New Jersey Personal Injury Attorneys​

Most people never think twice about New Jersey’s personal injury laws until they’re the ones in the hospital. The attorneys at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, handled personal injury cases for many years. We can analyze your case in terms of what laws may apply, including those of workers’ compensation, product liability, premises liability and medical malpractice. A few of the most important New Jersey personal injury laws to know are:

• Deadline to file a personal injury claim. If you think you have the right to file a personal injury claim, don’t hesitate to contact a New Jersey personal injury lawyer. You don’t want to accidentally miss the state’s strict two-year deadline to file. If more than two years have passed after the date of your accident or discovery of your injuries, odds are you’ve lost your right to seek compensation. Different types of lawsuits have different deadlines, however, so ask an attorney about yours.
• Shared fault laws. Like most states, New Jersey has some sort of comparative negligence law in place. If a claimant is partially responsible for his/her own injuries, comparative fault will not bar him or her from recovery (as long as fault is 50% or less). Instead, the courts will reduce the claimant’s compensation award by an amount equivalent to the percentage of fault.
• Strict liability in some claims. Strict liability means that the defendant will be legally responsible for injuries to victims without the victims having to prove negligence. New Jersey is a strict liability state for dog bites, meaning owners will have to pay damages even if they weren’t negligent. Strict liability may also apply in defective product claims, if the plaintiff can show that a defect caused the injury.
• Choice no-fault car insurance. If you’ve been in a car accident, the first question to answer is whether you opted for no-fault or traditional insurance. No-fault insurance means you must seek primary (or exclusive) recovery from your own insurer regardless of who caused the accident. Traditional insurance lets you seek recovery from the at-fault driver, as well as file a personal injury claim if desired.

It’s important to talk to a personal injury lawyer about your specific claim before making any assumptions or legal decisions. New Jersey laws are subject to change and the details of your case are unique. A conversation with a reliable New Jersey accident attorney can help you better understand the specific statutes that your claim might involve. The most important thing to remember is that you don’t have to be responsible for navigating the laws on your own after a personal injury accident. Our attorneys are here to do it for you.