The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that police officers bear higher risks of work-related injuries and illnesses than people in other occupations: Approximately 115 sheriff’s patrol officers and police officers suffer a fatal work injury (2003 – 2014) each year. About 31,000 non-fatal injuries per year caused sheriff’s patrol officers and police officers to miss work (2009 – 2014).…

A class action lawsuit is a lawsuit in which a large number of people (known as the “class”) who suffered very similar injuries from a single defendant all band together to file a single lawsuit against that defendant. The goal of class actions is to streamline litigation, instead of forcing every injured individual to fight their own case. Some class…

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) estimates that 33 percent of pediatricians, or one in every three, will face a malpractice lawsuit at some point in their careers. While not all of these lawsuits mean the pediatrician was the one at fault, their prevalence underscores the fact that a pediatrician can make mistakes that cause harm, just like any other…

Should you file a lawsuit after someone else’s negligence causes you harm? Many injured people struggle with this question. They hear commentary on the news or on talk shows about “frivolous lawsuits.” They worry that their own case might be “making too much out of nothing,” or that the effort of bringing a lawsuit simply won’t be worth the settlement…

The U.S. Constitution and the New Jersey state constitution protect an accused person’s right to legal counsel at a number of steps in the criminal investigation and trial process, from interrogations by police officers to the trial itself. In order to ensure that people have access to the help of a lawyer even when they have no money or other…