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Apr 26, 2018

When you’re injured in an Calculating Your Personal Injury Case An experienced attorney can help evaluate your case and determine the amount of compensation you could potentially receive by pursuing a claim in court. Compensatory damages are used to reimburse the victim for what they lost in the accident. The amount of compensatory damages is based on a number of different factors like the medical treatment you received due to your injuries, the income...

Medical Malpractice: Seeking Compensation From Your Hospital

Apr 12, 2018

It’s devastating when you’re injured at the hands of a trusted medical professional. To make matters worse, it’s overwhelming to navigate complicated Injuries Caused By Negligent Hospital Employees When your injury is caused by a hospital employee’s negligence, then the hospital will be liable for damages. Nurses, support staff and medical technicians are almost always hospital employees. When they’ve been negligent while doing something job-related, the injured party can seek compensation from the hospital...

Incorrect Dosages Can Prove Lethal

Mar 14, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 70,000 children are rushed to the Patients or parents misread the dosage directions or get occupied by other fine print on the bottle that they miss out on the correct dosage. They are too worried about whether or not the medicine should be taken with water or a meal instead of if it is a teaspoon or a tablespoon. The dosage charts found on...

Is Your Doctor Dismissive?

Feb 21, 2018

It is never an easy thing to have to sit and wait in a waiting room. Everyone likes to make an appointment and then be seen on time by their doctor or healthcare professional, especially when having to wait can affect your plans for the rest of the day. But there is a silver lining to waiting for your turn at the doctor — perhaps it means that your doctor is taking the time to...

Accidents and Injuries Due To Negligence

Jan 24, 2018

Everybody knows how the old adage goes: Accidents happen. But what does that really mean? Does it mean that accidents just happen and everyone should just accept that? There is no cause? No way to prevent them? Well, that just is not the case. Accidents and the injuries from them do happen but they can also be prevented or avoided. There is almost always a cause for the accident and more often than not it...

When is a Misdiagnosis Considered Medical Malpractice?

Jan 10, 2018

Misdiagnosis Misdiagnosis may include delayed diagnosis, Did a doctor-patient relationship exist? A relationship likely existed if the medical professional agreed to see you, prescribed treatment, or otherwise accepted responsibility for your care. Did the doctor act negligently? Care is typically considered negligent if it falls below the “standard of care” that an ordinary, reasonably prudent doctor with similar training and skill would have provided in the same situation. This may involve ordering certain tests,...

Parking Lot Accidents and Distracted Driving

Jan 3, 2018

The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that one in nine drivers are distracted on the road—and two out of three are distracted in parking lots. Here’s what everyone who crosses a parking lot should know about parking lot crashes and distracted driving: Over 50,000 Over 60,000 people are injured in parking lot accidents each year, and about 500 are killed. An NSC poll found that 66 percent of drivers say they make phone calls...

Awesome Attorney: Kenneth Andres

Dec 28, 2017

Attorney Kenneth Andres With over thirty years of ongoing experience, Attorney Andres has a number of recognition awards and accolades that reflect his compassionate practice. He is among the very few two percent of New Jersey lawyers with the distinction of Certified Civil Trial Attorney granted by the state’s Supreme Court. He has additionally been named in the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers listed in New Jersey Monthly, and he was selected to join...

Is Drowsy Driving Considered Negligent Behavior?

Dec 20, 2017

Incredibly, 60 percent of adults in the United States have admitted to driving while drowsy. It may be hard to believe, but experts argue that drowsy driving is just as dangerous as Frequently reported symptoms of drowsy driving are trouble focusing, excessive yawning, drifting from your lane, heavy eyelids, bobbing your head, hitting the side strip and an inability to remember the last stretch of road you just drove. If you start experiencing these...

How to Deal With Insurance Adjusters After an NJ Car Accident

Dec 13, 2017

When a This kind of reliance, however, can end up hurting your claim for compensation. While it’s important to work with your adjuster—or to choose an experienced New Jersey car accident lawyer who can communicate on your behalf—it’s also important to do so in a way that preserves and supports your claim for compensation. Here’s how: 1. Report the accident immediately. Most car insurance policies have very short time limits for reporting a claim...