Can spouses sue each other for personal injury? After all, one spouse may do things that are unsafe to the other, either intentionally or unwittingly. At one point in history, spouses were not legally allowed to sue each other for personal injury, due to a general principle called “interspousal immunity.” Why? Well, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a …
Emerging Medical Tech for Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injuries
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) refers to the type of brain degeneration caused by multiple traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Sports fans will recognize CTE as being the central focus of the movie Concussion, which was based on the true story of a doctor’s exploration of the link between CTE and football injuries. Although the focus of CTE research, at least in …
Child Drownings Tragically on the Increase
As summer approaches, so does swimming season. Seventy percent of drowning incidents take place between May and August, so that also means the risk of water accidents is at a peak. The child safety advocacy group Safe Kids Worldwide recently released its 2018 water safety study, drawing attention to the risks of water to children and what can be done …
What Are PTSD Personal Injury Claims?
PTSD, also known as post traumatic stress disorder, is a psychiatric disorder that sometimes affects people who have witnessed or experienced a traumatic event. When a personal injury victim suffers from PTSD as the result of an accident, it can interfere with daily functioning in ways that make physical and mental recovery even tougher. As a personal injury lawyer at …
Your Personal Injury Consultation Checklist
Before meeting a personal injury attorney to discuss your accident and potential claim for damages, it’s important to ensure you’re prepared with the proper documents, reports and relevant information surrounding your injury. Documentation, including police reports, medical receipts, and witness statements, lend credibility to your case, while providing your lawyer with key information to help determine whether litigation is warranted. …
Understanding New Jersey Personal Injury Laws
If you have been harmed by the negligent actions of another person or an entity such as a business or organization, you may be entitled to bring a personal injury claim under the laws of New Jersey. The harm in a personal injury case must have been caused by an event or condition that the person or entity was responsible for, …
Potential Outcomes of a Personal Injury Claim
After suffering a serious injury caused by another party’s negligence or wrongdoing, the law affords remedies for seeking compensation. When you are filing a personal injury claim in New York or New Jersey, it’s important to have a basic understanding of possible outcomes. While your personal injury lawyer can provide a rough estimate regarding the value of your case, there …
3 Strategies for Winning a Personal Injury Claim Settlement
When you hire the law firm of Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, you can rest assured we’re preparing your case as if we were going to trial. However, the surprising truth is that approximately 95% of civil lawsuits are resolved through negotiated settlements. In the hands of skilled personal injury attorneys, this is good news for claimants, as it often leads …
Does Your Family Have One of the Top 10 Worst Toys for Safety?
We’ve just come out of the major toy-giving season of the year. Children have the fun of playing with new toys. Parents have the joy of seeing them love new toys. In fact, every year a watchdog consumer group, The World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (WATCH), issues a list of the 10 Worst Toys. These toys, because of defective design, …
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