New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer

At Grungo Law, we know that a serious injury can dramatically change your life. Along with the pain and emotional trauma, you may be dealing with extensive medical expenses as you recover. However, if you were injured as a result of someone else’s actions, you may be eligible for financial compensation. At Grungo Law, our team such as our South Jersey injury attorneys can help. Call Grungo Law today so we can hear the details of your case and develop a personalized strategy to take action.

Why Choose Grungo Law as Your Personal Injury Lawyer in New Jersey?

While no one hopes to need the services of a law firm, our clients know that the law firm of Grungo Law is there whenever life’s fast-moving changes require trusted legal representation. Our firm has a strong local reputation and powerful area resources. We are dedicated to our mantra of “Pray for Peace, Prepare for Trial”, and we will fight for our client’s legal rights to be upheld. In each case, our goal is to obtain the best possible settlement for your damages while preparing for courtroom litigation should that become necessary, so that we may secure the most possible compensation. Our team includes skilled courtroom litigators ready to fight large insurance companies, powerful employers, and at-fault parties in all areas of law.

Contact the personal injury lawyers at Grungo Law today for a free case consultation so we can begin working on the best strategy for maximizing compensation for your damages.

Common Personal Injury Claims in New Jersey

At Grungo Law, we believe in fostering a strong attorney/client relationship with open lines of communication throughout every step of the legal process. We respond to all of our client’s questions and concerns with honesty and openness while we also advocate aggressively to safeguard their rights and protections under New Jersey law.

Our New Jersey car accident lawyers know that New Jersey has complex insurance laws, including no-fault insurance rules for car accidents unless the policyholder has added an option for allowing lawsuits against the at-fault party. Other personal injuries have requirements for proving liability, depending on how the injury occurred and who was at fault. It takes an experienced lawyer to untangle insurance laws for individual cases. Some common personal injury claims in New Jersey include the following:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Workplace injuries
• Defective product injuries
• Slip and fall injury
• Premises accidents
• Dog bites
• Medical malpractice injuries
• Nursing home neglect or abuse cases
• Catastrophic injury claims, brain injury , spinal cord injury
• Violent acts, assaults, domestic abuse

Litigation in the above legal matters can become complex. No one should go it alone when it comes to navigating the New Jersey legal system. Regardless of the type of accident that caused your injury, if someone else was at fault because of their negligence, reckless action, or purposeful wrongdoing, then they are liable for compensating you for your economic and non-economic damages, typically paid through an insurance provider. If there was a death, a wrongful death attorney in New Jersey from the team of Grungo Law is ready to advocate for full compensation for your damages.

What to Do to Protect Yourself After a Personal Injury

Injuries happen when you least expect them and may leave you disoriented and in pain. If you are unconscious from the injury, you may be able to do little to protect yourself as you depend on others to summon help. However, if you are able to use your phone without causing injury—or hand it to a companion to use for you—taking purposeful action helps protect your physical and financial future. Use the phone to take the following steps:

• Call 911 to request help. Report to the police if the injury occurred in a traffic accident or as the result of an act of violence
• Use the phone’s camera to take photos of anything relevant to the injury like a broken step after a fall or damaged vehicles after an accident
• Take photos of any visible injuries
• Add the contact information of any involved parties such as other drivers or a property owner
• Add the contact information of eyewitnesses to the accident if any are present
• If the injury occurred in a business, ask the property owner to fill out an accident or incident report
• Go directly to a hospital or urgent care center from the accident scene and request a full medical evaluation in addition to treatment of your obvious injuries

At the hospital, always ask for a detailed medical report listing your injuries, the doctor’s recommendations for your treatment, and your prognosis. Then, follow the doctor’s instructions carefully and keep copies of all medical bills and receipts for related expenses.

Call an attorney at Grungo Law before talking to insurance company representatives.

How Insurance Companies Protect Their Profits at the Expense of an Injury Victim Without Legal Counsel

Insurance companies might produce reassuring ads and their adjusters often sound compassionate on the phone, but insurance companies are in the business of making profits. Insurance adjusters are not on your side. Without legal representation, an injury victim may fall victim to any of the below insurance company tactics that do not benefit them:

• Calling very soon after the injury with a low settlement offer before the injury victim knows the full extent of the damages they are facing—accepting a settlement requires signing away the right to file a lawsuit
• Calling on a recorded line and then later using innocent comments such as “I’m feeling better today, thank you,” against the injury victim and out of context
• Asking for permission to view the medical report and then presenting the injury victim with a blanket medical authorization to sign—this gives them authority to review their entire medical history to seek prior injuries or medical conditions they can claim as the true cause of the victim’s symptoms
• Disputing all or part of the doctor’s treatment recommendations and refusing to compensate the victim for their care
• Intentionally undervaluing the claim and offering only a lowball settlement
• Claiming their policyholder’s insurance wasn’t in effect at the time the injury occurred
• Delaying progress on the claim by asking for redundant paperwork, failing to return calls, or assigning a new insurance adjuster to the claim

The best way forward after a serious personal injury is to hire an attorney before speaking to the insurance company of the at-fault party and then directing them to speak to your attorney for all communication.

Do I Have to Go to Court for a Personal Injury Claim in New Jersey?

As many as 95% of New Jersey personal injury cases are settled through an injury victim’s attorney presenting evidence of liability, carefully calculating the injury victim’s damages, and then negotiating with the insurance company for a settlement. However, in a minority of cases, the insurance company continues to dispute or undervalue the claim. In these cases, the injury victim and their attorney may choose to go to court as long as the lawsuit petition is filed before the statute of limitations expires on the case.

Personal injury cases take longer to resolve in court compared to settlements, but because juries are typically sympathetic to injury victims, they often return a positive verdict and a large award for damages. If your New Jersey personal injury case goes to trial, the skilled litigators at Grungo Law will ensure that you are well-prepared and will present a strong case for maximum compensation.

What Is the Statute of Limitations for New Jersey Personal Injury Claims?

Like all states, New Jersey places limits on the amount of time an injury victim has to file a personal injury lawsuit. New Jersey §52:4b-18 states:

“No order for the payment of compensation shall be made … unless the application has been made within two years after the date of the personal injury or death or after that date upon determination by the board that good cause exists for the delayed filing…”

In certain circumstances, the state will extend—or “toll”—the statute of limitations. For example, if the injury victim doesn’t discover the injury until sometime later due to delayed symptom onset or incapacity from the injury, the state may allow the statute of limitations to begin on the date of the discovery. When a minor suffers an injury, the statute of limitations begins on the date of their 18th birthday.

If you have questions about how the New Jersey statute of limitations for personal injury cases impacts your claim, we can help by evaluating the circumstances of your unique case.

What Compensation Can I Gain From a Personal Injury Case in New Jersey?

Serious injuries become expensive very quickly. With medical bills rolling in at the same time you’re unable to work due to your injuries, it’s all too easy to become overwhelmed. When a personal injury attorney begins working on your behalf, you can focus on your physical recovery while your lawyer focuses on your financial recovery by seeking compensation for the following damages:

• Medical expenses related to your accident
• Future medical expenses if further treatment is recommended
• Lost wages during your recovery time
• Future lost wages or lowered earning capacity if you’ve become disabled from your injuries
• Pain and suffering
• In particularly egregious cases of wrongdoing, you may be able to gain compensation for emotional trauma and an award for punitive damages meant to punish the wrongdoer separately from any criminal case

How We Can Help With Your New Jersey Personal Injury Case

Insurance adjusters hesitate to write checks because their profits depend on maximizing premiums and minimizing payouts. Unless you have a skilled personal injury attorney representing your legal rights and best interests throughout the process, you may be unable to recover the full compensation you deserve from your claim.

The skilled personal injury attorneys from the firm of Grungo Law understand the enormous impact of a serious injury on all aspects of your life. We can take on the burden of seeking compensation by investigating the circumstances of your injury, proving liability on the part of the at-fault party, and aggressively pursuing the maximum compensation for your damages.

Our Team Of Forward-Thinkers Is Also At The Forefront Of Personal Injury Practice

Our team of practiced attorneys and support staff have years of experience in a wide array of legal issues in New Jersey. We provide free evaluations and no cost for your case unless we secure your compensation whether our employment law attorneys represent your case for unpaid overtime, or we craft a compelling case for damages with the help of a South Jersey medical malpractice lawyer or preventable product liability injury.

Grungo Law strongly believes in giving back to the communities where we serve our clients. Our volunteer efforts and charitable donations include a scholarship program, bike giveaways to children in the holiday season, a recognition award to deserving teachers, and other efforts to keep us active and appreciative, as well as to help us build ties with powerful local resources. With a strong belief in benefiting the local community, our team’s motto is “If we can help, we will.”

Call our New Jersey Law Firm Today to Discuss Your Case

If you have a pressing legal matter, let the attorneys at Grungo Law represent your interests with diligent attention to every detail from investigation to litigation, keeping your rights and best interests as our highest priority. Contact us at a New Jersey location near you so we can begin working on your case. We don’t take a fee until you receive your check, so your best interests are also our own.