A personal injury lien may sound surprising at first, especially because many people associate a lien with a piece of property. In that same sense, a personal injury lien is basically a claim to some of your settlement money in your personal injury case. The claim usually comes from medical providers, insurance companies and other third parties that paid any…

The Garden State has many strict laws in place in regard to possession of a controlled substance that carry extremely severe penalties. Generally, the charge will be based on the type of drug and the amounts involved.  The range in these matters can lead to charges resulting in disorderly persons offenses or felony charges.  Punishments in these matters can carry…

The state of New Jersey recently created a hotline for victims of Catholic priest sexual abuse. The hotline has been active for less than two weeks, and operators have already been overwhelmed with calls from all over the state and the rest of the country. The hotline was created as part of a special task force started by New Jersey…

The case arose out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 20, 2015, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.  At that time the plaintiff was driving his vehicle when he was T-boned by an Elmwood Park Police Officer who ran a stop sign.  The impact was severe enough to flip the plaintiff’s vehicle over and he ended up upside…

The Medford community is thankful for the quick action of local emergency response teams who assisted with a recent crash on Tuckerton Road. Summer Day Camp Bus Crash Causes Hospitalization of 24 in NJ According to police reports, a dangerous chain-reaction crash involving at least five school buses and dozens of children occurred on July 16. The buses were traveling…