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Knowledge, experience, and dedication have brought the lawyers of The Epstein Law Firm to the forefront of their profession. From personal injury to civil litigation, they have built a strong record of success in achieving justice for their clients.
Our practice is diverse and well-established. Recognizing that every case is unique, we always begin by listening to you.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. has been successfully representing clients throughout New Jersey since 1973
Practical guidance and legal help for injured people and families in Passaic County.
An unexpected injury can leave you dealing with medical appointments, missed work, insurance calls, and questions about who is responsible. If another person, business, property owner, professional, or organization may have caused your injuries, a Little Falls NJ personal injury lawyer can investigate what happened and explain your options.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. represents people in New Jersey personal injury claims. The firm has represented clients throughout New Jersey since 1973 and offers free case evaluations. A lawyer can review the available evidence, identify applicable insurance coverage, calculate your losses, and determine whether a claim should be pursued.
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Many personal injury cases require evidence that the responsible party failed to use reasonable care and that this failure caused an injury and resulting losses. The exact legal standard depends on what happened. A motorist, property owner, medical provider, product company, employer, or public entity may be governed by different rules.
New Jersey also applies comparative negligence. An injured person’s compensation may be reduced by that person’s percentage of fault. Recovery is generally barred when the injured person’s negligence is greater than the negligence of the party or combined parties from whom recovery is sought.
Most New Jersey actions for injury to a person must be filed within two years after the claim accrues, but exceptions and shorter requirements can apply. For example, a claim involving a state or local public entity may require a notice of claim within 90 days. Prompt review is important because negotiations with an insurer generally do not pause a filing deadline.
The appropriate legal strategy depends on the accident, the available evidence, and the parties involved. The firm’s published Little Falls NJ practice areas include:
A work-related injury may involve workers’ compensation, a claim against a responsible third party, or both. Medical malpractice and professional-negligence cases commonly require specialized records and expert review. A poor result alone does not establish malpractice.
Your health comes first. The following practical steps may also help protect important information:
Little Falls NJ is in Passaic County and includes access to major corridors such as Route 46 and Route 23. The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Route 3, Route 46, Valley Road, and Notch/Rifle Camp Road project includes areas of Little Falls, Clifton, and Woodland Park. Determining responsibility for a roadway accident may require identifying whether a driver, contractor, vehicle owner, employer, or government agency controlled the relevant risk.
The Little Falls Municipal Court handles municipal matters, including many traffic cases. A related civil injury lawsuit may proceed separately in the Superior Court’s Passaic Vicinage, depending on venue and the nature of the claim. A ticket, municipal-court outcome, or police conclusion can be relevant, but it does not automatically establish civil liability.
For emergency care, call 911. Area hospital resources include the Mountainside Medical Center Emergency Department in Montclair NJ and St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson NJ, which identifies itself as a state-designated Level II Trauma Center. The appropriate facility depends on the patient’s condition and emergency responders’ assessment.
Responsibility is not always limited to the person who was present at the accident. Depending on the facts, a claim may involve:
A lawyer can examine who owned or controlled the vehicle, property, equipment, work, or dangerous condition. Contracts, insurance policies, maintenance responsibilities, and employment relationships may reveal parties who are not obvious from the initial report.
Preserve the evidence reasonably available to you. A lawyer may seek additional material through investigation or litigation. Important items may include:
Do not return to a dangerous location, enter private property without permission, or interfere with medical care to collect evidence.
The Epstein Law Firm can review the evidence, insurance issues, and next steps that may matter in your personal injury claim.
A personal injury claim may seek compensation for losses caused by the incident, including medical expenses, rehabilitation, lost income, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, or damaged property. Serious injuries may also create future-care and household-support needs.
When an injury results in death, qualifying representatives or family members may have wrongful-death or survival claims. The available damages depend on the type of case, the evidence connecting each loss to the injury, insurance limits, and other case-specific factors.
The Epstein Law Firm can listen to your account, identify potential claims and insurance coverage, request available records, and preserve relevant evidence. The firm can also communicate with insurers, work with qualified experts when appropriate, document accident-related losses, negotiate a potential resolution, and prepare a lawsuit when necessary.
No lawyer can guarantee a result. The strength and value of a claim depend on the facts, applicable law, available evidence, injuries, insurance coverage, and whether the losses can be connected to the incident.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. understands that an injury can affect your health, work, finances, and family. The firm has helped hundreds of families in Passaic County and across New Jersey with personal injury matters.
Call (201) 231-7847 or contact The Epstein Law Firm online for a free case evaluation. The firm can review what happened in Little Falls NJ, explain the legal issues that may apply, and discuss possible next steps.
These answers provide general information about New Jersey personal injury claims. The facts, parties, insurance coverage, and applicable exceptions can change the analysis; this information is not individualized legal or medical advice.
You may have a claim if another party failed to use reasonable care, that conduct caused or contributed to an accident, and you sustained an injury or other compensable loss. The responsible party could be a driver, business, property owner, employer of a negligent worker, manufacturer, healthcare provider, or another entity.
An accident alone does not prove negligence. A lawyer will ordinarily examine what each party did, whether the harm was reasonably connected to that conduct, and what medical and financial losses resulted. Claims involving defective products, medical care, public entities, or workplace injuries require additional analysis.
Sources: NJ Courts: Negligence and Ordinary Care; NJ Courts: Proximate Cause.
Obtain appropriate medical attention, report the incident, and document the scene if you can do so safely. Save the incident number, witness information, photographs, insurance details, damaged property, and any written communications concerning what happened.
Do not delay emergency care to gather evidence. If your head was struck, remember that concussion symptoms can develop hours or days later. Follow professional medical advice, keep your follow-up appointments, and request copies of relevant medical and billing records for your files.
Sources: CDC: Concussion Symptoms and Danger Signs; MedlinePlus: When to Use the Emergency Room; HHS: Access to Your Medical Records.
Most New Jersey lawsuits seeking damages for personal injury must be filed within two years after the cause of action accrues. The correct starting date can depend on the claim, and different rules may apply to minors, medical malpractice, sexual abuse, wrongful death, occupational illness, and other matters.
A person should not assume that two years will always be available. Claims involving government entities may require notice within 90 days, and valuable video or physical evidence can disappear much sooner. Prompt legal review allows the applicable deadline to be identified without relying on a general rule.
Sources: N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2: Personal Injury Filing Period; NJ Treasury: Tort and Liability Notice Requirements; N.J.S.A. 59:8-9: Late Notice of Claim.
A claim involving a municipality, county, state agency, public employee, or other qualifying public entity may be subject to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. The Act generally requires a Notice of Claim within 90 days after accrual, and a claimant must satisfy additional standards before liability can be established.
Reporting the incident to the police or another department may not, by itself, satisfy the formal notice requirement. Identify the public entities involved and obtain individualized advice promptly. A government investigation, citation, or maintenance record may be relevant, but it does not automatically prove civil liability.
Sources: NJ Treasury: Tort and Liability Notice Requirements; N.J.S.A. 59:8-9: Late Notice of Claim.
Possibly. Under New Jersey’s modified comparative-negligence system, an injured person may generally recover when their fault is not greater than the fault of the party or combined parties from whom damages are sought. The recovery is reduced by the injured person’s percentage of responsibility.
If the injured person is found 51% or more responsible, recovery is generally barred. Fault percentages are fact-specific and may be disputed by insurers. Photographs, witness accounts, reports, video, physical evidence, and expert analysis can all affect how responsibility is allocated.
Sources: NJ Courts: Comparative Negligence and Ultimate Outcome; NJDOBI: Comparative Negligence Settlement FAQs.
New Jersey Personal Injury Protection generally pays covered medical expenses for an insured person injured in an automobile accident, regardless of who caused the collision, subject to the policy’s limits, deductibles, coordination-of-benefits selection, and other requirements. The appropriate insurer can depend on the injured person’s household and insurance status.
PIP does not resolve every loss caused by a crash. A liability claim may address qualifying pain and suffering, lost income, uncovered expenses, and other damages, but the policyholder’s lawsuit option can affect a claim for noneconomic loss. Review the applicable policies before accepting a final settlement.
Sources: NJDOBI: 2026 Auto Insurance Buyer’s Guide; NJDOBI: Standard Auto Insurance Policy.
Preserve photographs, videos, witness information, damaged property, medical paperwork, bills, wage records, and communications with insurers or businesses. Keep the original product, packaging, clothing, footwear, or vehicle component when it is relevant and belongs to you, without altering or repairing it unless safety requires otherwise.
Tell a lawyer about evidence you cannot personally obtain, such as surveillance footage, electronic vehicle data, internal incident reports, inspection records, or maintenance contracts. A lawyer may take steps to request or preserve those materials. Never trespass or enter a dangerous location to collect evidence.
Sources: HHS: Access to Your Medical Records; New Jersey State Police: Crash Report Requests; NJ Courts: Proximate Cause.
You should be sure to report the injury to your employer as soon as possible and request authorized medical treatment. New Jersey workers’ compensation is a no-fault system that may provide reasonable and necessary medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, or dependency benefits when the legal requirements are met.
Workers’ compensation usually limits lawsuits against an employer, but it does not necessarily eliminate a claim against an unrelated third party. A negligent driver, contractor, property owner, equipment manufacturer, or another company may bear separate responsibility. Formal workers’ compensation claim petitions are also subject to a two-year filing rule.
Sources: NJ Labor: Injured Worker Protections; NJ Labor: Workers’ Compensation FAQs and Third-Party Recoveries.
Compensation may include medical expenses, future care, rehabilitation costs, lost net income, diminished earning capacity, pain, emotional distress, disability, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life. Vehicle or other property damage may also be recoverable in an appropriate case.
Available damages depend on the claim and supporting evidence. The severity and duration of the injury, necessary treatment, effect on employment and daily activities, available insurance, and allocation of fault can all matter. There is no universal settlement value, and not every claimant qualifies for every category.
Sources: NJ Courts: Medical Expenses in Non-Auto Claims; NJ Courts: Loss of Earnings; NJ Courts: Disability, Pain, and Loss of Enjoyment of Life; NJDOBI: 2026 Auto Insurance Buyer’s Guide.
The initial case evaluation is free. You can explain what happened, when and where the incident occurred, the injuries and medical treatment involved, and any contact you have had with insurers, employers, property owners, or other parties. Available reports, photographs, and claim information can help with the preliminary review.
Contacting the firm does not guarantee that it will accept the case or that compensation will be recovered. If representation is offered, the responsibilities of the firm and client, attorney fees, litigation costs, and other material terms should be explained in a written agreement before you agree to representation.
Sources: The Epstein Law Firm: Free Case Evaluation; NJ Court Rule 1:21-7: Contingent Fees; NJ Rules of Professional Conduct: Client Decisions and Fees.
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