Car Accidents

By Jay Mascolo, Esq. Texting-related Accident Incidents Are on the Rise The National Safety Council estimates that 25% of all motor vehicle accidents are caused by texting while driving and that the rate is continuin...

by Matt Bonanno, Esq. Are Car Crashes More Dangerous for Women? Your odds of getting in a car crash are typically one in 366 for every 1,000 miles you drive. However, there are certain things that can increase your risk of i...

by Paul Brandenburg, Esq. How Insurance Companies Process Accidents: You Can Navigate the Conversation There are nearly 20,000 automobile accidents reported each day in the United States. Due to distracted driving, increased...

By Matthew Bonanno, Esq. Who Should You Sue When an Animal Causes an Accident? Each year, over 260,000 accidents are caused by an animal on the road. Of course you cannot sue an animal for getting in the way, but it might st...

Although fleeing the scene of an accident is a crime that can cause a driver to be charged with a felony if someone is injured or dies, many people continue to do it. There are a variety of reasons why a driver would flee: a lack of insur...

How to Determine Fault in a Multi-Car Accident When the roads are busy and the weather is poor, it's common for a car accident to involve more than two vehicles, which makes for a complicated situation when determining who was at f...

Understanding the Insurance Settlement Negotiation Process While it is difficult to remain calm and rational at the scene of an accident, cooler heads usually prevail as the dust begins to settle. Within a few days after an acciden...

COVID-19 Effects: Serious Car Accidents During Pandemic Have Not Fallen in NJ New Jersey traffic accidents plummeted in March and decreased by another 9% on top of that in April. However, this dip caused by coronavirus stay-at-home...

The client was a 37 year-old driver travelling on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township when she was rear-ended by a commercial pickup truck owned by the Defendant electric company. As a result of the crash, the plaintiff alleged one ...