by Attorney | Sep 2, 2017 | Accident Cases
Children hit by automobiles statistics.
Many local schools will be open next week. According to a study by the Safe Kids, sixty-one children are hit by automobiles every day in the United States most often during the hours before and after school. It is not a coincidence that children being hit by automobiles peaks in September. September is the first month of a new school year.
The Safe Kids organization has some tips for Parents and Children walking to school: (more…)
by Attorney | Aug 25, 2017 | Accident Cases
Uber offers a change in insurance protection.
The New Jersey Legislature passed a law earlier this year which required that rideshare services like Uber provide automobile insurance as follows:
(1) primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,500,000 for death, bodily injury, and property damage;
(2) primary automobile insurance for medical payments benefits in an amount of at least $10,000 per person per incident, which shall only apply to and provide coverage for the benefit of the transportation network company driver; and (more…)
by Attorney | Aug 18, 2017 | Accident Cases
NJ Auto Insurance Options
When New Jersey drivers go to their local agent and/or go online to purchase car insurance, the options can be confusing and balancing the amount of coverage and options and paying for those options can often lead to poor decisions being made. Many times a small increase in a insurance premium will provide much better coverage. Let’s review some of those options.
The first decision that needs to be made is whether you want to select the “limitation on lawsuit” also known as the “verbal threshold”. Selecting the “limitation on lawsuit” or “verbal threshold” will limit your right to sue another individual unless you have sustained a permanent injury based on objective evidence. (more…)
by NJLawyer | Aug 10, 2017 | Accident Cases
Police Chief Brian Manley of the Austin Texas Police Department put carbon monoxide detectors in his officers’ Police vehicles after some officers became sick. The Police Chief discovered that there were high levels of Carbon Monoxide which can be deadly in the vehicles. His decision to not use these vehicles sparked an investigation into Ford Explorers.
Ford Motor Company has recently announced that it is investigating incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning in Ford Explorer vehicles that are used by Police Department throughout the United States. (more…)
by Attorney | Mar 25, 2017 | Accident Cases
The Osteo Relief Institute located on Route 34 in Wall Township voluntarily closed March 7 after patients contracted various bacterial infections from injections to their knees, Monmouth County Health Officer David A. Henry said on Sunday. The investigation found several breaches of injection control, including employees not washing their hands thoroughly and letting full needles sit “well before” they were used on patients. If you know of anyone needing representation for an injury sustained by an injection from The Osteo Relief Institute, please call (973) 481-4364 for a Free Consultation.
Read this in Spanish here infecciones bacterianas de las inyecciones
by Attorney | Oct 18, 2016 | Accident Cases
If your friend recently had a baby, you may want to consider getting them a more practical gift, a TV Safety Strap
. A safety strap can prevent a television from falling over and injuring a child. Every two weeks, on average, a child is injured and dies from an unsecured TV tipping over. Forty two percent (42%) of the injuries caused by TVs are in the bedroom and Twenty one percent (21%) are in the living/family room to children younger than 5 years old.
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. A safety strap can prevent a television from falling over and injuring a child. Every two weeks, on average, a child is injured and dies from an unsecured TV tipping over. Forty two percent (42%) of the injuries caused by TVs are in the bedroom and Twenty one percent (21%) are in the living/family room to children younger than 5 years old.