Personal Injury

In an earlier blog, we explained the concept of the standard of care in a personal injury action. We showed that, before you can recover damages in the aftermath of an accident, you must show that the defendant failed to act as a reasonable...

When you have been injured in an accident as the result of someone else’s actions, there may be a number of legal theories to support a claim for damages. Most personal injury lawsuits, however, are based on a legal theory of negligence. ...

A RAM Law client was injured because a landlord performed no maintenance on its buildings’ common areas for years and took no precautions to keep the common areas free of snow and water build up during bad weather. This resulted in we...

Punitive damages are a type of monetary damages that may be awarded in a personal injury lawsuit based upon particular conduct of a defendant. They are damages that may be awarded in addition to routine damages for pain and suffering referr...

You may file a personal injury lawsuit in any county where the accident occurred, or in which any party to the action resides at the time of its commencement. For example, if an accident occurred in Middlesex County and you resided in Union...

RAM Law Partner Ed Rebenack settles shoulder surgery litigation for $149,000. The RAM Law client was a tenant at an apartment building in Plainfield, NJ. During the 2014 winter season, the Superintendant failed to shovel snow and ice from...

In early December, 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided that all lawsuits nationwide involving the diabetes drug Invokana will be heard by the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey. The total number of Invo...

Do I have to cooperate with my car insurance company after a car accident? Yes, to a certain extent. If you are involved in a car accident, your insurance coverage will be important to you for several reasons: If you are injured, your ...

The question is what happens if you were the passenger in a car accident? What are your options? I would like first to point out that you may be entitled to obtain financial compensation for loss of wages, medical bills, emotional distres...

Car Accident Damage Most insurance policies in New Jersey contain coverage for property damage to other vehicles. If your vehicle is damaged in an accident, the responsible driver’s insurance company should pay for the cost to repair you...