New Jersey Verbal Threshold Explained
New Jersey drivers choose how much of a right to sue they keep when they buy auto insurance. One of the choices limits what an injured person can claim for...
Who Shares a New Jersey Fatal Claim Award
After a death caused by someone else’s negligence, a family wants to know who receives the money from a successful claim. New Jersey answers that question in its Wrongful Death...
Twenty Days to Disclose Your Finances
Financial disclosure begins early in a New Jersey divorce, and a single court form carries much of it. The Case Information Statement lays out each spouse’s income, expenses, assets, and...
Papers Due Before an Early Settlement Panel
A judge can send a New Jersey divorce case to the Early Settlement Program before it reaches trial. Families in Bergen County should know what that involves. This post covers...
Residency Rules That Decide Where to File
Before a divorce case can move forward in New Jersey, it has to be filed in the right place by someone who meets the state’s residency rules. Getting those basics...
Left Turn Crash Kills Tappan Motorcyclist
A fatal motorcycle crash leaves a family with questions no one prepares for. The collision on Route 303 in Tappan this summer followed a pattern riders in the Hudson Valley...
Child Hurt in Rockland Pedestrian Crashes
Two pedestrians in Rockland County were injured within days of each other this spring, and one of them was a child. Cases like these often leave families uncertain about what...
The Lawsuit Threshold Buried in Your Policy
A Ramsey resident hurt in a serious car accident often discovers only after the fact that a choice made years earlier when buying insurance now shapes their entire legal options...
The Fifty Thousand Dollar Rule Explained
A Pearl River resident hurt in a serious car accident often mistakenly assumes any injury automatically supports a full lawsuit against the driver who caused the crash. New York's no-fault...
