In recent years, Americans have benefited from a surge of work-from-home opportunities. Many workers enjoy the flexibility and freedom that a remote job affords them. However, the popularity of work-from-home careers has led to interesting legal questions about remote positions and an employee’s right to workers’ compensation benefits. In a…
New Jersey and other states have laws requiring drivers to keep right unless they are passing. These laws are designed to keep the extreme left lane free from “left lane hogs” because they create dangerous situations for other motorists. Under NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-82, drivers in New Jersey must…
People enjoying the privacy of their apartments take it for granted that they are safe from injury, especially from the ceiling above. However, that may not always be the case. Ceiling collapses are more common than one would think, especially in low-income housing. Most ceiling collapses are caused by water…
In early January 2020, Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea agreed to pay $46 million to the Dudek family, whose 2-year-old son passed away when a dresser tipped over onto him. The payout is the largest wrongful death settlement related to a single child in United States’ history. The California toddler, Jozef…
Each year, families throughout New Jersey think about exciting trips that the whole family can enjoy, from a weekend in Cape May to vacation out of state or out of the country. No matter where you plan to spend your vacation this summer, you should think about the health and…
The holiday season is characterized by gratitude and giving, great food, time with family and friends, holiday decorations galore, shopping, gift buying and lots of snow and ice. Those latter two items – adverse weather conditions – may be beautiful to look at and great for winter sports, but they…
On March 4, 2014 natural gas fueled explosion rocked a condominium complex in Ewing, New Jersey. Initial investigation reports the explosion may have been caused by utility workers at the accident scene. At least two condominium units have been destroyed, one person died and several people were injured suffering serious burns. Many…
Icy conditions across New Jersey caused dozens of accidents last week. One of the most serious accidents involved an SUV that lost control and drove into an oncoming bus. The driver of the SUV was killed and many others were injured. Roads throughout the state were shut down to prevent…
79-year-old Little Silver resident Nora Archibald was injured on Tuesday during a bizarre sequence of events. Archibald was involved in a minor car accident. When she got out to inspect the damage, she became caught in her seatbelt. The car kept moving and dragged her along the road before finally…
By: Attorney Samuel L. Davis, Esq. A man was killed in Queens on Thursday morning when a forklift he was repairing fell on him and crushed him to death. The man was an unidentified technician working at the Raw Equipment Corp building on College Point Boulevard in the Flushing section of…
