Bergen County Law Blog

A truck driver falls asleep on the interstate, drifts across the median and plows into oncoming traffic. Meanwhile, another trucker nods off for a split second and runs a red light. Elsewhere, a third truck driver may not fall asleep, but he's so tired that he doesn't notice the traffic jam ahead of him in time to stop.

These are, to a degree, hypothetical examples. But they're things that really can and do happen. If you watch the news, you will see plenty of devastating truck accidents that occur because drivers get tired. Why does this happen and what can we do to prevent it?

Slip-and-fall accidents can happen anywhere, but when they occur in a private home, things can get complicated for both the victim and the homeowner. This might occur at a birthday party where children run and play in a sprinkler in the yard, or maybe a cocktail party with several friends over a long weekend.

If you or someone you love suffers a serious slip-and-fall injury while in someone else's home, you must consider your next steps carefully. Taking this matter casually could mean losing fair compensation for your injuries and losses, and may also sever your relationship to the homeowner.

When a mother chooses to use prescription drugs at the direction of a doctor during her pregnancy, she places an enormous amount of trust in a number of parties. Not only must she trust the doctor who prescribed the medication, but she also must trust the pharmaceutical company that produces the drug and the pharmacist who fills the prescription.

At each point in this process, many things may go wrong or get overlooked. Both the mother and the child may suffer serious unintended effects, sometimes causing long-term harm. Prescription drug errors are one of the leading causes of birth defects and injuries, making it important for any pregnant mother to carefully consider the potential complications any time she takes prescription drugs throughout her pregnancy.

Suffering an injury to you spine, even a relatively small injury, can mean that you face a long road of recovery ahead of you. The complex systems that interact in the spine control nearly every part of your body, meaning an injury to your spine may affect every aspect of your life, drastically impacting what you can do for work and possibly causing immense pain and discomfort.

Of course, if you have a severe spinal injury, then you probably already know. If a spinal injury occurs that is sufficiently severe, the victim may not retain any control over much of his or her body, because spinal injuries often lead to partial or complete paralysis. However, a victim who receive a moderate injury may simply push through the pain until the injury worsens and causes some very real and potentially permanent pain and loss of function.