Your New Jersey crash report is the first document every insurer and lawyer will ask for. Here is how to get it from the State Police or your local department, what it costs, and how to read the boxes.
When a crash or negligence causes a death in New Jersey, two separate claims exist: one for the family’s loss and one for the estate. Here is who can file, what each recovers, and the deadline.
Not wearing a seat belt is a ticket in New Jersey. In an injury claim, it is something more: a defense that can reduce what the at-fault driver pays. Here is the law and how the seat belt defense is applied.
New Jersey medical malpractice claims face two deadlines most people have never heard of: the two-year limit with its discovery rule, and the 60-day Affidavit of Merit requirement that dismisses cases with prejudice. Here is how both work.
The two-year rule is the headline, but New Jersey personal injury claims carry at least a dozen other deadlines, some as short as 10 days. Here is every one of them in a single reference.
If a government vehicle, public road, or public building injured you in New Jersey, the two-year deadline does not apply. You have 90 days to serve a notice of claim, and missing it ends the case. Here is exactly what the law requires.