Month: September 2021

When someone fall sick or is injured at work, a number of challenges arise. To begin with, there are medical expenses, and to compound that, there is loss of wages. In addition, rehabilitation and the return to work can be an arduous task in itself. Matters can be worse if the workplace injury or illness leads to death. In order to somewhat mitigate these challenges, every state has its workers’ compensation program that provides certain benefits in the event of a work-related injury, illness or death. In New Jersey, the workers compensation program is under the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development. What benefits are available? Per the New Jersey workers’ compensation program, injured workers and dependents or survivors in the event of a death are entitled to certain benefits: Medical benefits: All necessary medical expenses that are needed to treat a workplace injury are covered by the employer’s insurance carrier. Temporary total disability benefits: A worker is eligible for these benefits if a workplace injury results in an injury that causes a worker to stay away from work for more than seven days. Permanent partial disability benefits: A worker is eligible for these benefits if a workplace injury […]

If you’ve been injured in a car accident, then you’re probably ready to fight for the compensation that you deserve. After all, you’ll need that money to help offset any incurred and expected medical expenses and lost wages, not to mention to compensate you for your pain and suffering. But while you might be chomping at the bit to aggressively pursue your claim from an offensive standpoint, you also need to be prepared to defend your own driving. Why is that? New Jersey’s comparative negligence law. What is comparative negligence? Comparative negligence means that a judge or jury, whoever is hearing your case, will assign fault to the parties according to the facts presented. Then, the plaintiff’s financial recovery is reduced by the percentage of fault that is assigned to him or her. Therefore, a $100,000 award can be reduced to $60,000 if the victim is found to be 40% at fault for the accident. That reduction can have a tremendous impact on one’s ability to secure the financial stability and medical treatment needed in both the short and long-term. It’s also worth noting that New Jersey law prohibits the recovery of compensation if you’re found to be more than […]

Police in Bayonne, New Jersey, recently announced they had arrested a man on drug charges. Police told the press they had pulled over the man in a traffic stop when they found 71 pills containing the drug ecstasy, along with an undisclosed amount of heroin. The man now faces charges of possession of ecstasy and heroin with the intent to distribute. It’s very common for drug charges to arise out of a routine traffic stop. Police may pull over a driver on suspicion of drunk driving, for speeding, for having a non-functioning tail light, or any number of issues. Once they have stopped the driver, they somehow find illegal drugs in the car. If the amount of the drugs is under a certain amount, the person can face possession charges. If the amount is over a level specified by law, the law assumes the person intended to distribute the drugs, and the charges are much more serious. The search For the purposes of criminal defense, one of the most important factors in these traffic stop drug cases is the circumstances of the search itself. Did the police have the right to search the defendant’s car? Police generally need a warrant […]