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Can you file a claim if you get injured on a friend’s property?
If you are visiting a friend’s home, chances are you never think of the many ways that you could wind up injured on their property due to a hazardous condition. Yet these type of incidents happen quite frequently and make up a good portion of homeowner liability claims. Below are some of the most… Read More »
New Jersey bill proposes strictest distracted driving ban
Two assemblymen from New Jersey recently proposed a bill that, if it passes, will be the most restrictive distracted driving law in the United States. The proposed bill will ban additional activities behind the wheel besides cellphone usage. The terms of the bill would prohibit “any activity, not related to the operation of the… Read More »
The heavy toll of impaired driving
Driving while impaired is one of the crimes most frequently committed in the United States; it’s estimated that police arrest one driver for every 772 incidents of DWI. Annually across the nation, police officers arrest 1.5 million intoxicated drivers. Many are repeat offenders responsible for a great deal of the accidents attributed to alcohol… Read More »
Is parasailing on the Jersey shore a safe activity?
There’s still plenty of fun to be had on the Jersey Shore this summer, and one of those fun activities is parasailing. It looks glorious, flying out over the water and getting a bird’s eye view of the beach. However, is parasailing too dangerous of an activity to enjoy? It certainly carries a degree… Read More »
Preventing food poisoning at New Jersey restaurants
Although most of us will survive a bout of food poisoning after several days of extreme digestive, stomach and feverish discomfort, not all members of the population will have it so easy. Indeed, what is merely a simple case of food poisoning for one person, could send another one into the hospital — especially… Read More »
Teen faces second-degree charges in fatal accident
The teen driver who was allegedly at fault in the fatal accident that killed the superintendent of the Robbinsville Schools and his dog on their early morning jog back in April will face criminal charges from the incident. According to police authorities, the driver, who was a 17-year-old senior at Robbinsville High School at… Read More »
Your safety could be in danger at big box stores
In the past, most stores had warehouses at separate locations. The workers in the warehouses, who were trained in how to safely work in such a space, would ship merchandise to a store as needed. However, many retailers have found that it’s more cost effective for them to simply let the customers into the… Read More »
Breed is rarely a factor in dog-related fatalities
Suffering a dog bite that results in a fatality is certainly rare, but such instances do still occur. Conventional wisdom often accuses certain breeds of canines of being much more likely to attack and injure humans, but according to a recent study in the December 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary… Read More »
Schools and premises liability
New Jersey schools have a duty to keep the children who attend them safe from harm. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for children to be injured at school and this is why numerous lawsuits have arisen related to the failure of schools to keep their students safe while they are on school property. A… Read More »
Google creates interesting safety tech to help pedestrians
A new and amazing “sticky” technology has been patented by Google. The technology is intended to help protect pedestrians from serious harm when they are hit by Google’s self-driving cars. The patent for the technology was granted on May 15. The way the technology works is by functioning kind of like flypaper. Cars equipped… Read More »
