New Jersey Law Combats Drowsy Driving Accidents
New Jersey enacted “Maggie’s Law” in 2003 in honor of 20-year-old Maggie McDonnell, who was killed in 1997 when a driver crosses three lanes of traffic and struck her car head-on. The driver admitted that...
Read MoreNew Jersey High School Students Get Graphic Warning of Driving Dangers
Six people with traumatic brain injuries visited Kittatinny Regional High School to warn students about the dangers of reckless driving. The visitors, most in wheelchairs, told students about how their bad decisions when younger left...
Read MoreNew Jersey Court Considers Liability for Text Sender
A New Jersey appeals court panel recently heard arguments on whether a person who sends a text can be liable for damages if the recipient crashes and injures others while reading and driving. A Morristown...
Read MoreCourt Overturns Verdicts in New Jersey Accutane Case
A New Jersey Court of Appeals has reversed three personal injury verdicts for plaintiffs who claimed they were injured by the drug Accutane. The plaintiffs, residents of Florida, began taking Accutane for cystic acne when...
Read MoreNew Jersey Could Soon Enforce Smart Gun Law
In 2002, New Jersey became the first state in the country to require all handguns sold in the state to be equipped with “smart gun” technology that would only allow the owners to fire them....
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