Toms River New Jersey Personal Injury Law Blog
Cyclist fatalities up 25% since 2010
For many New Jersey residents, exploring the state on a bicycle is a great way to get exercise while reducing the strain on the environment. Unfortunately, traveling the state by bike has also become much more dangerous in recent years, raising questions about what...
Identifying the purpose of your RTW plan
With a consistent focus on the importance of a functional workers' compensation plan, your employer may neglect the implementation of an adequate return-to-work plan. If you suffer an injury due to a workplace accident in New Jersey, a customized RTW plan may allow...
How can I drive safe around commercial vehicles?
Given the frequency with which most Americans drive, it is all but inevitable that most will end up in a car accident at some point. However, some car accidents are more dangerous than others. For example, if you are driving a regular passenger vehicle, hitting a...
A total loss: How much should you get for your damaged vehicle?
In a car accident, sometimes the damage to your vehicle is so extensive that your insurance company decides it is not worth fixing. When this happens, your insurance company writes your car off as a total loss, which you may know as the term “totaled.” When your...
How does inattentional blindness affect motorcyclists?
New Jersey motorcyclists like you understand that the roads are a dangerous place. You know this better than almost anyone else on the road. Why is that? Unfortunately, motorcyclists have a higher rate of serious and fatal crashes. This exists in direct comparison to...
Detailing a property owner’s duty of care
Many people in Toms River may not view slips and falls as a threat to anyone other than the elderly. Yet having experienced a ground-level fall, you know just how injurious they can be to people of any age. Many of our past clients here at the Law Office of Donald W....
Can I be injured in an office?
It is well-known that some occupations are more dangerous than others. For instance, injuries are not uncommon on construction sites or in logging. However, it is also very possible to sustain injury in the office. In fact, according to the Albert Einstein College of...
Breadwinner with catastrophic injury: Get the help you deserve
Losing one person's income in a two-earner household can be difficult. If you live in a single-earner household, however, the loss can be devastating. While two-earner households are increasingly common, there are still many situations where only one person brings...
Do you need to file a workers’ compensation claim?
When you suffer an injury on the job, you can start the workers’ compensation claims process by alerting your employer to the injury. This should be all you have to do to start the process. Your employer has a responsibility to report your injury so that you can begin...
Can you recover from a spinal injury?
A spinal injury is always a serious medical situation. If you suffer such an injury, it can be scary. You may not know what happens next or if you will recover fully. According to MedicineNet, not every spinal cord injury will be permanent. There are several factors...
