Legislators have been presented with several recommendations, which are intended to make our roadways safer and, if adopted, would affect drivers of all ages. If you have been involved in a situation involving injuries because of allegedly unsafe driving, contact the personal injury lawyers at Ragland Law Firm, located in…
New Jersey experienced an 18% increase in fatal car accidents during the first quarter of 2011. Officials attribute this rise, at least in part, to distracted driving.(1) High on the list of distractions for motorists is the use of cell phones and State officials are taking steps to change this…
Traffic accidents are on the rise across the state – a fact that a quick glance at the local news confirms. • Mount Arlington, NJ Police Officer Killed in Car Crash (October 18, 2011) • Highland Park. NJ Man Is Struck by Two Vehicles (October 21, 2011) • Woman Fatally…
As rising temperatures lure more people to the water, boaters are reminded to use caution and stay safe. In under one month, three fatal boating accidents occurred in the waters surrounding New Jersey: *A Lacey Township man was reported missing and presumed dead after being knocked from a speedboat, apparently…
Saturday, May 14, the driver of a pickup truck makes a wide turn, loses control of his vehicle and crashes into a motorcycle, killing the 53-year-old woman driving it. The pickup continues traveling in the wrong direction until it crashes into a second motorcycle, also killing that driver, a 47-year-old…
The State Supreme Court recently upheld a lower court decision by ruling that New Jersey was an appropriate venue for hearing a personal injury lawsuit concerning a South African motor vehicle accident involving U.S. citizens. (1) The accident, which occurred in September 2006 about 75 miles southwest of Johannesburg, involved…
As spring draws near, people eagerly await the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather. Walking, jogging and biking have long been popular outdoor activities. Here in the Northeast that means more people sharing already-crowded roadways. Ignoring the rules of the road could have tragic outcomes. On March…
A lawsuit seeking to recover damages in the “wrongful death” of a young Newton woman has been filed by the woman’s father against the estate of Brian Kern, driver of the car involved in the fatal collision. (1) Richard Bubendorf, acting as administrator of his daughter’s estate, filed the lawsuit…
In a rare move last week, Morris County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Brennan increased an award granted by a civil jury to a 61-year-old Sparta man who lost his right leg as a result of a 2005 snowmobile accident. (1) The jury in the product liability case against Yamaha…
A Mount Laurel woman is seeking more than $50,000 in damages for injuries suffered in a bus crash in which four other passengers, including an 18-year-old New Jersey woman, died. (1) (2) Twenty-six-year-old Candice Burks sustained serious neck, head and back injuries in the crash which occurred in early September…