In terms of one's physical well-being, construction accidents are often devastating. Whether a construction worker cannot walk after a serious accident or they struggle with painful injuries, many workers recognize the physical challenges that often come with a...
Personal Injury
Measuring the safety of hands-free cellphones
There is no doubt that using a cellphone while driving is dangerous. After an increase of distracted driving-related car accidents across the country, several states, including New York, implemented legislation prohibiting drivers from using hand-held cellphones....
What are “the Fatal Four?”
There is a certain amount of personal freedom that you feel when you work in the construction industry in Englewood (which is no doubt one of the factors that attracted you to that particular career path in the first place). Yet with the luxury of not feeling “cooped...
Reporting your suspicions to the right authorities
There is nothing more disheartening than suspecting that your elderly loved one is being mistreated in the nursing home facility you entrusted to provide compassionate care. Addressing your concerns immediately may allow you to safely and effectively moderate the...
Landowners can be responsible for injuries to trespassing children
When someone walks onto your land, illegally and without invitation, the law offers that trespasser relatively few protections. After they fall into a deep well or down a dark stairway, they might stumble badly again in court trying to sue you for their injuries. But...
What to do if your parent is suffering neglect in a nursing home
Making the decision to put your parent in a nursing home can be a difficult time, especially when you do not have any control over what happens within the home after you leave. Even with well-managed homes, employees leave and new management steps in, which can change...
Brain injury after eye surgery yields $3.2M settlement
When a person makes the decision, with a medical professional, to go under for surgery there is always a risk. However, a medical provider, doctor and other medical professionals have the responsibility of educating a person about particular risks they could face when...
USPS settles with family for $4.9 million
Crosswalks can be dangerous hazards, both for pedestrians and drivers, especially in urban areas such as Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 2015, a grandmother was attempting to cross a street in Elizabeth while carrying her two-year-old granddaughter and four-year-old...
Causes of TBIs
A traumatic brain injury is a serious event that could significantly affect a person's health and well-being. Even after the initial injury, a person could suffer complications, like seizures, damaged blood vessels, fluid buildup in the brain, infections, vertigo and...
Medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death, study says
When a person in New Jersey is seriously ill or injured, they put their full trust in the medical professionals caring for them. After all, doctors, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists go through years of schooling to obtain licenses to practice in their chosen...