Serious Injury
New Jersey Serious Injury Lawyers
Fighting For New Jersey Injury Victims Since 1986
Schedule Your Case EvaluationWhen a serious injury changes your life, the law provides a path to financial recovery. If a car accident, workplace accident, medical mistake, or other negligent act results in a catastrophic injury, those responsible may be held liable. Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow's team of trusted personal injury attorneys pursues every avenue of compensation available to individuals and families harmed by negligence across New Jersey.
Serious Injury Lawsuits
Trusted Legal Representation For Victims In New Jersey
Many people who have suffered serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall accidents, or from medical mistakes believe that if the responsible party disputes fault, or if an insurance company denies their claim, they have no further legal recourse. That is not true. In New Jersey, you have the right to pursue full compensation through a personal injury lawsuit if another person’s negligence caused your injuries.
Serious injury cases are complex and often involve more than one liable party. A negligent driver, a careless property owner, or a failure in workplace safety protocols may each play a role in causing harm. Personal injury lawsuits focus on compensating you and your family for your losses, including medical expenses, ongoing care costs, and pain and suffering.
We offer free, confidential consultations that help you determine who can be held liable and how to proceed with your case. This can include another driver, a property owner, an employer, an equipment manufacturer, or others whose negligence directly contributed to the harm.
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When faced with a serious injury, the consequences can be catastrophic. Our role is to support your choices, protect your rights, and fight for your recovery.
Our New Jersey Serious Injury Lawyers Handle Many Types Of Cases
Serious injuries cause devastating harm to victims and their families across New Jersey. These cases can involve motor vehicle crashes, dangerous property conditions, inadequate medical care, and in the most tragic circumstances, the loss of a life. Our job is to help you understand your rights and seek justice from all responsible parties.
Amputation Injuries
These injuries occur when an accident or act of negligence results in the loss of a limb. Without prompt medical treatment, complications can escalate rapidly, turning an already devastating injury into a permanent disability that affects every aspect of a victim's life, from their ability to work to their ability to care for their family.
Spinal Cord Damage
Spinal cord damage is often tied to cases involving vehicle collisions, workplace accidents, dangerous property conditions, and other incidents where negligence causes harm. A spinal cord injury can result in partial or complete paralysis, permanently altering every aspect of a victim's life.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Brain trauma is one of the most devastating injuries a person can suffer. A single incident, including an auto accident, a fall, a workplace injury, or others, can result in cognitive impairment and complications that permanently reduce quality of life.
Burn Injuries
Burn injuries can result in permanent scarring, nerve damage, and long-term physical and emotional harm. When another party's negligence causes a burn injury, that party may be held liable for the full extent of the victim's losses.
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The serious injury attorneys at Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow have fought for injured victims and their families throughout New Jersey for more than 40 years. If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury due to another party's negligence, we can help. We work with industry experts to build the strongest possible case, and we move quickly to preserve critical evidence. This includes accident reports, medical records, witness statements, and the entire chain of events leading up to the injury. We fight to hold every responsible party fully accountable for the harm your family has suffered.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A serious personal injury is one that causes life-altering harm. These injuries affect not only the injured person, but also their family.
Serious personal injuries can result in permanent disability and may require ongoing medical treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term care. Examples include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, severe burn injuries, and other injuries that permanently affect a person’s ability to work or care for themselves.
A trusted New Jersey serious injury lawyer can help determine if your injury qualifies for a personal injury claim.
- Duty of Care: You must show that the person, company, or institution who hurt you owed you a legal duty to act with reasonable care. Every driver on the road, for example, has a duty to obey traffic laws and operate their vehicle safely.
- Breach of Duty: You must prove that the defendant violated that duty. A driver who runs a red light and causes a crash has breached their duty of care.
- Causation: You must prove that the breach of duty directly caused your injuries.
- Damages: You must prove that you suffered measurable harm that can be compensated, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Most serious injury claims are based on proving negligence. Unlike a criminal case, you do not have to prove your claim “beyond a reasonable doubt.” You simply have to show that it is more likely than not that the other party was at fault for your injuries.
There are four key elements you must establish.
If injuries were sustained from a defective product, the manufacturer, distributor, or seller may be held liable. Under the New Jersey Products Liability Act, a manufacturer can be held strictly liable for injuries caused by a defective product.
- Past and future medical bills
- Lost wages during recovery
- Future loss of earning capacity
- Physical pain and emotional suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Disfigurement
- Loss of consortium
Residents and families harmed by serious injuries have the right to pursue full compensation. That typically includes economic and non-economic damages.
Economic Damages include:
Non-Economic Damages include:
New Jersey places no cap on compensatory damages, meaning there is no limit on what a jury may award. In cases where a defendant’s conduct was especially reckless or intentional, a court may also award punitive damages. In New Jersey, punitive damages are capped at $350,000 or five times the compensatory award, whichever is greater.
In the worst-case scenario, if negligence results in the loss of a life, surviving family members may pursue a wrongful death claim under the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act.
In New Jersey, most serious injury claims must be filed within two years of the date of injury. If you miss that deadline, the court will dismiss your case, regardless of how strong it is.
There are a few important exceptions to the statute of limitations.
The Discovery Rule. In some cases, the two-year clock does not start until you discover the injury or reasonably should have discovered it. This most commonly applies in medical malpractice and toxic exposure cases.
Claims Against a Government Agency. If your serious injury was caused by a public entity such as NJ Transit or a municipal agency, you must file a formal Notice of Tort Claim within 90 days of the injury.
If you or a loved one has suffered catastrophic harm, a NJ serious injury attorney can help to ensure all deadlines are met.
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With offices in Edison and Toms River, our firm has built a reputation for protecting victims and fighting for justice in some of New Jersey’s most complex serious injury cases.
You Deserve Full Compensation
Our Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help You Get It
After suffering harm from a serious injury, you should be focused on recovering. Let us handle everything else. The attorneys at Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow are ready to listen, ready to investigate, and ready to fight for the full compensation you deserve.
Contact us today for a free and confidential consultation.
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