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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
A serious injury can leave you managing medical appointments, missed work, insurance calls, and uncertainty about what comes next. If another person, business, professional, or public entity may have caused the harm, a Hudson County NJ personal injury lawyer can investigate what happened and explain your options under New Jersey law.
The Epstein Law Firm, P.A. represents injured people and families throughout New Jersey. Call 201-231-7847 or contact the firm online for a free case evaluation.
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Most personal injury claims require evidence that another party failed to use the level of care required under the circumstances, that this conduct caused an injury, and that the injured person suffered measurable losses. The specific legal standard depends on how the injury occurred.
For example, a property case may turn on who controlled the premises and whether that party knew or should have known about a dangerous condition. A medical malpractice claim usually requires qualified expert review and compliance with New Jersey’s affidavit-of-merit requirements. A motor-vehicle case may involve Personal Injury Protection benefits, liability insurance, and the injured person’s selected right-to-sue option.
The firm handles matters involving:
A workplace injury may support a workers’ compensation claim, while a separate personal injury claim may be possible if someone other than the employer or a co-worker contributed to the accident. These are different claims with different rules.
Your health comes first. Practical steps that may also protect your legal rights include:
Responsibility depends on who created the risk, controlled the location or activity, and had a legal duty to act. Potential parties may include a careless driver, a driver’s employer, a property owner, commercial tenant, maintenance contractor, product manufacturer, distributor, health care provider, or nursing facility.
Government entities may also be involved when an injury concerns a public vehicle, public property, transit system, or government-controlled roadway. Special notice and liability rules apply. The fact that a business owns property, an agency issued a citation, or a police officer prepared a report does not by itself establish civil liability.
An injured person does not need to collect every possible record before speaking with a lawyer. The most useful starting materials often include:
A lawyer may obtain additional material such as surveillance footage, maintenance records, contracts, vehicle data, expert evaluations, property records, and testimony from people or businesses that controlled relevant conditions.
Depending on the facts, a personal injury claim may seek compensation for medical expenses, future care, rehabilitation, lost income, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, or damaged property. A qualifying spouse or family member may have a related claim in some circumstances.
Fatal injuries can raise separate wrongful-death and estate claims. Work-related injuries may also involve workers’ compensation benefits. The available remedies depend on the type of case, insurance coverage, medical evidence, and the injury’s effect on the person’s life.
New Jersey generally requires a lawsuit for personal injuries caused by a wrongful act or neglect to be filed within two years after the claim accrues. Different rules and exceptions may apply to minors, professional malpractice, delayed discovery, death-related claims, and other circumstances.
Claims involving a New Jersey public entity or employee may require a notice of claim within 90 days. The state’s Tort and Liability Notice guidance also explains that claims against counties and municipalities must be submitted directly to the appropriate local entity. Prompt review is important because waiting can affect both evidence and legal rights.
A personal injury lawyer can identify the legal theory that fits the event rather than treating every accident alike. The firm may investigate the scene, determine who controlled the property or activity, identify available insurance, obtain records, consult appropriate experts, calculate losses, communicate with insurers, and prepare a lawsuit when necessary.
The Epstein Law Firm reports that it has represented New Jersey clients since 1973 and that its attorneys have more than 120 years of combined legal experience. Its New Jersey personal injury practice page reports more than $150 million recovered, and the firm publishes selected verdicts and settlements. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in another case.
If an accident has disrupted your health, work, or family life, you do not have to determine responsibility or deal with multiple insurers alone. The Epstein Law Firm can review what happened, identify issues requiring prompt investigation, and explain the legal options that may be available.
Call 201-231-7847 or request a free consultation with a Hudson County NJ personal injury lawyer. No recovery can be promised, and every case depends on its own facts, evidence, and applicable law.
The Epstein Law Firm can review the evidence, insurance issues, and next steps that may matter in your personal injury claim.
These answers provide general information. The type of accident, parties involved, available evidence, insurance coverage, and applicable exceptions can change the legal analysis.
You may have a personal injury case if another party failed to use legally required care, that conduct caused your injury, and you suffered compensable losses. An accident or poor outcome alone does not prove negligence, and each type of case has its own liability standard.
A lawyer will usually examine how the event occurred, who controlled the relevant vehicle, property, product, work, or treatment, and whether the available evidence connects that party’s conduct to the injury. Medical documentation and proof of financial or personal loss are also important.
Sources: New Jersey Model Civil Jury Charge 5.10A—Negligence and Ordinary Care; New Jersey Model Civil Jury Charge 6.10—Proximate Cause.
Get appropriate medical care, report the incident, document conditions if it is safe, and preserve records and physical evidence. If you suffered a head impact, monitor symptoms and obtain emergency help for worsening headaches, repeated vomiting, seizures, unusual behavior, slurred speech, increasing confusion, or difficulty waking.
Keep discharge instructions, bills, photographs, insurance correspondence, and witness information together. After a motor-vehicle collision, obtain the police information and determine whether an MVC accident report is required. Do not delay necessary treatment to photograph a scene or collect evidence.
Sources: CDC Symptoms of Mild TBI and Concussion; HHS Your Medical Records; New Jersey MVC Forms.
New Jersey generally allows two years to file an action for personal injury caused by another party’s wrongful act, neglect, or default. The deadline is measured from when the claim accrues, but the legally controlling date can depend on the facts.
Exceptions and different periods may apply to minors, birth-related medical malpractice, delayed discovery, public-entity claims, wrongful death, and other matters. Because missing the correct deadline can prevent a lawsuit, the date should be reviewed before assuming that the general two-year rule controls.
Sources: New Jersey Statute 2A:14-2—Actions for Injury Caused by Wrongful Act; NJ Courts Civil and Law Division Frequently Asked Questions.
A claim involving a state, county, municipal, or other public entity requires immediate attention because New Jersey’s Tort Claims Act generally requires notice within 90 days after accrual. Filing an insurance claim or incident report may not satisfy the statutory notice requirement.
The correct recipient depends on the entity involved. New Jersey’s state claim portal is for claims against state departments, agencies, officials, and employees; claims against Hudson County or a municipality generally must be submitted directly to that entity. Courts may permit some late notices within one year, but only under statutory conditions.
Sources: New Jersey Treasury Tort and Liability Notice; New Jersey Statute 59:8-9—Notice of Late Claim.
You may still recover under New Jersey’s modified comparative-negligence law if your responsibility was not greater than the negligence attributed to the party or combined parties from whom you seek recovery. Any award is reduced by your percentage of fault.
For example, an injured person found 20% responsible would generally receive 80% of the assessed damages. If the injured person’s fault is greater than the responsible defendant or combined defendants, recovery is barred. Fault percentages depend on the evidence and are not determined solely by an insurer’s initial opinion.
Sources: New Jersey Statute 2A:15-5.1—Comparative Negligence; New Jersey Statute 2A:15-5.2—Findings and Percentage of Fault.
Personal Injury Protection generally pays covered medical expenses and certain economic losses after an auto accident regardless of who caused the crash, subject to the policy’s terms, deductibles, limits, and coverage selections. A liability claim against the responsible driver is separate.
The ability to recover pain-and-suffering damages may depend on whether the applicable policy provides an unlimited or limited right to sue. Under the limited option, the injury generally must satisfy a statutory category. The policy, household coverage, vehicle involved, and injured person’s status should all be reviewed.
Sources: NJDOBI Standard Auto Insurance Policy; NJDOBI Auto Insurance Consumer Information; New Jersey Statute 39:6A-8—Limitation on Noneconomic-Loss Claims.
Preserve photographs, videos, reports, witness information, medical records, bills, insurance communications, and proof of lost income. Keep any damaged product, clothing, or other property in its present condition when you legally possess it, and avoid repairs or disposal until preservation has been discussed.
You do not need to obtain every possible record yourself. A lawyer may request surveillance footage, contracts, maintenance records, vehicle data, employment files, or government records. Patients generally have a right under HIPAA to obtain copies of medical and billing records from covered providers and plans.
Sources: HHS Your Medical Records; New Jersey MVC Forms and Record Requests.
A claim may provide compensation for reasonable medical expenses, future care, rehabilitation, lost income, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, and other supported losses. Property damage may also be recoverable in an appropriate case.
There is no universal settlement amount. Value depends on liability, medical evidence, prognosis, insurance limits, prior conditions, future needs, credibility, and the injury’s effect on work and daily life. Comparative negligence and claim-specific restrictions may reduce or limit recovery.
Sources: NJ Courts Model Civil Jury Charges; New Jersey Model Civil Jury Charge 8.11C—Loss of Earnings; New Jersey Statute 2A:15-5.2—Findings and Damages.
Many New Jersey personal injury matters are handled under a written contingent-fee agreement, meaning the lawyer’s fee depends on obtaining a recovery. New Jersey Court Rule 1:21-7 regulates contingent fees in tort cases and establishes maximum percentages that vary by the amount recovered and certain client circumstances.
The agreement should explain how the fee is calculated and how litigation costs, medical liens, or other deductions will be addressed. Attorney fees and case expenses are different, so prospective clients should ask what happens to expenses if there is no recovery.
Sources: New Jersey Supreme Court 2014 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order—Rule 1:21-7; New Jersey Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee 2024–2026 Report.
There is no fixed timetable. A straightforward claim may resolve after treatment and investigation, while a case involving severe injuries, multiple defendants, disputed responsibility, expert testimony, or litigation can take substantially longer.
A lawyer generally should not recommend final settlement before the medical outlook and major future losses can be evaluated. If a lawsuit is filed, the case may include pleadings, written discovery, depositions, expert reports, motions, settlement discussions, and trial preparation. Court schedules and the parties’ cooperation also affect timing.
Sources: NJ Courts Civil and Law Division Frequently Asked Questions; NJ Courts Civil Practice Division; NJ Courts How to File a Superior Court Civil Complaint.
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