By Jan K. Seigel | Published June 30, 2014 | Posted in Personal Injury | Tagged Tags: damages, Emotional Distress, negligence, Negligent Infliction, torts | Leave a comment
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What Is Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress?
You can recover compensation for personal injury, property damage or other interference with your rights under an area of the law called torts. While some torts are based on intentional conduct, the most common types are based on negligence — a defendant’s failure to act reasonably under the circumstances. Most often, recovering compensation under a Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Awarded $10 Million for Lou Gehrig’s Disease Misdiagnosis
In September 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled to deny a request for an appeal from the Penn Neurological Institute at Pennsylvania Hospital. The appeal would have reexamined a $9,654,551 award issued to a former patient, Eric Davenport, who sued the hospital for medical malpractice after being misdiagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known Read More
Read MoreDefective Automobiles Can Cause Serious Harm
Luxury automobile manufacturer Tesla Motors is facing some tough questions after one of its battery-powered Model S automobiles recently went up in flames. The Model S vehicles, which are battery-powered, have been well received by people in the luxury car market because of the vehicle’s environmentally friendly emissions and favorable safety ratings. The cause of Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Court Ruling Favors Victim in Tire Blowout Lawsuit
On April 23 of this year, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court made the decision to uphold a $5.5 million lawsuit award for a family injured when their SUV’s tire blew out, causing the vehicle to roll over. The jury, located in Essex County, concluded that Flemington Buick Chevrolet Pontiac GMC in Read More
Read MoreCould Distracted Driving Break Google Glass?
The future is here. A California woman recently received the first traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving. She was initially pulled over for speeding, but was cited additionally for wearing a product that is not even on the market yet, and it wasn’t even turned on. The law she was charged with violating Read More
Read MoreTruck accident safety concerns against straight trucks
Commercial trucks come in many sizes, ranging from the big semis, rigs and tractor trailers to the smaller straight trucks and dump trucks. Regardless of their size, trucks can become roadway monsters that can cause fatal truck accidents and inflict massive damage on other vehicles, motorists and pedestrians. In a recent letter, the NAFA Fleet Read More
Read MoreRecent truck accident causes fatalities and injuries
Collisions with big commercial trucks often have fatal consequences for everyone involved. Those in the smaller vehicle often end up with serious, even life-threatening injuries. In many cases, these accidents can result in the death of a loved one. In addition, the drivers involved can face serious charges if negligence is found to be the Read More
Read MoreNTSB determines fault in fatal NJ bus-truck accident
Federal authorities concluded their investigation into a collision between a dump truck and a school bus last year that probably saddened both the residents of Bergen County and the entire state of New Jersey. The National Transportation Safety Board, at a public presentation attended by the parents of one of the victims, explained the factors Read More
Read MoreNursing home aide near Bergen faces manslaughter charge
News about nursing home neglect and abuse is upsetting for many Bergen residents. The instance of neglect in a place that should foster the well-being of a patient is simply unacceptable. Recently, the family of an elderly woman who died in a New York nursing home care center has broken its silence. The victim’s son Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey teen driver flees scene of injury auto accident
Rutherford police officers recently apprehended a teenage driver who fled the scene of a Saturday midday car accident. The accident happened at an intersection when an unlicensed 16-year-old driver apparently failed to observe a stop sign and collided with a car driven by a 69-year-old Clifton man. The collision caused the second car to hit Read More
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