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NJ Statute of Limitations Extended
Judge Extends Nj Statute Of Limitations A judge extends NJ statute of limitations for a man who fell asleep for 70 years in his lawyer’s office. The NJ statute of limitations for personal injury cases is normally two years. That means that an injured victim normally has two years from the date of the accident…
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NJ Malpractice Lawyer -Skin Cancer Case
One of the main decisions that a NJ malpractice lawyer must make is whom to sue. A patient who suffered from medical malpractice was likely not just treated by one doctor. Rather, there were probably many other medical providers involved. For example, nurses, other doctors, a hospital, laboratories, etc. All may have contributed to the…
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Trial Attorney U.: Jury Selection, Pt. 2
How A Trial Attorney Can Influence Who Sits On A Jury Part two in a series of new jersey court rules that affect a trial attorney. Last week, I discussed the number of jurors that a New Jersey trial attorney would select to sit on a jury in a civil (non-criminal) case. This week, I’ll discuss…
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Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Judgment
Medical malpractice lawyers evaluate potential cases. For there to be medical malpractice, the doctor must have failed to adhere to the accepted medical standard of care. Or the doctor must have failed to give the patient enough information to give informed consent. But sometimes medical malpractice lawyers must prove more. Say a doctor claims that there were multiple ways…
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Trial Lawyer U.: Jury Selection, Pt. 1
How Many Jurors Are Selected In A Civil (Non-Criminal) Case? Part one in a series of New Jersey court rules that affect a trial lawyer. A civil (non-criminal) case will be tried by a jury only if a jury trial is demanded by a party at the outset of a case. A deliberating jury in a civil…
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NJ Malpractice Attorney U.: Deadlines
A NJ malpractice attorney is often confronted at the outset of a case with a puzzle. It may be clear that his client has been the victim of medical malpractice. But it is not always clear exactly who caused the malpractice. This becomes a major issue for the medical malpractice attorney as time passes. There is…
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NJ Injury Lawyer – Chopped Finger
An NJ injury lawyer sees many different types of cases. Unfortunately, some of these involve amputation injuries. Usually, the amputation is the result of a car accident. Or sometimes a machine malfunction. But a recent case involved an amputation caused by human teeth! Police Officer Dooley was on duty. A man named Rafael was in a…
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NJ Accident Lawyer Phantom Tire Case
NJ Accident Lawyer Argues Phantom Tire Uninsured Motorist Case A NJ accident lawyer will sometimes have a client who literally doesn’t know what hit her. For example, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident. But the other car sped away and no one knows who the driver was. In such a case, if the victim has purchased…
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Slip and Fall Lawyer NJ-Tree Roots
A recent slip and fall lawyer NJ case: Sandra claimed that she tripped and fell on a raised sidewalk in front of a strip mall in Newark. Sandra further claimed that she suffered serious injuries as a result of the fall. She hired a slip and fall lawyer. New Jersey law generally holds commercial landlords responsible…
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Slip and Fall Lawyer U.-Building Codes
Slip And Fall Lawyer Wins Case A slip and fall lawyer recently won an appeal for his client. The slip and fall lawyer argued that the owner of the premises was responsible for his client’s fall. The facts in the case were basically agreed upon. The owner rented his vacation home in Long Beach, New…