What Factors Are Considered When Evaluating Your Claim? If you’re hurt on a motorcycle, while either operating the bike or riding as a passenger, you may have a right to seek compensation for your losses, including lost earnings, unreimbursed medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of companionship/consortium. How do […]
For more than 30 years, attorney Edward H. Lee has fought to protect rights of individuals and businesses in New Jersey. A 1986 graduate of Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York, attorney Lee focuses his practice on personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial litigation and insurance broker malpractice. Mr. Lee offers clients […]
Your Rights When a Broker Gets You the Wrong Insurance When you make a substantial investment in real or personal property, you know there are risks to manage. But you’re not an insurance professional. You don’t know exactly what you need, you just know what you want to protect. When you turn to a professional agent or […]
What Conduct Constitutes a Breach of the Standard of Care? Though an insurance policy is a contract that gives you the legal right to sue for breach of contract in certain circumstances, it’s also common for policyholders to seek compensation (damages) based on allegations of negligence by an insurance professional, often a broker. To prove negligence, you […]
Is There a Difference between an Insurance Broker and an Insurance Agent? When you’re looking to manage risk with an insurance policy, whether for an automobile, home, or other property, you have options regarding where to shop. You can use an insurance agent or broker, or you can purchase directly from an insurance company. There’s a common […]
Deciding Whether to Fight a Ticket Traffic tickets often have consequences—there can be significant fines and you might have points added to your driving record, potentially increasing your insurance premium. Is it worth trying to challenge a ticket? If so, under what circumstances should you consider fighting a ticket, and what strategy should you take? Determine the […]
Minimizing the Risk of Weather-Related Slip-and-Falls In New Jersey, winters can be brutal, with temperatures in the teens and 20s for much of January and February and nearly two feet of snow over the course of the season. If your job requires you to be outside, or to go in and out, you can be […]
Legal Requirements | Potential Penalties Winters in New Jersey can be a dangerous time to be on the road, especially when snow is heavy and winds are blowing. In such conditions, it’s critical that motorists have optimal visibility of the roadway and surrounding traffic. Furthermore, accumulated snow or ice can fly off a car and strike another […]
Can You Gain Access to a Police Officer’s Notes and Other Documentation? A common misperception is that, when it comes to New Jersey traffic tickets, there’s no point challenging the citation, as it’s your word against the police officer’s testimony, and the court usually sides with law enforcement. But that’s not necessarily true. You can […]
How the System Works and the Consequences of Accumulating Points In New Jersey, when you’re convicted of or plead guilty to a traffic violation, you can expect to pay a fine. In addition, you may have points added to your driving record. The Point System in New Jersey In New Jersey, every moving violation carries […]
Ways that Surgeons Can Breach the Duty of Care When you are sick or have suffered an injury that requires a surgical procedure, you expect that all medical professionals involved will adhere to the highest standards of care when performing the operation. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are a number of ways a […]
How New Jersey Handles Moving Violations The state of New Jersey uses somewhat different terminology to identify minor criminal infractions, referring to them generally as “disorderly persons offenses.” Disorderly persons offenses include a wide range of violations, including driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI). All disorderly persons […]
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