Personal Injury and Car Accidents

RAM Law Partner, Jay Mascolo, obtains $80,000 settlement for a passenger in a motor vehicle accident on the eve of trial.  The RAM Law client was a front seat passenger in a car that was rear-ended by another vehicle while stopped sust...

April 21, 2016 — RAM Law attorney Ed Rebenack settled a motor vehicle accident case on the 4th day of trial for $175,000. At the beginning of trial, the initial offer was $10,400. After each day of trial, the offer increased until sett...

Attorney Ed Rebenack, of RAM is representing one of three children who were injured nearly two years ago when they were struck by a motor vehicle driven by New Brunswick Fire Director Robert Rawls. Jocelyn Palaez, 14, and two others, were c...

RAM Law client was a victim of two consecutive motor vehicle accidents one month apart. After the second accident, the client began to experience hearing loss in one of his ears.  Prior to the accidents, the client was diagnosed with p...

Most motor vehicle insurance policies have some form of the following exclusion: "This policy does not provide liability coverage for you or any member of your family for bodily injury to you or any member of your family." The reasoni...

RAM Law Attorney Edward Rebenack settled a case this week for $60,000. The client was 15 yr old girl, passenger in a vehicle on Rt. 518 in Montgomery, NJ. Another vehicle heading in the opposite direction crossed over the center lane result...

A personal injury damage award is not subject to Federal or State income tax. The Internal Revenue Code and the New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act excludes from gross income the amount of any damages received on account of personal injuries or...

Following a motor vehicle accident, your car or truck may be damaged or totaled. However, you still need access to a vehicle while your car or truck is being repaired or replaced. Renting a car may be your only option. Reimbursement for the...

The “verbal threshold,” also known as the “tort threshold” and “limited right to sue” is an option that a policyholder can select when purchasing auto insurance. (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 contains the relevant statutory provisions if yo...

People that suffer injuries in car accidents often have questions about what kind of medical treatment they are permitted to get in the first few days after the accident.  The short answer is that you can get any medically necessary em...