Personal Injury

Somerset County, Union County, Middlesex County, Hunterdon County, Essex County, Morris County Personal Injury Lawyers

Accidents create many injuries: physical, mental, emotional and financial. If you are seriously injured and it is someone else's fault, there is no substitute for having aggressive and skilled attorneys on your side — attorneys with experience.

At Aiello, Harris, Devero, Marth & Schiffman, our lawyers' considerable experience has resulted in a long string of substantial verdicts and settlements for our clients. If you have been injured because of another's negligence, contact us for a free consultation or immediate legal help.

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As a firm, we represent injured people and families in Somerset County, Union County, Middlesex County, Hunterdon County, Essex County, Morris County, and throughout North and Central New Jersey in personal injury claims involving:

Motor Vehicle Accidents / Bike Accidents / Pedestrian Accidents /
Swimming Pool and Diving Accidents / Boating Accidents / Premises Liability /
Claims Against the Government / Medical Malpractice / Construction Accidents /
Dog Bites / Animal Attacks / Assault and Battery / Defective Products

Tort Law

Personal injury law is also known as tort law. What exactly is a tort? A tort is described as "a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another. Torts include all negligence cases as well as intentional wrongs which result in harm." Torts fall under three broad categories:

• Negligent torts - causing an accident that results in injury
• Intentional torts - purposely inflicting injury
• Strict liability torts - manufacturing, marketing or selling defective products that result in injury

What are Negligence Actions?

The most common tort is negligence. Negligence is the doing of something that a reasonably prudent person would not do, or the failure to do something that a reasonably prudent person would do under similar circumstances. It is the failure to use ordinary or reasonable care. Ordinary or reasonable care is that care which persons of ordinary prudence would use in order to avoid injury to themselves or others under similar circumstances. Negligence actions include motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, swimming and diving accidents, boating accidents, premises liability (slip and fall) accidents, attacks by domestic animal other than dogs, medical malpractice, and construction accidents.

When an accident occurs due to negligence, the injured party may file a claim against the negligent party to recover all their damages. Damages generally include current and future medical expenses, property damage, pain and suffering, current and future loss of income, loss of enjoyment and, in certain cases, punitive damages.

What are Intentional Tort Actions?

Intentional tort is the "malicious" or "intentional" infliction of harm that results in injury. Many intentional torts are also criminal offenses. For example, assault and battery is an intentional tort and also a criminal offense.

What are Strict Liability Torts?

Strict or absolute liability means that the defendant is responsible for injuring another person regardless of negligence or intent. Some instances in which the law might apply strict liability are dog bites, attacks by wild animals, and defective product cases.

Our aggressive efforts in personal injury claims have produced outstanding results for previous clients. Examples include:

• $3,547,417 Pennsylvania - structured wrongful death claim settlement
• $1,566,357 Pennsylvania - partially structured emotional distress settlement
• $1,200,000 Wrongful death claim
• $1,175,000 Medical malpractice
• $1,000,000 Diving accident
• $900,000 Automobile accident
• $781,701 Dog bite - structured settlement
• $450,000 Automobile accident
• $382,500 Motor vehicle accident
• $375,000 Automobile accident
• $300,000 Wrongful death claim
• $285,000 Motor vehicle accident
• $245,000 Automobile accident
• $215,000 Jet ski accident

While we cannot guarantee results similar to these for any client, we do guarantee that every client we represent will receive our best efforts. Our attorneys are all active members of the American Association of Trial Lawyers and each of them has proven their ability to obtain outstanding results in personal injury cases. Most importantly, we have the determination required to prevail against the insurance companies and their lawyers.

Whatever the case, count on this: Aiello Harris will fight hard to get justice for you.

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Whether your case involves a "minor" injury or catastrophic injuries such as brain damage, spinal cord injury, paralysis, or nerve damage, call Aiello, Harris, Devero, Marth & Schiffman, P.C. at (908) 561-5577 or contact us online at any of our North and Central New Jersey law offices.