't worsen because of the care you receive. If that happens, you have the right to pursue compensation for your losses in a medical...

In the aftermath of an accident, when you can't work and you need extensive medical treatment, you can feel a lot of anxiety about financial matters. You may be uncertain what will be included in a personal injury claim, what types of losses you can expect the...

When you've been hurt because of the carelessness or negligence of another person, it can seem like an open and shut case. That's seldom the reality, though, as the defendant will often have some policy of insurance that provides some level of coverage, and will have...

When you've suffered an injury on the job, your first course of action is often to file a claim for workers' compensation benefits. There are good reasons to do so-if your claim is approved, you'll likely start receiving benefits within weeks. But there can be other...

When you've been hurt because of someone else's carelessness or negligence, some of your losses may be obvious while others are not as apparent. As a general rule, you'll be able to file a personal injury action seeking two potential types of damages, or compensation...

If you have been hurt in an accident caused by the carelessness, negligence or wrongdoing of another person, you may be considering filing a lawsuit. What will the process look like? What steps will you have to take before you can expect to actually receive...

The city of Millville, New Jersey has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed last month in Cumberland County Superior Court. The legal action seeks unspecified damages based on allegations of improper conduct by New Jersey State Police officers in February,...

If you've been hurt in New Jersey when someone else's dog has attacked you, you may be able to obtain compensation for your losses. The New Jersey dog bite statute sets forth specific conditions, though, that you must meet to recover.Technically, New Jersey's dog bite...