Cold winter temperatures can pose risks for anyone. However, for seniors who are more fragile, less resilient and have compromised immune systems, cold weather has the potential to be especially dangerous. Whether living in a nursing home or their own residence, here are some important cold weather tips for the elderly to…
The holiday season is characterized by gratitude and giving, great food, time with family and friends, holiday decorations galore, shopping, gift buying and lots of snow and ice. Those latter two items – adverse weather conditions – may be beautiful to look at and great for winter sports, but they…
As parents age, it is important to have an open discussion with them about their physical, psychological and financial needs. Communicating with your aging parent is beneficial for a number of reasons. For instance, it can ensure that your parent’s wishes are adhered to when they are no longer able…
A slip and fall accident can result from a number of different dangerous circumstances, ranging from spills on floors to broken stairs to ice and snow. Most of the time, a slip and fall can be traced to a single act of negligence, or the failure to repair or warn visitors about…
Slip-and-fall accidents frequently are the basis of personal injury lawsuits in New Jersey. When someone slips and falls and is injured due to no fault of their own, they rightfully look for accountability for their financial losses and pain and suffering. However, slip-and-fall lawsuits can be highly complex. It should come as no…
The scariest thing about Halloween – a holiday which is meant to excited and delight children – has nothing to do with goblins or ghouls — or clowns. Instead, the most frightening thing about this holiday is a chilling car accident statistic that comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
If you have kept up with the news, you undoubtedly know that clown costumes probably are not the best idea for this Halloween. In fact, they are even being banned in some parts of the country, including New Jersey. Running into a creepy clown, however, may not be the most…
In New Jersey, people who are injured on a public entity need to know that it is important to consult with a lawyer as soon as possible. First off, a public entity is any of the following: New Jersey Transit, the Port Authority, a city, town, county, the State of…
Investigators are still searching for answers about what caused a NJ Transit train to plow into the Hoboken Terminal on September 29, killing one person and leaving 114 others with injuries. The New York Times reports that the incident caused the first death on a NJ Transit train since 1996. As…
Seven years ago, Annette went to her doctor after finding a lump in her breast. After testing was done, she was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, stage 2B. The news not only sent shock waves to Annette and her loved ones, but it reverberated to her family at the…
