Frequently Asked Questions

The following videos answer many frequently asked questions about Personal Injury, Class Action and Family Law. If you have a question that is not covered in the videos below, please call us for more information.

Personal Injury Videos

• What Should I Look For In Hiring An Attorney To Represent Me In My Auto Accident Case?
• The Car Accident Was The Other Driver’s Fault. Can I Just Settle It Myself Without An Attorney?
• I Loaned My Car To A Friend Who Was Involved In A Car Accident. Am I Liable If My…
• Can I receive money even if the New York accident was my fault?
• Can A Passenger Recover Damages For Injuries Caused By The Other Driver In A New York/New Jersey Auto Accident Case?
• If My Seatbelt Was Not Buckled When The Driver Of The Car I Was Riding In Caused…
• Can I Sue If I Was At Fault In My Car Accident?
• I Wasn’t Injured, But The Accident Caused Inconvenience And Aggravation. Can I Sue?
• What Constitutes Pain And Suffering In An Auto Accident Case?
• Should I Go To The Doctor After My Car Accident?
• What Is No-Fault Insurance?
• What is the purpose of obtaining uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage?
• What should I do if an insurance company approached me about my injuries?
• Who is going to pay for my medical expenses following my New York/New Jersey car accident?
• What is the statute of limitations to bring a New York/New Jersey construction accident case?
• Do I Have A Claim If Unsafe Conditions On Someone Else’s Property Caused My Injury?
• Can I Still File A Lawsuit For My Construction Accident Injury If I Received Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
• What if I did not leave the scene of my New York/New Jersey car accident in an ambulance?
• When Can I Sue For Injuries In A Car Accident In New Jersey?
• What Happens If The Other Driver Involved In The Accident Is Not Insured Or Has Minimal Coverage?
• What If I Believe I Was The Victim Of A Hit-And-Run In New York/New Jersey?
• What is Medical Malpractice?
• Can I Sue In A Medical Malpractice Case For What Might Have Happened?
• My Operation Was Not Successful. Can I Sue?
• What do I need to prove to win my New York/New Jersey medical malpractice case?
• Do I Have To Pay My Insurance Company Back Out Of A Recovery For Medical Malpractice?
• What Is The Statute Of Limitations For An Auto Accident Case?
• What documents or evidence should I bring with me the first time I meet my attorney following my New York/New Jersey car accident?
• Who Pays For My Injuries If I Am Injured In A Car Accident?
• How Long Does It Take To Settle A New York/New Jersey Auto Accident Case?
• How Long Do I Have To File A New York/New Jersey Motorcycle Accident Case?
• Should I Negotiate With The Insurance Adjuster Myself Without The Help Of An Attorney In Order To Settle My New York/New Jersey Auto Accident Case?
• Slip and Fall: Accident or Negligence?
• Should I Take Any Photographs If I Was Injured In A Slip And Fall?
• Who Pays My Medical Bills If I Am Injured In A Slip And Fall Accident?
• I slipped and fell on ice. Can I sue?
• Does An Accident Report Have To Be Filled Out At The Time Of The Fall?
• Can I sue my New York/New Jersey employer for a fall?
• I Fell From A Scaffolding While On The Job. Can I Sue?
• How Does A Prior Injury Affect The Value Of My Injury Claim?
• What Is Liability Insurance?
• What Is Collision Coverage?
• What Is Arbitration?
• What Constitutes A Product Defect?
• I Believe The Death Of A Loved One Was Caused By A Defective Product. What Can I Do?
• Do I Have To Prove The Manufacturer Was Negligent In The Design Or Manufacture Of The Product?
• What Is The One-Free-Bite Rule And Is It The Law?
• What Are The Dog Bite Laws?
• Are Dog Bites Covered By Homeowner’s Insurance?
• What Is A Hazardous Condition And Who Is Responsible For It?
• What Do I Need to Know about the Fisher Price Rock-N-Play Sleeper Recall?

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Family Law & Divorce Videos

• How Do You Start A Divorce?
• What Are The Grounds For Divorce?
• Can I oppose a divorce?
• What is the difference between a divorce and separation?
• What Happens To Retirement Funds And 401(K) Plans In A Divorce?
• Will I get to keep my house, car, and property after my divorce?
• Why Use Mediation If We Are Unable To Agree?
• How Does Alimony Work?
• Can alimony be modified or terminated?
• What is alimony?
• What is transitional alimony?
• Who gets Alimony and why?
• How Do You Know If Someone Should Receive Or Pay Alimony?
• When does alimony stop?
• How Does Alimony Affect The Calculation Of Child Support?
• Can I renegotiate the length of time I receive alimony?
• Can I lower my child support payments if I spend more time with my kids?
• Can child support be retroactively modified?
• Can child support be reduced if I remarry and have more children with my new wife?
• How Are Child Care Medical Expenses And Other Extraordinary Expenses Divided?
• Can My Child’s Father Be Ordered To Pay For My Child’s College Education?
• Who determines how much visitation is reasonable and fair?
• What Happens When Visitation Rights Are Frustrated?
• Can Grandparents have visitation rights?
• Can My Spouse Move Out Of State With Our Child?
• Who Has The Power To Modify An Agreement Or A Court Order And Why?
• What property can be distributed by the judge?
• What property cannot be distributed by the judge?
• Is There A Difference Between A Property Settlement Agreement And A Stipulation Of Settlement?
• Is My Spouse Entitled To A Portion Of My Business?
• I’m Not Receiving The Full Amount Of The Ordered Child Support Or Alimony. What Can I Do?
• What is a shared custody arrangement and how does it work?
• How Does Joint Custody Work?
• Do The Wishes Of A Child Have Any Influence In Custody Decisions?
• At What Age Can My Children Decide Where They Want To Live?
• Can a court order drug testing of the parents when determing custody?
• Can custody rights be modified?
• If I Get Joint Custody, Will I Still Have To Pay Child Support?
• What Factors Go Into Determining Custody And Visitation?
• What Determines How Much Child Support I Have To Pay?
• How Is Child Support Calculated?
• How Is The Amount Of Child Support Determined?
• Is Child Support Tax Deductible?
• If My Spouse Is Not Paying Child Support, Do I Have To Let Them See The Children?
• My Spouse Lost Their Job And Stopped Paying Child Support. What Do I Do?
• Who has the right to claim the children as exemptions or deductions?
• Is Spousal Support Tax Deductible?
• What is the difference between mediation and arbitration?
• What is the difference between mediation and arbitration?(Part2)
• What is the difference between binding and non-binding arbitration?
• What is mediation?
• My Spouse Is Trying To Kick Me Out Of Our Home. Is That Legal?
• How Is The Amount And Duration Of Spousal Support Determined?

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Commercial Litigation & Class Actions

• Why Are Class Action Lawsuits Controversial?
• How Can I Discuss A Potential Class Action With An Attorney?
• How Do I Know If My Complaint Would Be A Potential Class Action Lawsuit?
• What Are The Benefits And Purposes Of A Class Action Lawsuit?
• What are some examples of class action lawsuits?
• What Are Some Places On The Web That I Go To Learn More About Class Actions?
• What Are The Duties Of A Class Representative?
• What Are The Qualifications Of An Adequate Class Representative?
• If I Am A Class Member, Must I Actively Participate In The Litigation?
• What are the steps in the commercial litigation process?
• What is involved when litigating a commercial or business issue?
• What is commercial litigation?
• Do Shareholders Have Any Legal Responsibility To One Another?
• I Was Sued. What Should I Do?
• Are Non-Compete Agreements Always Enforceable?

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Employment Claims

• What is “Reasonable Accommodation” in the Workplace?
• Has There Been a Change to the New Jersey Wage Theft Law?
• Am I Entitled to Overtime According to the Law?
• Has there Been a Recent Change in Overtime Rules?
• What legal protections are afforded to at-will employees?
• What do employment-at-will and for-cause mean?
• What is the EEOC and how does it operate?
• What is sexual harassment?
• What is a non-compete clause?
• What is the difference between an independent contractor and an employee?
• What groups or classes or people receive protection under the employment discrimination laws?
• What if my employer retaliates against me for filing a claim of discrimination?
• Are There Any Time Limits On When I Must File A Charge Of Discrimination?
• Are temporary employees able to file-discrimination claims?
• What Is Necessary For A Person To Prove That He Or She Has A Disability Under The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)?
• What Happens After I File A Claim With The EEOC Or With My Local State Anti-Discrimination Agency?
• How Does The EEOC Resolve Discrimination Charges?
• When may I initiate an employment discrimination lawsuit in court?
• What Does It Mean To Be Discriminated Against At Work?
• What Do I Have To Show To Prove A Prima Facie Case Of Employment Discrimination?
• Can An Employer Ever Use Race, Gender, Or Age In Employment Decisions?
• What Discriminatory Practices Are Prohibited By The Employment Discrimination Laws?
• What Can The Courts Do To Remedy My Claim Of Discrimination?
• What Damages Are Available In An Employment Discrimination Case?
• What Are The Laws That Protect People From Employment Discrimination?
• I Was Fired And I Think It Was Because Of My Age, But My State Is An At-Will Work State. Do I…
• No One Admits That They Discriminate. How Can I Prove My Employer’s Motivation?
• How Do Courts Measure Emotional Damages In Employment Discrimination Cases?
• Is It Ever Acceptable For An Employer To Consider Someone’s Disability During The Hiring Process?
• An Employer Cannot Make Decisions Based On A Protected Characteristic. What Is A Protected Characteristic?
• If I Prove That The Employer’s Stated Reason Is False, Or A Pretext, Will I Win My Case?
• Do All Employees Need To Have Employment Agreements?
• Must A Company Give A Reason For Not Hiring, Reassigning, Failing To Promote, Or Firing Me?
• Is An Employer Required To Provide Maternity, Parental, Or Other Leaves Of Absence?
• How Do I Learn More About My State’s Employment Laws?
• Can employers monitor their employees internet usage or read their emails?
• Can An Employer Ask A Prospective Employee About Their Illegal Use Of Drugs?

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