New Jersey parents of teenagers are often alarmed to hear that their children send text messages or talk on their cellphones while they are driving. However, in a recent study, 27 percent of teenagers who were surveyed admitted to changing their clothes in addition to...
Year: 2015
Car accidents and distracted driving in New Jersey
With people becoming increasingly reliant on their cellphones and other electronic devices, accidents caused by distracted driving have increased. People who are distracted by such devices may unintentionally cause accidents and serious personal injury to others...
Car crashes into New Jersey restaurant
On Feb. 19, a 77-year-old Bayonne woman crashed her BMW SUV through the front door of the Wendy's restaurant on Lefante Way at approximately 3:12 p.m. The SUV drove about ten feet into the interior of the restaurant, stopping just before hitting the back wall.An...
Comcast worker dies on the job
A New Jersey Comcast worker was killed on the job on the morning of Feb. 5. The man suffered from the fatal injury in Glen Ridge. According to a spokeswoman for the electric services company Public Service Enterprise Group, two electrical workers found the Comcast...
Use of circumstantial evidence in personal liability cases
As New Jersey residents may know, establishing negligence is an intricate part of a personal injury lawsuit. Generally, the causal relationship between the injury and another person's negligence must be established showing how he or she deviated from an expected duty...
Common symptoms that develop from a cervical sprain injury
New Jersey locals may wish to better understand what repercussions can be associated with whiplash injuries. The condition is often referred to as cervical strain or sprain and can affect the neck, lower and upper back, arms and legs. If an individual has recently...