Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What Are Dram Shop Laws?
Nobody gets behind the wheel of their vehicle in New Jersey or Pennsylvania and expects to be injured in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. These collisions can be devastating, resulting in severe and often life-threatening injuries. Following a drunk driving collision that causes debilitating injuries, it is important to understand your… Read More »
What Types Of Injuries Can Lead To Wrongful Death Lawsuits?
Wrongful death law can be difficult to understand since it is closely related to, but distinct from, personal injury law. The most obvious difference between a personal injury lawsuit and a wrongful death lawsuit is that the injured person files a personal injury claim, while another party must stand in the shoes of the… Read More »
Types Of Brain Injuries In Auto Accidents
Auto accidents are common causes of traumatic brain injury (TBI). When another party is at fault for the collision in which you sustained a TBI, you may be able to file a claim for compensation. When you are considering the possibility of a lawsuit after suffering a TBI in a motor vehicle crash, it… Read More »
Differences Between Truck Accidents And Car Accidents
Both car and truck accidents can happen almost anywhere in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, and they can result in serious and deadly injuries. Yet there are some important distinctions to consider between these types of collisions. Consider some of the following information from our New Jersey and Pennsylvania accident attorneys. Different Parties May Be… Read More »
Car Accidents And Spinal Injuries: What You Should Know
Spinal cord injuries can result in debilitating and paralyzing injuries, and in some cases they can cause a person’s death. While spinal cord injuries can happen suddenly and without warning in many different circumstances, it is important to know that these types of catastrophic injuries tend to occur most frequently in motor vehicle collisions…. Read More »
Slips And Falls Versus Trips And Falls
Many different kinds of hazardous conditions on other people’s properties can result in dangerous fall accidents, and you might have heard these accidents described as “slips and falls” or as “trips and falls.” Is there a difference between a slip and fall accident and a trip and fall accident? Generally speaking, these types of… Read More »
New Jersey Case Eliminates Exception To Dog Bite Strict Liability
In summer 2021, Joseph Monaco won a dog bite case before the New Jersey Supreme Court that eliminated an exception to New Jersey’s strict liability Dog Bite Statute. The case, Goldhagen v. Pasmowitz (2021), concerned primary assumption of the risk and independent contractors who have been hired to provide care for dogs. The New… Read More »
Seeking Compensation After An Uber Accident
Uber accidents and other rideshare collisions occur more commonly than you might expect in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The way in which an injured person might seek compensation will depend upon the particular facts of the case, including whether the Uber driver was likely at fault for the accident and whether the Uber driver… Read More »
Motorcycle Helmets And Injury Claims: 3 Key Things To Consider
Motorcycle accidents have many different causes, including driving errors made by drivers of cars or trucks that collide with motorcycles, motorcyclist negligence, hazardous road conditions, and vehicle defects. In many of these collisions, motorcyclists suffer life-altering and deadly traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). When a motorcyclist sustains a head injury in a crash, who is… Read More »
What Should You Know About Drowsy Driving Accidents?
Drowsy driving is a bigger problem than you might think, and it routinely results in severe and fatal car accidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) underscores, it is difficult to properly identify all crashes caused by drowsy driving, so the numbers may actually be much higher… Read More »