If you’ve ever tried to cross a busy street in the city without the help of a traffic light, you may understand the motivation behind David Bookstaver’s battle. According to the New York Times, Bookstaver took up the cause when he and his then-4-year-old daughter had problems crossing East 85th…
You wouldn’t think that paying attention behind the wheel would be difficult. While controlling a vehicle that may weigh several tons, traveling at a high rate of speed, paying attention seems to come naturally for most of us. But still, inattentive drivers are often those blamed for the most serious…
Being involved in a car accident is traumatic enough. But what if you were released from the hospital to find photos of yourself had been circulated on the internet, and that they were taken by the people you entrusted with your health and safety during those crucial moments just after…
When you are in a NY / NJ car accident, everything seems to happen in slow motion. But, in reality, it usually happens in a split second. In this second, your whole life can change. And while most people would love nothing more than to put the accident behind them,…
A school bus accident proved fatal last week as children were heading home for their long weekend. According to DelawareOnline.com, the victim was a 60-year old man who was driving a dark gray Dodge pick-up at the time of the accident. The accident occurred at the corner of Fischer Boulevard…
Rolin Ganthier, of Jamaica Queens was killed instantly when his motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck on Route 23 in Pequannock this past weekend. According to the North Jersey Record, witnesses said Ganthier was traveling at an “excessive speed” when he rode into oncoming traffic. Ganthier was on a 2007…
Citizens of New Jersey pay a high price ticket for their auto insurance coverage, and much of their premiums go to cover personal injury protection, or PIP coverage. Governor Chris Christie called this coverage a “pot of gold to abuse” last summer in response to doctors allegedly inflating their medical…
Widows of two motorcyclists who were killed in a drunk driving accident last year have filed suit against the driver responsible and the bars who served him. Four others, who were also injured in the accident, have joined the action to recoup compensation for their injuries and the trauma they’ve…
On November 16th, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared Gunthers Transport, LLC, a Maryland-based trucking company, an “imminent hazard to public safety” and put the company out of service. Over the last two years, Gunthers Transport has been involved in at least seven serious accidents, one of them…
New Jersey personal injury lawyer Steven Benvenisti presented his program, “The Most Significant Case of My Entire Career,” to a parent and student audience in River Vale, N.J., this month. The program is one that Benvenisti, a partner with the New Jersey personal injury law firm of Davis, Saperstein &…
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