By: Ronald Morgan
If you are injured as a pedestrian, an obvious and major concern arises as to who will pay your medical bills. Typically, your own insurance with cover these costs for treatment associated with the injuries. However, further questions arise when the injured pedestrian is struck by a commercial vehicle. [Read more…]
If you work in construction, you face risks that most New Yorkers never do. Your job is inherently dangerous. As such, there are laws specifically designed to protect you from harm and give you access to redress when an accident happens. [Read more…]
By Robert J. Osborne, Esq.
Under the Social Security Act, the Social Security Administration can reduce your monthly disability insurance benefit if you are under age 65 and also entitled to workers’ compensation, due to a total or partial disability. [Read more…]
Spinal cord injuries are among the most traumatic personal injuries because they often have lasting and serious repercussions. A recent study by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine suggests that such injuries are becoming more common, emphasizing the need to be aware of the causes and potential risk factors. [Read more…]
While the law in New Jersey requires all owners of motor vehicles to carry insurance coverage, the law also allows owners of motor vehicles to carry varying degrees of coverage. [Read more…]
Technology is no longer limited to the dashboards of our vehicles or the phones in our pockets. Google Glass is the latest example of this, where drivers can wear their technology while cruising down the road. But lawmakers in New York are concerned about the safety of such a potentially distracting device, and are considering laws to limit or ban its use by drivers. [Read more…]
The duty owed by an owner or occupier of land to a person entering the property depends upon the status of such person; that is, whether the person entering the property is a trespasser, licensee or invitee. The status of the injured person is critical in determining whether a cause of action exists against the owner or occupier of the land where the injury was caused. [Read more…]
By: Ronald J. Morgan, Esq.
No one would say that working the docks in North Jersey is a job for the weak or faint of heart. However, even the strongest men get injured. When these “longshoremen” are hurt on the job, they do not receive the typical benefits other laborers do under the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation regime. Given that they do not have a usual, stationary, work environment, Federal Law ensures that they receive their entitled no-fault benefits. Under the Federal Jones Act, these benefits are known as maintenance and cure. [Read more…]
The first patent for a seatbelt in the U.S. was granted in 1885. The first retractable seatbelts were invented in 1946. We’ve come a long way in automotive safety in the last 130 years, but seatbelt use is still not at 100 percent.
This is despite the fact that wearing a seatbelt may mean the difference between life and death, despite laws mandating their use, and despite all new passenger cars being equipped with safety belts for decades. Far too many people still neglect their safety in the interest of comfort or convenience. [Read more…]
By Robert J. Osborne, Esq.
To meet the listing for a major dysfunction of a joint, a person must have a gross anatomical deformity, such as subluxation, contracture, bony or fibrous ankylosis, or instability. Additionally, a person must have chronic joint pain and stiffness with signs of limitation of motion or other abnormal motion of the affected joint(s). Further, the person must present findings on appropriate medically acceptable imaging of joint space narrowing, bony destruction, or ankylosis of the affected joint(s). [Read more…]
