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Falls on business premises can start a heated blame game as you try to assess which party's behavior ultimately resulted in an accident. Depending on factors including the location of the fall, your age and the injuries you sustained, your fall could cause lifelong...

You might think that people are too quick to sue, especially if you get some of your information from non-legal education or popular media. In fact, The Washington Post estimates that only seven percent of civil suits involve torts. That is, the section of the law...

After getting into an accident, you may suffer from head or brain injuries. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in particular often greatly impact multiple areas of your life. The field discusses some more than others.  For example, you likely know that TBIs can cause...

In New Jersey, premises liability laws have changed over time as courts address more diverse and nuanced cases. Common law has evolved to be more flexible in addressing premises liability lawsuits, but the basic concepts underlying these claims have remained...

Despite ample laws protecting the people, negligent business owners, landowners and governments cause serious injuries almost constantly. They maintain their properties poorly, fail to address problems and, eventually, contribute to catastrophic, life-changing...

Millions of people board elevators at work, in stores or in residential buildings each day without incident, so it may not seem like an elevator could present a serious danger of personal injury. However, due to negligence on the part of some property owners or...

As an older adult, you may have risk factors that make you more likely to fall when environmental hazards present themselves. Many people within your age group lack the strength, flexibility and balance that younger Americans have. If you count yourself among them,...

Most employers in New Jersey are required to provide workers’ compensation benefits to injured employees with nearly no regard to fault for the accident/injuries. In exchange for this benefit, workers’ compensation laws prohibit workers from suing their employers for...

Wrongful death refers to a death that should not have happened and which would not have occurred but for someone else’s actions. In other words, someone died “before their time” because of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing.  Wrongful death also refers to the...

You deserve quick justice. The parties opposing you have a right to a full review of the facts. The balance between these two concerns would be a major factor in determining the length of your case. As explained on FindLaw, these cases take many forms, but have a...