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Be Sure to Remove Snow and Ice from Your Entire Car, Not Just the Windshield
Posted in Personal Injury
Did you know that New Jersey has a law on its books requiring you to make sure that snow and ice has been removed from your entire car before you hit the road? In fact, police have issued over 3,200 tickets since the law took effect in October 2010. Continue reading
Don’t Throw Snowballs (or Rocks) at Cars!
Posted in Personal Injury
Winter is coming – and with it comes snow, sleet, and freezing rain. In the Philadelphia area, the average yearly snowfall is 22.4 inches. Winter driving is dangerous. According to the Federal Highway Administration, more than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 are killed on snowy, slushy, or icy pavement every… Continue reading
Amazon Plant Closing in New Jersey Due to COVID-19 Exposure
Posted in Personal Injury
The Amazon plant in Robbinsville, New Jersey has closed down, and will remain closed until December 26, 2020 because several of their employees tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski made the following statement: “Through our in-house COVID-19 testing program, we detected an increase in the number of asymptomatic… Continue reading
Worker Protection Executive Order Signed Today
Posted in Personal Injury
Governor Murphy announced a new Executive Order (EO) providing on-the-job protections for all workers in New Jersey. New Jersey joins only three other states in creating such guidelines, as OSHA and the Federal government have failed to take action in this regard. This EO is designed to ensure that consistent… Continue reading
My Zoom Deposition is in Two Weeks – No Problem
Posted in Personal Injury, Vehicle Accident
A couple weeks before your Zoom deposition is scheduled to take place, you have probably already spoken to your attorney multiple times to prepare, and should be focusing on how you will explain to the defense attorney how this crash has impacted you and your family. As long as you… Continue reading
My Zoom Deposition is Next Month – No Problem
Posted in Personal Injury, Vehicle Accident
Today, my attorney’s office called and said my Zoom deposition is scheduled for next month. Initially I was worried, but then I remembered I didn’t do anything wrong; the other person did. Also, as long as I tell the truth, everything will be fine. So what is a Zoom deposition,… Continue reading
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: Please Drive and Ride Safely
Posted in Personal Injury
May is Motorcycle Safety Month, which highlights the need for all drivers to be especially aware of motorcycles as well as all vehicles on the roads. With the recent beautiful weather, I’ve seen and heard more motorcycles in the last week than I have in months. Please be especially vigilant… Continue reading
Uninsurance and Underinsurance for Motorcycle Riders
Posted in Personal Injury
Carrying sufficient Uninsured and Underinsured coverage on your motorcycle and personal vehicles is less obvious, but just as critical, as having health insurance coverage. After ensuring that your health insurance policy, will cover any medical treatment for injuries suffered in a crash, check your own vehicle policies to be sure… Continue reading
Health Insurance for Motorcycle Riders
Posted in Personal Injury
Motorcycle riders: please review your health insurance coverages! Before we ride, we often do a safety check of our bikes. We check brakes, lights, signals, tires, and gas. We make sure the bike is safe before we, and our passengers get on. What is just as important, but less obvious,… Continue reading
Have You Ever Been Given the Wrong Prescription?
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Have you ever been given the wrong prescription by a doctor or pharmacy? According to a recent publication by Dr. Rayhan A. Tariq and Yevgeniya Scherbak, PharmD, 7000 to 9000 people die each year in the United States as a result of medication errors.