Q: Under what circumstances can I sue my landlord for tripping or slipping on my landlord’s premises? In New Jersey, there is never a simple answer to this question and every case is unique. In any rental building, whether it is residential or commercial, in the part of the property you live or where you […]

If you are already suffering from an injury from some other source – another trip and fall, a car accident, or a fall from a horse, and you already have an identified injury to that body part, it could certainly be made worse as a result of a slip, trip, and fall. Your doctor and […]

Falls can result in a wide variety of injuries to your back, and more specifically, to your lower back. We often see serious neck injuries similar to whiplash injuries that someone may suffer in a car accident. We also see shoulder injuries, wrist injuries and elbow injuries because people often instinctively put their arms out […]

The workers’ compensation system is designed to remove the debate over who is at fault. Whether you the employee are at fault entirely, or whether the employer is entirely at fault, it does not matter for your workers’ comp recovery. If you are injured on the job during the course of employment and you need […]

In the case of when someone is injured in a slip & fall or trip & fall at work, there are two levels of analysis. If the reason for the fall or for the trip or the slip is the result of the negligence of your employer, then New Jersey Workers’ compensation laws would control. In […]

If you are partly responsible for your slip & fall or trip & fall accident, you may still have a case. New Jersey is a comparative negligence state, which means you can still maintain a claim against someone you feel is responsible for your injuries, even if you feel you were partially at fault for […]

Q: Are there special rules in slip & fall and trip & fall lawsuitswhen you are suing government entities in New Jersey? In New Jersey, there is what is known as the Tort Claims Act. It is Title 59 of New Jersey statutes. It is essentially the law that defines how one can bring claims […]

A New Jersey homeowner’s duty to maintain the sidewalks adjacent to their property is largely dependent on the town where the property is located. The general rule is that if a homeowner does not bother touching or maintaining the town sidewalk, then that homeowner is not responsible for the condition of the walk. However, once […]

Residential real estate in the State of New Jersey has a whole different set of laws and standards as to what property owners have to do to prevent others from slipping or tripping on the property. If you are lawfully on someone’s property, in their home, in their yard or on a walkway next to […]

In commercial property scenarios, you often have contracts and leases between owners, management companies and tenants. Experienced New Jersey slip & fall and trip & fall attorneys will know that it is imperative to analyze the tenants’ responsibility for your injuries. It is very important to get an attorney who is seasoned in slip, trips […]