Bergen County Car Accident Attorney Blog

Truly coincidental, accidental things happen all the time. On the road, it is surely possible for two drivers to both properly signal and both move at the same time from two outer lanes into the middle lane. We've probably all seen it happen or had it happen to us on one of New Jersey's busy highways.

Normally, these types of encounters end with a friendly wave and a face that says "oops!" or "my bad!" Some drivers do not take it so well. They may say a swear word or flash a not-so-polite gesture. No nice, but not reckless. When someone takes it to the level of aggressive road rage, it creates a risk that causes some of the most serious car accidents on the roads.

You may be familiar with the principle of pedestrian right-of-way at crosswalks. In a pedestrian accident, however, that knowledge may provide small comfort.

Automotive crashes involving pedestrians continue to be a serious issue in New Jersey. In this year alone, more than 20 pedestrians have been struck, and three have been killed.

Tenure is a delicate subject. It has a lofty goal: serving the best interests of students while offering teachers employment protection. In practice, however, tenure may become a point of contention between school administrators and teachers' unions.

Christopher Cerf, New Jersey's education commissioner, has recently dismissed a tenured teacher. The dismissal arose from an incident involving a 13-year-old special education student nearly four years ago. The teacher allegedly struck a special education student with a power cord. According to the teacher, the act was in self-defense and he only accidentally hit the boy.

Have you ever had an employer ask personal questions or request personal documents? Many employees have had these types of inquiries and requests made by their employer. This becomes a difficult and uncomfortable situation for the employee. These situations create an uncertain question of how much information can an employer legally request and the potential consequences to employees for noncompliance. Employee privacy is an employee right that often is not understood and under enforced.

New Jersey's Department of Treasury is currently investigating a claim of employee privacy violations. The allegation comes from the claim that employees looked at their co-worker's income tax records. The allegation is that employees are essentially spying on their co-workers' private financial information.

Several months ago, we wrote about a horrible truck accident that occurred on a New Jersey highway. The accident occurred when a dump truck collided with a school bus filled with children. Amongst the injured were triplet sisters. The accident claimed the life of one of the triplets and seriously injured the other two sisters. The two surviving sisters have both now been released from the hospital and the family has begun the process of dealing with the accident.

Part of the process of dealing with the truck accident includes the family seeking to be made whole by holding responsible those who caused the accident. The New Jersey family has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the vehicles involved in the accident.

A northern New Jersey street was the scene of a recent car accident that involved a pedestrian. Pedestrian accidents, which usually involve a pedestrian and a motor vehicle, can cause a wide array of injury to the pedestrian. Pedestrians can incur any type of injury that ranges from a minor personal injury to ones that may prove fatal. In assessment of pedestrian injuries, a determination of fault through a negligence analysis can quickly become complex.

Recently, a 24-year-old pedestrian was injured after being hit by a car on a northern New Jersey street. Reports indicate the pedestrian had stepped into the roadway during busy traffic and there is a question as to whether they were in the crosswalk or not.

Prom season is in full swing, and for high school students it is all about the fun. It is all about getting dressed up, going out to dinner, dancing with your friends and traveling there in style. Sadly, for some teenagers their definition of fun includes alcohol and some students feel peer pressured into participating.

Whether students drink because they truly want to or because they were pressured into it doesn't matter. If they choose to get behind the wheel of a car, the results can be deadly. Car accidents caused by drunk driving are something that law enforcement officials hope to prevent this prom season. One retired officer took the issue to heart, talking to students at Morristown High School about the dangers of drinking at prom.

The term whistleblower is the term used to describe an employee who has reported unlawful actions committed by their employer. In an ideal situation, the employee who reported the unlawful action would receive accolades for their actions. Unfortunately, many times these employees are the victims of retaliation by the same employer who committed the unlawful act. Recently, a New Jersey city employee was the victim of whistleblower retaliation.

The New Jersey employee claims she failed to receive an employment promotion due to her previous whistleblower action. The employee claims she failed to receive a promotion as a result of her accusations that her director committed ethical breaches.