Never backing down from your fight
Overview: Personal Injury If you find yourself injured due to someone else’s negligence, you may choose to file a personal injury claim against them. Without any way to prove that the party is liable for your injury, however, you will find yourself empty-handed. The United States of America’s legal system is based on evidence. Someone should not be charged or sued unless…
Consequences of Conviction When someone has been arrested and is facing criminal charges, it can be a very scary process. Getting something on your permanent records, facing jail time, losing a driver’s license, paying heavy fines, all of these can seriously negatively affect someone’s life. Whether the individual is guilty of the crime or not, having a quality defense attorney…
Car Accident Injuries Statistics The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that car accidents are the number one cause of injury in the United States. Americans spend an average of over one million days hospitalized every year because of injuries they sustained in car accidents. Among these injuries are soft tissue injuries. Whiplash injuries, which are forms of soft tissue injuries, have…
Back in 2003, Attorney General John Ashcroft explained how the “drug paraphernalia business is now accessible in anyone’s home with a computer and Internet access.” His assessment of the situation was accurate then, and it’s only become more widely available as the years have gone by. What is drug paraphernalia, and is it illegal in New Jersey? Do the changing…
Drug Crimes in New Jersey New Jersey has some of the toughest drug laws in the country, and in order to discourage individuals from violating those laws, those crimes carry severe penalties, which increase when a person has been convicted of a drug crime previously. Individuals charged with these crimes need to be aware of the possible outcomes, while other individuals need…
Police officers are generally seen as the keepers of the peace and beacons of justice, but even these prestigious men and women are subject to breaking the law occasionally. When a police officer uses his or her position of authority to commit civil rights violations, there is legal recourse for victims. Although the road is complex and challenging, victims can…
The common perception of a slip and fall lawsuit is the infamous grocery store scammer who “slips” on water purposefully for compensation. This dramatized disinformation discredits real slip and fall victims who can be severely injured or even killed due to a property owner’s negligence. Below we will discuss the most common types of slip and fall injuries and the proof…
Construction is consistently one of the most dangerous and physically demanding industries. While steps have been taken to safeguard workers in these types of jobs, it remains inherently dangerous. In 2016, OSHA reported that about one in five employee deaths occurred in the construction industry. Construction’s fatal four, or the top causes of accidents, are responsible for over sixty percent…
The war on drugs in America has resulted in a system that severely punishes individuals caught possessing controlled substances. If a person is caught with substantial amounts of dangerous drugs, then they could face years in prison. Unfortunately, some people caught with large amounts of drugs are not distributing or selling them, but they still must be charged with the offense anyway…
Anyone who has watched daytime court television has probably heard the phrase “pain and suffering” being used during personal injury lawsuits. Due to the media’s exaggeration and focus on this issue, many people mistakenly believe that damages or suffering caused by pain and suffering are simply used as excuses to collect more money during a claim. This misconception couldn’t be further from…