Up until last week, it was possible to kill someone while driving drunk in NJ and escape with a mere 30 days in prison. Only drunk driving accidents that fit into the state’s first- or second-degree crimes would result in substantial prison sentences. With the passage of a new law, that has now changed. Dubbed […]
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Service of process via…Facebook? In a particular case, the judge said yes, and last week, the state Supreme Court’s Committee on Opinions approved the case for publication. The case involved a Morris County couple and their adopted son, Z.A., who was 10 years old at the time of the filing. Z.A.’s biological father was identified only as […]
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Beginning this week and running through late April, police in almost 200 jurisdictions across New Jersey are engaging in a statewide crackdown on distracted driving. Police will be looking for drivers eating, grooming or, most prevalently, talking or texting on their cell phones. The effort is a part of the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay enforcement […]
Read More...Let’s explore NJ PIP Law. Let’s say you and a friend are in your car at a stop light waiting for the light to change when BAM!, you are hit from behind by a driver who was too busy texting on his phone to notice that traffic had stopped for a red light. If you […]
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The New Jersey State Police track fatal motor vehicle accident statistics, and the results for 2016 show a trend in the wrong direction. In 2016, there was an 8.6% increase in the number of fatalities, bringing the statewide number to 608. The numbers for 2014 and 2015 were 556 and 562, respectively – almost identical. […]
Read More...A little publicized law in New Jersey allows patients facing end of life care decisions to die on their own terms. The law, signed in 2011, created the POLST (Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments) form, which allows patients to spell out what kind treatments they are willing to accept in their final months, weeks or days. The […]
Read More...Texting in crosswalks while walking in New Jersey is about to get much more expensive. Cherry Hill Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt has proposed legislation that would require a $50 fine and the possibility of imprisonment for texting while walking in a crosswalk. The penalties for texting while walking would be similar to jaywalking. The bill is designed […]
Read More...Changes to the New Jersey car seat law go into effect on September 1, 2015. Here are the important facts to know: Small children must stay in rear-facing car seats with five-point harnesses until they’re 2 years-old and weigh 30 pounds. Once toddlers are turned around, they need to be in front-facing car seats with five-point harnesses […]
Read More...Many frequently blame rising healthcare costs on lawsuits and malpractice insurance. Arguments typically revolve around “defensive medicine” and cite statistics about increasing amounts of medical malpractice lawsuit payouts, and how those factors must be affecting healthcare costs across the board. The only problem is that the data doesn’t support the typical narrative – at least not in the last […]
Read More...Popular Mechanics has rated New Jersey the worst state in the country for speeding tickets. What makes it the worst for speeding tickets? First, NJ is reputed to have a speed trap every 30 miles, which is the most in the country, and it has been calculated to collect $30,000 per mile in fees. The […]
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