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What does “verbal threshold” in New Jersey personal injury cases mean?

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Video Transcript

The verbal threshold, or limitation on lawsuits in New Jersey is a typical type of provision in most automobile insurance policies that requires you to demonstrate that you have a permanent injury causally related to the accident.

So in some instances, people have prior injuries, either as a result of prior accidents or degenerative changes, and they may not have injuries that are causally related to the accident. What we need is a doctor’s opinion that you have permanent injuries that are causally related from this accident in order to satisfy the verbal threshold or limitation on lawsuit and obtain compensation for your injuries.