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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 legal help for people injured in Bloomfield NJ and throughout Essex County
An unexpected injury can leave you dealing with medical treatment, missed work, insurance questions, and uncertainty about what to do next. If another person, business, property owner, healthcare provider, or company may have caused your injuries, New Jersey law may allow you to pursue compensation.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. has represented clients throughout New Jersey since 1973. A Bloomfield NJ personal injury lawyer from the firm can investigate what happened, identify potentially responsible parties and insurance coverage, document your losses, and explain the options available based on your circumstances.
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Bloomfield NJ is an Essex County township crossed by the Garden State Parkway and busy local and county roads, including Bloomfield Avenue, Broad Street, Franklin Street, and Watchung Avenue. The township’s 2025 Master Plan discusses traffic congestion and pedestrian and cyclist safety as important local transportation concerns.
Injury claims can also arise in stores, restaurants, workplaces, apartment buildings, healthcare facilities, and private homes. Depending on what happened, a case may involve:
Each type of case has different legal and evidentiary requirements. An accident, unfavorable medical result, product recall, police report, or government finding does not by itself establish civil liability.
Most personal injury cases require evidence that another party failed to use legally reasonable care, that this failure caused or contributed to the incident, and that the injured person suffered measurable harm. Product-liability, medical-malpractice, workplace, and public-entity claims may be governed by additional rules.
New Jersey also uses modified comparative negligence. An injured person who is partly responsible may still recover if their share of fault is not greater than the fault attributed to the party or parties from whom recovery is sought. Any award is generally reduced according to the injured person’s percentage of fault. A person found 51% or more responsible generally cannot recover.
Most New Jersey actions for injury to a person must be filed within two years after the claim accrues. Important exceptions may apply, and a claim involving a state or local public entity can require a formal notice within 90 days. Prompt review is especially important when an incident involved a municipal vehicle, public property, a government employee, or a dangerous roadway condition.
If a lawsuit involving an Essex County accident is filed in New Jersey Superior Court, the Essex Vicinage serves the county. Many claims, however, begin with an investigation and insurance negotiations rather than an immediate lawsuit.
Your health comes first. Consider these practical steps without placing yourself in danger or interfering with medical care:
If the injury happened at work, notify a supervisor or another person in authority as soon as possible and request authorized medical care. New Jersey workers’ compensation may provide medical treatment and disability benefits regardless of fault. A separate claim may also exist against a negligent driver, contractor, property owner, equipment company, or another third party, depending on the facts.
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Responsibility depends on who controlled the conduct, property, product, vehicle, or safety decision that caused the injury. Potential parties may include:
More than one party may share responsibility. A lawyer’s investigation can examine contracts, insurance policies, ownership records, employment relationships, maintenance responsibilities, and who had notice of a dangerous condition.
The Epstein Law Firm can review the evidence, insurance issues, and next steps that may matter in your personal injury claim.
You do not need to collect every record before speaking with a lawyer. If available, preserve or identify:
A law firm may seek additional evidence, including surveillance video, electronic vehicle data, inspection records, contracts, internal reports, and testimony from appropriate experts. Video and other records can be overwritten, making an early investigation useful.
The damages available depend on the type of claim, available evidence, insurance coverage, and how the injury affects the person’s life. Potential compensation may include:
Workers’ compensation benefits are calculated under a different system and may include authorized medical care, temporary disability, permanent disability, or dependency benefits. Not every claimant will qualify for every category of damages or benefits.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. can begin by listening to your account and reviewing the records available. If the firm accepts the matter, its work may include:
The goal is to build the claim around what happened to you—not around an insurance company’s initial assessment of the incident.
If you or a family member was injured in Bloomfield NJ, The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. offers a free case evaluation. The firm can review what happened, discuss the evidence and applicable deadlines, and explain whether a personal injury, insurance, workers’ compensation, or other claim may be available.
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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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