New Jersey Personal Injury Claims

New Jersey personal injury claims allow an injured party to receive compensation for bodily injuries and emotional pain suffered as the result of another’s negligence or wrongful act. Personal injury claims may be filed in cases of car accidents, dog bites, injuries caused by medications, slip and fall accidents, and work related injuries, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death. Each type of personal injury claim differs in the amount of time a Plaintiff has to file the claim and the amount and type of damages that may be recovered.

 

Awards for damages in New Jersey personal injury claims may include reimbursement for medical bills and future lost earnings, and compensation for pain and suffering. In wrongful death claims, damages may also include funeral expenses, and compensation for the loss of the value of help with household chores, childcare, loss of companionship, and loss of advice and guidance of a parent or child. Punitive damages are damages awarded by a court against a defendant as a deterrent or punishment to redress an egregious wrong, and are not meant to compensate a Plaintiff for any loss. Punitive damages may be awarded in New Jersey personal injury claims only if the Plaintiff proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that the harm suffered was the result of the defendant's acts or omissions, and the acts or omissions were prompted by actual malice or accompanied by a wanton and willful disregard of persons who foreseeable might be harmed.

New Jersey personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury, or in some cases, from the date that the Plaintiff should have known about the injury. Some exceptions to this two-year statute of limitations include an injury or wrongful death arising out of the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property, injuries sustained at birth, or a death resulting from murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter for which the defendant has been convicted, found not guilty by reason of insanity or adjudicated delinquent.

For further details visit New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer or wants an appointment contact Bergen County Personal Injury Attorney here:Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Hasson, P.C.320 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666

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