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Increase in Pedestrian Injuries Leads to Debate Over Remedy

Mar 24, 2023

In the community of West Hollywood, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, a dramatic increase in fatalities involving car-pedestrian accidents has citizens and city officials in disagreement about the causes and the remedies. In the last three years, there have been 84 reported accidents where a motor vehicle operator struck a pedestrian, with four fatalities. In each of the fatal accidents, the pedestrian was legally in a crosswalk at the time, and the motorist wa...

New Brunswick Clergy Abuse Lawyers | Pope Confirms Abuse of Nuns

Mar 24, 2023

Pope Confirms Clergy Abuse of Nuns Clergy abuse Acknowledgment of Past Clergy Misconduct In discussing the mistreatment of women in the Church, Pope Francis confirmed publicly for the first time that there have been both priests and bishops who have sexually abused Catholic nuns under their supervision. Acknowledging at least one instance of sexual slavery forced on nuns by a priest in a French congregation that was disbanded earlier by Pope Benedict XVI...

New Jersey Opens Two-Year Window for Older Clergy Abuse Claims

Mar 24, 2023

New Jersey Opening Two-Year Window for Older Clergy Abuse Claims On December 1, the state of New Jersey will open a two-year window for filing older In February 2019, the New Jersey dioceses released a report identifying the priests credibly accused of clergy abuse in the state. Within three months, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that extends the statute of limitations for filing older child abuse suits. Now abuse survivors whose case...

Christmas Eve Fire Displaces Nearly 25 Highland Park, NJ Residents

Mar 24, 2023

Christmas Eve Fire Displaces Nearly 25 Highland Park Residents A Christmas Eve fire displaced 24 residents at a Victims in a fire at their residence may experience severe trauma if they develop burn injuries. Burn injuries may range from minor to serious and necessitate medical intervention such as painful skin grafts and multiple surgeries. Additionally, a victim of a fire may endure psychological damage and require years of therapy to combat emotional distres...

Piscataway Slip and Fall Accident Lawyers | Slip and Falls at Stadiums

Mar 24, 2023

Slip and Falls at Stadiums Many people in New Jersey attend sporting events and concerts each year. Stadium owners may be held liable if someone is injured on their property due to their negligence. Many include a waiver on all tickets stating that spectators assume the risk of getting hurt by attending such an event. Although this may be enough to protect the owner in some instances, there are also certain ...

New Brunswick Pedestrian Accident Lawyers | Police Save Trapped Victim

Mar 24, 2023

New Brunswick Police Save Trapped Victim Several New Brunswick police officers, two good Samaritans, and an off-duty physician are being lauded as heroes after rescuing a pedestrian that was trapped under a car that had run him over. The police officers that arrived on the scene, along with two other people that witnessed the accident, physically lifted the vehicle off the victim, allowing the physician to pull him out from underneath the car. The docto...

New Brunswick Car Accident Lawyers | Parking Garage Accidents

Mar 24, 2023

Parking Garage Accidents Parking garages offer drivers a convenient and efficient alternative to on-street parking, but Causes of Parking Garage Accidents Parking garage accidents happen for a variety of reasons and leave victims with serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Car drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and garage attendants can all be injured in this type of accident. Common causes of parking garage accidents include: Distracted driving Speeding Failure to obey directiona...

Workers’ Comp Basics | New Jersey Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Mar 24, 2023

Workers’ Compensation – The Basics If you have been injured on the job in New Jersey, chances are very good that any benefits to which you are entitled will come through a The workers’ compensation statute mandates that covered employees file their claims through the workers’ compensation program, and provides a cap on how much you will receive for a specific type of injury. Accordingly, in most circumstances, an employee does not hav...

Clergy Abuse Survivor Alleges Camden Bishop Dismissed Claims

Mar 24, 2023

Clergy Abuse Survivor Alleged that Camden Bishop Dismissed Claims A In many cases, survivors find discussing the abuse they suffered difficult and traumatic. Other survivors and victims may attempt to report the abuse as soon as it takes place but be met with dismissals or disbelief. Reports and investigations such as the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the creation of the New Jersey task force solidify the claims made by the numerous survivor...

Highland Park Car Accident Lawyers | Parents More Likely to Text & Drive

Mar 24, 2023

Parents More Likely to Text and Drive Than Teens Many parents warn their teen drivers of the dangers of Texting While Driving is Distracted Driving Distracted driving covers a wide range of driving behaviors that result in a driver’s attention being diverted from the road. Changing a radio station dial, eating or drinking, brushing one’s hair, applying makeup, turning to have a conversation with a passenger, and checking a map are al...