Posted on March 25th, 2010
Former star pitcher Dwight Gooden has been charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and leaving the scene of an accident in connection to a traffic accident that occurred in New Jersey. If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, the Edison personal injury attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve.
Gooden, who had his best years with the Mets and the Yankees, was involved in a two-car crash at about 9 in the morning in the Franklin Lakes area. Police report that a child was in his vehicle at the time of the accident, causing him to be charged with child endangerment as well as driving under the influence of a drug.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a DUI accident caused by someone else, the Edison car accident attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to get you the compensation you need. Contact us today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on March 5th, 2010
A new bill being introduced in the New Jersey state legislature will require ticketing police officers to note the cause of the driver’s distraction in accident reports. If you or someone you love has been injured in an Edison car accident, the attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help get you the compensation you deserve.
If the new law passes, officers ticketing drivers following an accident will check off the cause of the distraction from a list, which will include boxes with labels such as:
- Hair grooming
- Eating
- Changing the radio
- Reading
- Attending to a pet
- Operating a fax machine
If you or someone you love has been injured as the result of a distracted driver, the Edison personal injury attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you get the compensation you need. Contact us today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on January 18th, 2010
The State of New Jersey is set to strengthen its seat belt laws, as legislation requiring all vehicle occupants to wear seat belts is on its way to the governor’s desk. If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, the Edison personal injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you get the financial compensation you deserve.
Under the current law, adults are allowed to go without seat belts if they’re sitting in rear seats. The new law will require everyone in a vehicle to be wearing a seat belt. However, critics are unhappy that the law is a secondary offense, meaning that officers will need another reason to pull over vehicles containing passengers who aren’t buckled up.
Seat belts are an important element in car safety. If you or someone you love has been injured in an auto accident, contact the Edison car accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 16th, 2009
A pair of New Jersey mothers is fighting to require toppling warnings on televisions and other consumer products which pose a damage to children if they fall. If you or someone you love has been injured by a consumer product, the Edison personal injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help get you the compensation you deserve.
Both women lost toddlers to falling television sets, and hope to convince lawmakers that such products should be made safer for children. They believe that home furniture that could fall and injure children should come with a warning and instructions for parents on how to fix the furniture to the floor.
If your child has been injured by a consumer product, contact the Edison personal injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
Posted on December 14th, 2009
Dozens of car accidents were reported in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area over the weekend due to the cold temperature causing the roads to ice over. If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident caused by ice on the road, the Edison personal injury attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to secure you the compensation you’re owed.
The heavy rain and cold weather over the weekend combined to produce ice on roads in both states. Dozens of accidents and injuries occurred as a result of the icy road conditions, including a bus accident that sent 10 passengers to the hospital. New Jersey police had to shut down segments of Interstates 78, 80, and 287 because of the abysmal conditions.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of an ice-related car accident, contact the Edison auto accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 11th, 2009
According to a new report released by Transportation for America, pedestrian-related accidents in the United States are on the rise. If you or someone you love has been injured or worse in a pedestrian accident, the Edison car accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help represent your case in court.
Over the past 15 years, 76,000 pedestrians have been killed in automobile accidents. Additionally, the number of accidents is on the rise. Pedestrian accidents are particularly common in New Jersey: about 130 pedestrians have died in the first 10 months of 2009, a 21% increase over the total from the same period last year.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a traffic accident, contact the Edison car accident attorneys of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 10th, 2009
More states are following New Jersey’s lead and requiring seat belts to be put in school buses. If your child has been injured in a school bus accident, the Edison personal injury attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you get the financial compensation you need.
So far, New Jersey, New York, California, and Florida have all required seat belts to be placed in school buses. Texas has passed a law requiring them as of 2010. Most states employ school buses without seat belts, putting the children who rely on them for transportation at risk in the eventuality of an accident.
If a child in your family has been injured in a bus accident, contact the Edison bus accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 9th, 2009
The driver of a Coca-Cola semi truck was killed in an accident Saturday morning in which his vehicle collided with another semi. If someone you love has been killed in a work-related accident, the Edison workplace fatality lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you.
The accident occurred at about 4:20 in the morning on December 5, on Route 17. The two semis apparently hit each other due to slowed traffic around a construction zone. The driver of the Coca-Cola truck was tragically killed, while the driver of the other truck was uninjured.
If you or someone you love has been injured or worse in a truck accident, contact the Edison traffic accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 8th, 2009
The family of a man who fell two stories due to a broken railing is suing the city of New Brunswick, as well as the house’s landlord. If you or someone you love has been injured because of someone else’s negligence, the Edison premises liability lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for justice.
The 19-year-old man was visiting a friend at his New Brunswick house last year when railing he was leaning on broke under his weight, sending him falling two stories head-first onto the concrete below. He was seriously injured and suffered a brain injury, necessitating a medically induced coma; although he has made a miraculous recovery, there have been several set-backs during the process. Now his family is suing the city for not properly inspecting the house, which was found to have serious structural flaws after the accident occurred, as well as the landlord for not maintaining the house properly.
If you or someone you love has been injured on someone else’s property, contact the Edison personal injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 7th, 2009
Levinson Axelrod has learned of a bus accident that injured Rivers Cuomo, lead singer and frontman for indie rock band Weezer, as well as another passenger. If you’ve been injured in a bus accident, the Edison personal injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to get you the compensation you deserve.
The Weezer tour bus was driving from a concert in Toronto on Saturday to Boston, where the next concert was set to be held, when the bus hit a patch of ice in upstate New York. The rear end of the bus spun out of control after hitting the ice, causing the bus to cross several lanes of traffic before hitting a guardrail and ending up in a ditch. Cuomo and another passenger of the bus were taken to a local hospital to be treated with non-life-threatening injuries.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a bus accident, contact the Edison bus accident lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
