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Have you checked out a rental car and been asked by the agent to purchase additional insurance coverage? Should you? It really comes down to whether or not the agreement you have with your personal car insurer covers rental vehicles. CNN had an interesting story about this recently, saying that the costs of additional insurance coverage for a rental vehicle …

Today, while you are enjoying the Labor Day holiday, remember that each year thousands of Americans are killed in drunk driving accidents. Avoid this problem by having a designated driver, or by using public transportation and taxis. In New Jersey, in 2012, there were 164 drunk driving fatalities, representing 28 percent of all vehicle accident fatalities. Unfortunately, during Labor Day …

Head-on car accidents often have disastrous outcomes. Yahoo! recently reported that approximately 360 people are killed each year in wrong-way collisions. In addition to death, these accidents can result in serious personal injuries like broken bones, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Many of these accidents are avoidable—common causes include driving while under the influence of alcohol, distracted driving …

Abuse by a medical care provider should not be tolerated, whether it is by an at-home care worker or a nursing home employee. This includes incidents of employees attacking residents or patients, as healthcare providers have a duty to keep potentially violent individuals off their workforce. If a nursing home or homecare company fails to protect its patients from assaults, …

The tragic Metro-North Railroad train derailment that occurred in the Bronx on December 1, killed four people and injured more than 70 passengers. According to the most recent news reports, the train was traveling in excess of 80 miles per hour approaching a turn with a 30 mile per hour limit.  So far, publicly disclosed reports indicate that the derailment …

Orangetown is located in southeast Rockland County, NY, sitting northwest of New York City, east of Ramapo, south of Clarkstown and west of the Hudson River. The town has a population of about 50,000 people. Orangetown was established by Dutch settlers in 1683 and became part of Rockland County when the county itself was founded in 1798. Incorporated villages in …

Ramapo, a town in Rockland County, New York, has a population of more than 126,000 and has a total area of 61.9 square miles. The town sits north of Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey, southeast of Orange County, N.Y., south of the town of Haverstraw, and west of Clarkstown and Orangetown. Ramapo encompasses about one-third of Rockland County’s …

Rockland County is located about 15 miles northwest of Manhattan and the New York City Metropolitan Area. The county sits west of the Hudson River and had a population of 311,687, according to the 2010 United States Census. Rockland County is comprised of five towns and nineteen incorporated villages, with 16 unincorporated villages and hamlets. Rockland County has the largest …