New Jersey and Morris County Injury Laws
Items to Bring when Meeting a Personal Injury Lawyer
There are many items you should bring with you when you meet with a personal injury lawyer. You may not have all of these items, and your lawyer may ask you to provide additional information. However, this list is a good start. Read more...
Importance of Seeking Help from a Personal Injury Lawyer
At the Law Offices of James C. DeZao, P.A., our attorneys understand that getting legal help for a personal injury may not be at the top of your list of things to do immediately after you are hurt. Seeking medical attention for an injury or accident is the first measure you should take. Injuries are not always accidental. They can happen due to someone else's behavior or malpractice. Common types of personal injury cases include. Read more...
Common Misconceptions About Personal Injury Lawsuits
The NJ personal injury Law Offices of James C. DeZao, P.A. explain common misconceptions people have about personal injury lawsuits. Here is what you need to know in NJ. Read more...
NJ Injury Laws
NJ injury laws allow you to seek compensation for damages for:
• Lost future wages or earning capacity
• Out-of-pocket expenses
• Pain and suffering the injury has caused
• Past and future medical bills and claims
• Past lost wages
• Property damage and replacement
• Punitive damages. Read more...
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One common area included within the scope of personal injury law is that of “assault”, an intentional act or threat which instills fear of imminent physical harm in an individual. No actual touching need occur for assault to be designated: The threat alone is wrongdoing enough to be covered by personal injury laws. Read more.
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In a legal sense, battery occurs when a perpetrator willfully touches or uses force against a person without his or her consent. The act of battery must include actual physical contact between the perpetrator and the victim or to an object connected to the victim. Read more.
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Working at a construction site is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. Construction accidents injure or kill thousands of workers every year. These accidents occur when the safety engineers and safety programs that the construction companies are obligated to oversee are either negligent or absent. No matter what the cause or nature of the injury, the worker is entitled to some kind of compensation. Read more.
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Consumer Fraud litigation includes individual cases as well as class actions that have been filed throughout the country. These cases involve wrongful conduct of insurance and finance companies including fraud and bad faith. Read more.
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Few things are more frightening than being attacked by a dog. Such an attack can leave the victim severely injured and traumatized. If the victim is a child, the injuries can be fatal. Many states have statutes which hold the owner of the dog strictly liable for the dog’s behavior if the attack is unprovoked; that is, the victim did nothing to threaten the dog or cause it to attack in self-defense. Read more.
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If an individual inhibits or prevents another's freedom of movement without their consent for any amount of time, he or she has falsely imprisoned that person. This imprisonment may include a physical element to prevent escape, such as being bound with rope, as well as verbal threats of harm to the victim. Read more.
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A person commits fraud when he or she knowingly makes a material misrepresentation with the intent of inducing another person to act or refrain from acting to his or her detriment. It is also necessary to show that the material misrepresentation was justifiably relied upon when the “victim” acted or failed to act. Read more.
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When one person purposefully engages in behavior that is intended to and does cause severe mental anguish in another, he or she is subject to the laws regarding the intentional infliction of emotional distress. There are several factors which determine the extent to which a perpetrator may be liable in such a claim. First, the wrongdoer's behavior must be deemed as extreme and outrageous. Read more.
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One type of personal injury involves the purposeful behavior of one person against another with the intention of harming that person or that person's property. The perpetrator of such an act has committed an intentional tort and is liable for any damages caused by the act. In general, intentional torts are divided into two categories: Read more.
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Negligence is the failure to use reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable harm to person or property. To prove negligence several criteria must be met:
First, you must show that there was a duty owed from one person to another. The nature of that duty may change depending on the relationship of the parties. Read more.
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A recent study of premise security liability throughout the United States found that the main targets of these lawsuits were residential apartment building owners and hotel and motel owners. Read more.
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If an individual inhibits or prevents another's freedom of movement without their consent for any amount of time, he or she has falsely imprisoned that person. This imprisonment may include a physical element to prevent escape, such as being bound with rope, as well as verbal threats of harm to the victim. Read more.
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When someone is injured as a result of unsafe property or building conditions, they may have a right to make a claim for their damages against the owner of the property. Read more.
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One type of personal injury involves the purposeful behavior of one person against another with the intention of harming that person or that person's property. The perpetrator of such an act has committed an intentional tort and is liable for any damages caused by the act. Read more.
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A property owner has varying degrees of responsibility for the safety of individuals who enter his or her property depending upon the purpose of the visit. There are three categories of visitors that the law recognizes to determine the extent of the property owner’s duty: invitees, licensees, and trespassers. Read more.
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In general terms, “slip and fall” accidents refer to situations where a person is injured by slipping, or tripping, and falling due to a dangerous condition on the premises. Such falls can happen inside or outside a building, and be caused by such conditions as bad flooring, wet floors, poorly lighted steps, or, in the case of outdoor accidents, weather-related or hidden hazards. An icy patch outside a door or a crack or pothole can be the cause of a slip and fall in a parking lot, for instance. Read more.
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Car accidents are a leading cause of head and brain injuries. Brain injury can occur when the head has been struck, usually by striking an object such as a windshield. Sometimes the brain undergoes a sudden acceleration/deceleration movement (as in a whiplash injury) without direct external trauma to the head. Many brain injuries are the result of bruising, bleeding, twisting or tearing of brain tissue. Read more.
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At the Law Offices of James C. DeZao, P.A., our lawyers focus entirely on personal injury law in NJ and Morris County. Our entire effort is dedicated to recovering the largest possible claim settlement for injury to you or your loved ones. For more information on personal injury, automobile accident, wrongful death and medical malpractice law contact our Morris County & NJ personal injury lawyers. To set up a free legal consultation call 1-800-675-2604 or complete online contact form.
