Contrary to popular belief, a person does not have the right to defend themselves from every single offensive contact they have with another person. For example, pushing someone back, after they have pushed you is not necessarily self-defense, within the meaning of NJ law, but instead an additional assault to combat the assault committed in the first place. Folks often…

Few things are more tragic than a family being torn apart by removal of a loved one under the current immigration laws. Fortunately, immigration law does, to an extent, offer the potential for families to apply and sponsor each other through a family-based green card. A family-based green card is granted to aliens based on their relationships to a United…

  Few things are as troublesome as getting injured on the job. Not only could the injury have likely been avoided, but your injury may leave you unable to work for an extended period of time. In most cases, workers’ compensation covers the medical costs related to the injury. But what about the lost wages resulting from your time away…

According to the National Safety Council, just under 9 million Americans make a trip to the ER because of a slip and fall accident. Slip and fall accidents are far and away the common cause of injuries in the United States. Not limited to injuries, these accidents lead to over 25,000 fatalities per year. Most of these accidents occur in…

Laws are enacted after extensive amounts of careful study. They are put in place with the public in mind, ensuring justice and safety for all. They also reflect valid concerns and situations and how to react to them should a situation arise. But as time goes on, laws get reformed, removed, or revised, while others simply stay on the books.…