United States: Personal Injury

Personal injury cases in New Jersey follow a complex timeline influenced by medical recovery, evidence gathering, insurance negotiations, and potential litigation. Understanding the key stages—from initial treatment through possible trial—helps injured parties set realistic expectations about how long their case may take and what factors could extend or shorten the process.

The Cartiva synthetic cartilage implant, designed to treat big toe arthritis, has led to widespread litigation after a 2024 recall due to complications including implant subsidence, displacement, and nerve damage.

Most law firms underestimate the case manager role. It sits between client-facing work and attorney oversight, and in many firms, it is either underfilled or filled by someone whose time is split across too many other functions. That gap is costing firms more than they realize. A remote case manager who is properly placed and given a clear scope of work creates measurable returns across multiple areas of firm operations. This post maps out exactly where that ROI shows up, and why managing partners at small and mid-sized firms are paying closer attention to this role than ever before.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer with beach trips, barbecues, and time with family. It’s also one of the busiest travel times in New Jersey. Roads leading to the Jersey Shore fill up, traffic backs up on the Parkway and Turnpike, and millions of drivers are trying to get where they need to go at the same time, which can make it one of the most dangerous weekends of the year to be on the road.

The food and beverage industry faces a new wave of litigation modeled after Big Tobacco cases, with plaintiffs alleging that ultra-processed foods cause chronic diseases like diabetes and liver disease. A landmark Pennsylvania ruling dismissed the first major case due to insufficient causation evidence, but coordinated lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions and a government action in California signal that this legal battle is just beginning.

The Louisiana Legislature has enacted Act 932 (formerly House Bill 1162), which became law this week without the Governor's signature pursuant to the Louisiana Constitution...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced sweeping deregulation with a "compliance first" approach.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed sweeping tort reform legislation that fundamentally changes how motor vehicle accident cases will be litigated in state courts. The reforms introduce comparative fault limitations, eliminate a key category of "serious injury" claims, and cap damages for plaintiffs engaged in illegal conduct at the time of accidents. These changes promise to significantly impact settlement negotiations, summary judgment motions, and trial outcomes for defendants in thousands of cases

A recent federal court decision offers important lessons for businesses that use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies on consumer-facing websites.