Recent Blog Posts
Regulations Permit Less Rest Despite Driver Fatigue Cited as a Cause of Large Truck Crashes
New Jersey residents are all familiar with the serious truck accident that led to the near-fatal injuries incurred by comedian and actor Tracy Morgan, and the death of comedian Jimmy McNair. Recently, the lawsuit filed on behalf of Morgan, his assistant Jeffrey Millea, and fellow comic Ardie Fuqua, was settled by Wal-Mart, the owner… Read More »
Faulty Jury Instructions Means New Trial on Liability of Motor Vehicle Driver in Motorcycle Accident
In the case of Doornbos v. Wehrle, the Plaintiff was riding his motorcycle while travelling westbound in the left lane of a four-lane highway. The Defendant, who was facing the westbound lanes while stopped at a shopping center exit, was in the middle of crossing both westbound lanes in order to turn left onto… Read More »
Several New Jersey Residents Sue over Deadly Amtrak Derailment
In a crash that killed eight passengers and injured 200 others, individuals have now begun to file lawsuits against a federally-funded agency for their injuries and the wrongful deaths of their family members. While the first lawsuit was filed by an employee of Amtrak who was riding the train home as a passenger, a… Read More »
Court Awards Symbolic $100 Million Award to Victim of Dog Attack
Steve Constantine, an animal care volunteer in Detroit, has recently been awarded $100 Million by a civil court judge for injuries he received while attempting to feed a neighbor’s dogs. The gigantic award is the second-largest on record for a dog attack victim, and was issued against the owner of the dogs and that… Read More »
Intoxicated, Unlicensed Motorcyclist Kills Passenger in Wayne Township Crash
Jennifer Collins, the director of a homeless shelter, was recently killed when the motorcycle on which she was riding crashed into a concrete barrier on Route 46. The driver of the motorcycle, Dalton Lee Garr, 22, was also injured in the crash, but appears likely to recover from his injuries. Garr has been charged… Read More »
Bank Not Liable for Slip and Fall on Property It Had Recently Foreclosed On
In February 2011, Matthew McRoy slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in front of a four-unit apartment building, injuring his arm. He sued the owner of the building for his injuries, as well as Bank of America. The owner, who lived in one unit and rented out the other three, had defaulted on… Read More »
Residential Property Owners Not Liable for Sidewalk Slip and Fall when They Did Not Cause the Dangerous Condition
If you slip and fall because of a dangerous condition on a sidewalk, did you know that your right to recover compensation for your injuries depends upon the nature of the property abutting the sidewalk? If it’s commercial property, the property owner may be liable to you for failing to correct the dangerous… Read More »
New Jersey Judge Pops Hopes of Hundreds of Plaintiffs in Accutane Trial
An April 2, the judge in the Accutane mass tort litigation currently being litigated in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, issued a ruling that directly affects hundreds of plaintiffs in the lawsuit, and could impact hundreds more. Accutane is a prescription medicine that was used to treat a certain kind of… Read More »
NJ PIP Regulations Upheld by New Jersey Court of Appeals
On march 31st, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled against a coalition of healthcare providers and representatives of injured plaintiffs who had been challenging a set of regulations issued by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) in 2012. The challenge to the regulations complained that DOBI exceeded its authority in issuing… Read More »
New Jersey Couple Sue Owners of Sandals and Beaches Resorts for Car Accident While on Vacation in the Caribbean
A New Jersey couple who were injured in a car accident while honeymooning in St. Lucia sued the companies which put the Sandals resort vacation package together (as well as the negligent driver), even though the car accident did not involve a Sandals employee or occur on Sandals property. The accident actually occurred because… Read More »
