Personal Injury

Barbecues and fireworks are an American tradition on the Fourth of July -- but playing the host with the most fireworks in town can cause serious trouble. If you're thinking of hosting a barbecue or backyard party for your friends and relatives this Fourth of July,...

A New Jersey teenager's family plans to file a wrongful death claim against Penn State University and Beta Theta Pi fraternity over the hazing death of their son. Eighteen fraternity members are already facing criminal charges as a result of the death.Hazing rituals...

A false-negative result on a mammogram, where the cancer is either overlooked or doesn't show on test, occurs in 1 out of every 2,500 women.Young women, because of their denser breast tissue, are particularly vulnerable to false-negative results. Other times, the...

All too often, mentally ill inmates in our nation's prisons are left to suffer unnecessarily -- and many are neglected and left unsupervised until they commit suicide in despair.These types of deaths don't have to happen. When they do, you may have a right to sue for...

Your skin is an amazing organ -- not only does it protect your entire body, it serves as an early warning device of a number of health issues.Unfortunately, skin issues are something that primary care physicians and others often ignore or dismiss as minor problems...

Do you have the right to sue your bank for cheating you on your mortgage? What about the amusement park where you were injured on a defective ride? Can you sue the nursing home you put your mother in if they neglect or abuse her? Maybe not. You'd better check your...

One of the things that can reduce your ability to get full compensation for your injuries after an accident is when the defense attorney is able to prove that you are partially at fault for the injuries you and your family suffered.For example, if you aren't wearing a...

If you're in a car accident or have a bad slip and fall while shopping, and the accident aggravates a pre-existing condition, do you still have the right to sue?Absolutely. There's a provision in the law known sometimes as the "Eggshell Doctrine" or the "eggshell...

After you've waited for nine anxious months to see your baby born, having to wait up to nine more months to find out if he or she is going to be healthy is a nightmare no parent should have to face.Yet, that's the reality for the parents of infants who suffered a...

What should you do when you've become the victim of a medical company's desire to put profits ahead of patients? That's the question facing thousands of patients who received the Pinnacle and ASR hip implants that were developed by New Jersey-based Johnson &...