When a loved one dies tragically due to someone else's negligence or deliberate actions, you may have certain legal rights as a survivor. You may even be able to bring a wrongful death claim against the liable party. How do wrongful death claims work? Wrongful death...
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Avenge your loved one’s tragic death
The loss of a loved one is a difficult situation for anyone. But when that loss was unexpected and tragic, it can be even more challenging to work through the grief. When you're faced with the aftermath of the death of a loved one killed in an accident caused by a...
4 basic requirements for wrongful death claims
Losing a loved one is a tragedy that can bring up many feelings. When the loss is sudden and due to the negligence of another person, you may feel like you need to do something to avenge their death. One of these options, filing a wrongful death lawsuit, can help to...
Remember Funeral Rule protections while funeral planning
The loss of a loved one is a hard situation to be placed in, especially if you're the one who has to make the funeral plans, and the death was unexpected. The funeral is a big financial undertaking, so you should be prepared to have to sort through a host of charges...
Automobile fatalities experienced a two-year drop
New Jersey residents may be pleased to learn that according to a government road safety agency, traffic deaths in the United States fell slightly for the second year in a row. The NHTSA reported a 2.4% drop in fatalities, which has been linked in part to new...
How wrongful death awards are distributed in New Jersey
When people in New Jersey lose their lives due to someone else's wrongdoing or negligence, their surviving family members have the grounds for a wrongful death claim. A wrongful death lawsuit allows family members to recover financially for the loss of their loved...
Deaths in large truck accidents up by 28 percent since 2009
Traffic safety groups have become increasingly vocal as truck accident fatalities climb in New Jersey and nationwide. According to federal government statistics, 4,102 people died in crashes involving large commercial trucks in 2017. Fatality figures in this category...
Study finds link between opioid use and fatal car crashes
Drivers abusing opioid prescription or street drugs may be causing many of the fatal two-vehicle accidents in New Jersey. A study of national fatal crash data found that drivers who tested positively for opioids caused 7.1 percent of deadly wrecks in 2016. This...
Family of drunk driving victim sues bar that served driver
The death of a 20-year-old man who attended The College of New Jersey has prompted his family to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Landmark Americana Tap & Grill. The campus sports bar allegedly served a drunk driver shortly before he caused a deadly crash...
Trucker may be to blame for chain-reaction crash in Florida
It can be dangerous to drive around semi-trucks in New Jersey or any other state in America. One recently tragic case in Florida illustrates this. In early January 2019, a semi-truck on I-75 near Gainesville suddenly moved left from the right lane, crashing into a...