Posts by Ferrara & Gable
Common Slip and Fall Sites: What New Jersey Residents Should Know
While some people drift through their days with grace and balance, others seem cursed with two eternal left feet, tripping over anything and everything imaginable. While we all have our own personal levels of clumsiness, there are situations in which slips and falls occur due to no fault of our own but rather the negligence…
Read MorePedestrian Accidents in New Jersey: What Residents Should Know
In contemporary American society, the amount of transportation options available to citizens seems to be constantly growing. While some own their own cars, others rely on ridesharing services, mass transportation, bicycles, and even electric scooters to get from A to B. While all of these modes of transportation were invented to help make our lives…
Read MoreComparative Negligence in New Jersey: What Residents Should Know
If you were to ask a hundred Americans to define what “fairness” means in today’s society, you are likely to get a hundred different responses. In many aspects of our world, what is fair is somewhat subjective. However, when it comes to cases of determining fault for auto accidents that cause personal injury to others,…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice in New Jersey: Understanding the Standard of Care
What defines a profession? For many, the difference between a profession and simply a job is the amount of training and ongoing professional development needed to maintain a certain quality of service and production. Physicians, as one of the oldest professions in history, have long sworn to provide the best care possible for their patients.…
Read MoreFDA Fails to Protect Public From Defective Heart Device
In today’s society, Americans rely on certain institutions to keep us safe from harm. From protein powder to medical devices, regulatory agencies are in charge of ensuring all products conform to a set of safety and health standards that prevent the threat of undue harm. When agencies fail in their obligation, product liability attorneys are…
Read MoreDog Bite Laws in New Jersey
For millions of Americans, the loyalty and companionship that comes from owning a dog simply cannot be rivaled. While owning dogs is one of life’s true pleasures for pet lovers, with this privilege comes the responsibility of ensuring that the animal instinct in them is curtailed to a safe enough degree. When dog bites occur…
Read MoreCommon Jobsite Accidents in New Jersey
For many Americans, the daily drive to work does not include thoughts about whether or not they will incur a serious personal injury on the job that day. For those of us that work behind the safety of cubicle walls and a computer screen, the risk of personal injury may be low enough that the…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Emergency Room Errors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 129.8 million individuals visit emergency rooms each year. While many of these patients receive good medical care, some receive medical care that falls below the accepted standard. One of the main reasons why medical care often falls below accepted standards is that medical staff at emergency…
Read MoreNew Jersey Seatbelt Laws In School Busses
In May of 2018, a fifth grader and a middle school teacher were killed in a bus accident when the school bus that they were riding in struck a dump truck. At the time the accident occurred, the bus was carrying 38 students and seven adults. 43 of these riders were subsequently taken to a…
Read MoreUM & UIM Coverage: How to Stay Best Protected in New Jersey
Most drivers in New Jersey do not carry the right kind of car insurance coverage. Most do not have enough coverage. Here are a few tips that I strongly recommend. You can change your policy at any time and do not have to wait until the policy expires. For military and veterans, please be sure…
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