When a drunk driver causes a car accident, most people place the blame squarely on that driver. However, what if the driver got drunk at a bar, and was visibly intoxicated when the bartender allowed him to get in his vehicle and drive away? Should the driver be...
Month: September 2010
Proposed Registry Would Notify Crash Victims’ Emergency Contacts
When 19-year-old Sara Dubinen was critically injured in a 2007 car accident, emergency personnel were unable to locate her parents for 90 minutes. By the time they arrived at the hospital, Sara had slipped into a coma. She died the next morning without regaining...
Johnson & Johnson Knew of Fatal Birth Control Patch Risks
Adrianna Duffy was a healthy, active college freshman. When she decided to go on birth control, her doctor prescribed Ortho Evra, more commonly known as the birth control patch. On September 28, 2009, not long after she began using the patch, Duffy fell and died in...
State to Receive $67,000 From Toy Manufacturer
Two years after a young Scotch Plains girl suffered injuries from a toy previously banned by the state, a New Jersey Superior Court Judge ordered the manufacturer to pay the State of New Jersey more than $67,000 in fines and legal fees.The case began in 2008, when...
$10M Settlement Goes to Students
After 35 long years, peace was finally felt by one New Jersey family. A settlement was reached this week for $10 million in a civil lawsuit filed in December of 2008 for the wrongful death of Susan R. The family plans to donate the entire settlement to her alma mater,...
Four Killed in Megabus Crash
Four passengers were killed last Saturday night when a New Jersey Megabus driver crashed into the railroad bridge over Onondaga Lake Parkway in New York. Numerous caution signs were posted warning the double-decker bus of the height restrictions. It is unclear whether...
Welcome to Our Bergen County Personal Injury Law Blog
At the Bergen County law firm of , we have been fighting for the rights of New Jersey people who are injured or killed through no fault of their own since 1936. We also represent businesses involved in related personal injury disputes or...