If you are a renter, it is important to be aware of your rights where property maintenance is concerned. It is very possible for you or your family to suffer injury or illness due to poorly-maintained property. Getting sick or being hurt in certain common areas of your landlord’s property may necessitate legal action against said landlord. According to Findlaw, your landlord…
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Parents can help keep teens safe on the road
While some parents may see the day their teenager gets a driver’s license as a day of freedom, the truth is their parenting job is just beginning. Teens pose the highest risk to themselves and other drivers, and studies show that parents can play a huge role in improving their teenager’s abilities behind the wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
What is the warranty of habitability?
If you rent your home, your landlord has duties under the law to ensure that your residence is safe. While your landlord does not hold responsibility for every issue that may occur in your home, if something happens that endangers you and your family, it usually falls under the landlord’s obligations to fix the situation. According to Legal Services of…
What is negligence per se?
There is no shortage of dangerous situations you could find yourself in at any moment. You know an accident could happen, from slippery spills on a shopping mall floor to distracted drivers on the road. You are careful to pay attention to avoid unnecessary risk. But what happens if you sustain an injury due to someone else’s negligence? And what…
Pit Bulls account for the majority of fatal dog attacks in America
When Pit Bull owners hear other people talking about dog attacks and breed-specific aggression, they often become defensive. They take out their cellphones and soon begin to share photos of their own well-behaved Pit Bull or Pit Bull mix cuddling with kittens and babies. However, as is the case in most instances, the exception confirms the rule. Pit Bulls are…
Winter clothing and car accidents
Many different risk factors require careful review when it comes to motor vehicle collisions and the winter months. Many people recognize the dangers associated with poor road conditions during this time of the year, such as the presence of snow and ice. However, there are a lot of other potential areas of concern during the winter. For example, many drivers…
Up to 27% of nursing home falls caused by environmental factors
As an older adult, you may have certain risk factors that make you more likely to fall and injure yourself than the general population. Diminishing eyesight and a decrease in your level of physical activity may make you more prone to falling, for example. However, research shows that, contrary to popular belief, living in a nursing home also makes you…
Damaged flooring may leave you with serious injuries
Like many of your neighbors in the East Orange area, you have an active retirement. That is, you regularly visit shopping centers, grocery stores, bodegas, entertainment venues and other places. While enjoying a day on the town, you must take care not to slip and fall. After all, a fall may cause life-altering injuries and other complications. Even though slips…
Distracted driving New Jersey’s top cause of road deaths in 2018
A new report detailing 2018’s road fatalities in New Jersey reveals that distracted driving was the state’s top cause of road deaths for the eighth consecutive year, highlighting a continuing trend that shows little sign of a slowdown. While many people immediately think of cellphone use and texting behind the wheel when they hear the term, “distracted driving,” any action…
How can you treat a whiplash injury?
Over three million Americans are seen each year by their physicians or chiropractic for whiplash injury. What is a whiplash injury? Often times, this will occur after a sporting incident or a motor vehicle accident. According to Mayo Clinic, a whiplash injury is the sudden jerking motion of the head that results in a stiffness of the neck inflammation, as well as…