Category: Personal Injury

Have you ever heard a clicking or popping sound when opening your mouth? How about experiencing intense, burning pain while trying to chew food? Do you ever wake up with a severe headache that seems to have developed out of nowhere? If you answered yes to any of these questions,…

From late November through mid-January, families and friends gather to celebrate at holiday parties and family gatherings. Everyone deserves to relax over the holidays, but that doesn’t have to mean letting your guard down. The holidays are a good time to focus on safety because car crashes, falls and other…

As I watched the elimination matches of the 2018 World Cup, I cannot help but think back to my days as the goal tender and co-captain of the Englewood School for Boys soccer team (now Dwight Englewood). I realize that many of my life lessons taught to me by Coach Lender and the principles I…

In the summer of 2015, New York City saw an alarming outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 138 residents, and ultimately killed 16 people. It is an airborne respiratory disease, and is similar to a severe form of pneumonia. Cooling towers, which are part of a recirculated water system that…

After spending months planning what was anticipated to be a great summer vacation, the unexpected happens. Getting injured while on vacation, especially out of state, can be frustrating and confusing. Whether it is an auto accident, slip and fall, or premises liability, handling personal injury claims out of state or…

Roundup, the weed killer used all over the United States by both commercial farmers and individuals for home gardening, is at the center of a class-action lawsuit in which its producer, Monsanto, is being sued. The suit alleges that the company was misleading and falsely advertised the product by stating…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) typically will investigate reports of personal injuries caused by the products that it regulates: Food, drugs, cosmetics, tobacco products and electronic products that give off radiation. Currently, the FDA is looking into reports about exploding e-cigarettes. According to a recent CNN report, the FDA identified 134…

A slip and fall accident can result from a number of different dangerous circumstances, ranging from spills on floors to broken stairs to ice and snow. Most of the time, a slip and fall can be traced to a single act of negligence, or the failure to repair or warn visitors about…

If you have kept up with the news, you undoubtedly know that clown costumes probably are not the best idea for this Halloween. In fact, they are even being banned in some parts of the country, including New Jersey. Running into a creepy clown, however, may not be the most…