New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law has officially gone into effect. The law is directed at drivers passing people on bikes, scooters, and skateboards or pedestrians on the side of the road, and establishes procedural changes in the way these drivers should safely pass others on the road. Proponents of the Safe Passing Law say thatRead More
Every insurance claim is investigated thoroughly. In theory, each party should be given no more and no less than they are entitled to, in accordance with need and level of fault. Often, however, people do things that unnecessarily hurt their claim. As a result, their award amount is often reduced, and in extreme cases, areRead More
You’ve been in an accident and you want to file a claim with your insurance company. There’s no way to know at first how much compensation you could get. But there are a lot of things you can do to make sure you get every dime that you deserve. Very few claimants adhere to everyRead More
Truck accidents in New York and New Jersey are among some of the worst accidents on the road. When a passenger vehicle is involved in an accident with a large commercial truck, the results are often catastrophic for those in the car. Now, with the trucking industry struggling with a massive driver shortfall, it seemsRead More
Anyone who has been in an accident in New York or New Jersey can expect to get calls from insurance adjusters—one representing each policyholder who was involved. As an insurance adjuster myself for more than 30 years, I know no one looks forward to these calls. In fact, many people go out of their wayRead More
Originally published here. North Carolina’s Second Chance Act, while promising, will not reduce the state’s recidivism rate—the rate at which people with past convictions reoffend. At present, approximately 40% of those who are convicted of an offense are arrested again within three years of release. As the studies cited below show, by making expungements moreRead More
Originally published here. Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law was a big step toward justice that still somehow doesn’t address the worst part of the state’s expungement laws–the awful years in which the criminal record haunts those who have paid their debt for minor offenses. But rather than recognize this, lawmakers are making minor concessions, such asRead More
On Monday, Feb. 22, after much back-and-forth with state senators and legislators, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill to legalize most marijuana use and possession in New Jersey. The passage of bill A1987 makes NJ the 13th state to remove criminal penalties for recreational marijuana. Despite this, the state has yet to resolve many issues,Read More
On Wednesday, Nov. 25, as families prepared to take a brief respite for Thanksgiving, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that prosecutors would take a respite from prosecuting low-level marijuana possession charges. Grewal asked that prosecutors at the state and local levels put all such cases on hold until further notice. For more seriousRead More
This story is about a personal injury case handled by renowned New York attorney Sandy Rosenblum. It is part of our ongoing series, Personal Injury Case Files. Case Summary Case Type: Malpractice Injury: Preventable death due to overwhelming sepsis Defendant: Albany Medical Center, et. al. Length of Case: 2 years Award: $2.4 million What makesRead More
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