On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Sep 5, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Under the laws of New Jersey and all other states, when a commercial vehicle driver causes an accident through negligence, and someone else is injured as result, the driver’s employer as well as the driver may be held liable for the damages suffered by the...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Aug 22, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Negligent entrustment is a legal theory that allows the injured to hold car owners responsible for damages caused by someone who was borrowing the owner’s car at the time of the accident. To explain why this is important, first let’s discuss negligence in...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Jul 11, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Accidents involving large trucks can be much more deadly than typical collisions between two cars. Commercial truck crashes also raise legal issues that are different from the usual issues in motor vehicle accident cases. Recently in New Jersey, three members of a...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | May 2, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Driving on the freeway gives many drivers anxiety behind the wheel. After all, with several lanes of traffic whizzing by on either side, often at speeds greater than 70 mph, it can make any driver a little uneasy. One wrong move made by another driver can lead to a...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Mar 21, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Bobcats are small versions of larger front-end loaders, and they are familiar sights whenever heavy lifting is required in small spaces. The handy little vehicles generally do not travel on highways in New Jersey, and they are seldom involved in motor vehicle...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Mar 8, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Yellow school buses are generally regarded as a benign presence on New Jersey’s roads and highways, but occasionally they become involved in serious motor vehicle accidents. For example, a wrongful death case out of Monroe Township, Gloucester County, involving...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Feb 22, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Trucks traveling on interstate highways often appear to be invulnerable to people who are driving sedans and SUVs. These trucks travel at high speeds, and their size makes them seem impervious to harm in a collision. Unfortunately, when trucks collide with other...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Jan 11, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Many newspaper reports on traffic accidents in New Jersey describe the chronology of the accident in great detail, but many such reports end with the words, “The cause of the accident is under investigation.” What is being investigated? Who is doing the...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Dec 26, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal injury law in New Jersey and elsewhere is based on the concept of “negligence.” The law expects people to use reasonable care in their daily activities. A person who fails to use reasonable care is deemed to have been negligent, and that person is...
On behalf of Albert Buzzetti and Associates | Nov 29, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
State troopers in New Jersey witness a great many fatal traffic accidents in their careers, and most of them develop emotional shields to protect their sanity. Occasionally, however, the circumstances of a particular accident pierce this shield and haunt a...
