What Injuries Can You Get from an Electric Shock?
If you’ve ever touched an electric fence or been pranked with a shock pen, you know what a mild electric shock feels like. Most electrical injuries, however, are much more serious. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), electricity is the fourth leading cause of injury-related occupational death. The types of electrical injury […]
What Are the Most Common Workplace Accidents?
The most common workplace accidents are slips, trips, and falls – as well as overexertion injuries and contact with objects and equipment. In the time of COVID-19, however, the most common workers’ compensation claims have to do with “exposure to harmful substances or environments.” Exposure to Harmful Substances or Environments This class of workplace injury […]
Pain & Suffering Damages in New Jersey
Whether it’s a car crash or a construction accident, if you have been injured in an accident, you may be entitled to damages for pain and suffering after filing a personal injury lawsuit. These damages account for the physical pain and emotional anguish a person suffers after an accident. In general, there are two main types of damages: economic damages and non-economic damages. […]
Punitive Damages in New Jersey
There are two main types of damages in personal injury lawsuits: economic damages (i.e., tangible losses such as property damage, medical expenses, lost wages, etc.) and non-economic damages (i.e., intangible losses such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of consortium, etc.). However, there are some cases in which a plaintiff may recover additional compensation in the form […]
Mental Illness, the Fourth Amendment, and Deadly Force
For good reason, much of the current conversation about law enforcement reform has focused on how police respond to individuals experiencing mental health crises. NPR reports that, since 2015, nearly a quarter of all people killed by police officers in the United States have had a known mental illness. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing. Under federal law, apprehension by […]
Intersection of Personal Injury and Disability Law
Both state and federal statutory laws protect the rights of individuals with disabilities, and impose certain affirmative duties owed by private and public entities to individuals with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (including so-called “Section 504” claims), and the Minnesota Human Rights Act require “reasonable accommodations” be […]
Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents
While motorcycle accidents do not occur quite as frequently as other types of motor vehicle accidents, they often lead to serious, catastrophic, or fatal injuries. Even though motorcyclists can protect themselves by wearing a helmet, gloves, jackets, pants, and boots, a collision with a car or a truck can still have devastating results. However, understanding […]
Do Hit-and-Runs Get Solved?
What is a Hit-and-Run Accident? A hit-and-run accident is any crash involving a driver who leaves the scene before they can be identified. Some hit-and-runs are done without the victim even being there, like when a driver scrapes into the side of a parked car and leaves without leaving a note behind. In other situations, […]
Reflecting on CRPS Awareness Month
For the past 20 years, those affected by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) have used the month of November to come together and raise awareness about their chronic condition. National CRPS Awareness Month helps inform people of the rare condition and the need for a cure while illuminating the emotional, financial, and physical burden of […]
Understanding Distracted Driving Laws in New Jersey
New Jersey has some of the strictest distracted driving laws in the country and considers behaviors other than cell phone use and texting while driving. Fines are steep, and local law enforcement is notorious for cracking down on distracted drivers with initiatives such as “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.,” which rolled out this April. […]