# I Know Dennis — Dennis Shlionsky, New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer > Dennis Shlionsky is a New Jersey personal injury attorney and partner at Einhorn Barbarito, known as "The People's Injury Lawyer." He represents people hurt in car, truck, motorcycle, Uber/Lyft, construction, premises and wrongful-death cases across all 21 New Jersey counties, with an office in New York. Free consultation; no fee unless there is a recovery. Available 24/7 at 1-833-I-KNOW-DENNIS (1-833-456-6933). Hablamos español. ## Key facts - Phone (24/7): 1-833-I-KNOW-DENNIS (1-833-456-6933) - Fees: contingency fee — no attorney's fee unless there is a recovery; free, confidential consultation - Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian - Reviews: 5.0 on Avvo from 48 client reviews (https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/07054-nj-dennis-shlionsky-5087775.html); Avvo Clients' Choice 2021–2025 - Recognition: Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2023–2026) - Recognition: New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019–2026) - Firm: Einhorn Barbarito (https://www.einhornlawyers.com) - Media: broadcast and social campaign with Reggie "Redman" Noble ## Offices - Hackensack, NJ: 21 Main Street, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ 07601 — serves Bergen County, New Jersey - Parsippany, NJ: 4 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Parsippany, NJ 07054 — serves Morris County, New Jersey - New York, NY: 485 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022 — serves New York, New York ## Selected results Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. - [$1.5M — Disputed Trucking Crash on NJ Turnpike](https://iknowdennis.com/results/trucking-nj-turnpike-1-5m): Trucking, Middlesex County - [$1.3M — New Jersey Premises Liability Action](https://iknowdennis.com/results/new-jersey-premises-liability-action-rv34): Premises, Morris County - [$1.23M — Morris County Woman, Uneven Walkway](https://iknowdennis.com/results/morris-county-woman-uneven-walkway-qd2o): Premises, Morris County - [$1.15M — Rideshare Driver Hit by Stolen Vehicle](https://iknowdennis.com/results/rideshare-driver-hit-by-stolen-vehicle-oncg): Motor Vehicle, Essex County - [$1.1M — Construction Zone Catastrophe — 36,000 lb Front-End Loader Near Head-On](https://iknowdennis.com/results/construction-zone-loader-1-1m): Construction, Hudson County - [$1M — Minor Rear-End with No Visible Damage — Prior Surgery at the Same Level of the Spine](https://iknowdennis.com/results/rear-end-mva-minimal-damage-1m): Motor Vehicle, Middlesex County - [$950K — Long Beach Island Car Crash](https://iknowdennis.com/results/long-beach-island-car-crash-kd0w): Motor Vehicle, Ocean County - [$905K — Disc Herniations — Middlesex Collision](https://iknowdennis.com/results/disc-herniations-middlesex-collision-jeaw): Disc / Spinal, Middlesex County - [$850K — Newark Crash — 19-Month Treatment Gap](https://iknowdennis.com/results/newark-crash-19-month-treatment-gap-i7v4): Trucking, Essex County - [$785K — Valet Attendant Struck Crossing Street](https://iknowdennis.com/results/valet-attendant-struck-crossing-street-gtpk): Premises, Bergen County - [$780K — Multi-Vehicle Collision on NJ Turnpike](https://iknowdennis.com/results/multi-vehicle-collision-on-nj-turnpike-gpuo): Motor Vehicle, Middlesex County - [$615K — Aggravated Back Injury — Morris County](https://iknowdennis.com/results/aggravated-back-injury-morris-county-d6jc): Disc / Spinal, Morris County - [$600K — Morris County Thanksgiving Day Accident](https://iknowdennis.com/results/morris-county-thanksgiving-day-accident-cuyo): Motor Vehicle, Morris County - [$575K — Aggravated Back — NJ Turnpike, Hudson County](https://iknowdennis.com/results/aggravated-back-nj-turnpike-hudson-county-cbo8): Disc / Spinal, Hudson County - [$500K — Ambulance Ran a Red Light](https://iknowdennis.com/results/ambulance-ran-a-red-light-apsw): Motor Vehicle - [All case results](https://iknowdennis.com/results) ## Main pages - [Home](https://iknowdennis.com/): Overview and free consultation - [About Dennis Shlionsky](https://iknowdennis.com/about) - [Practice areas](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas) - [Case results](https://iknowdennis.com/results) - [Client stories](https://iknowdennis.com/client-stories) - [Locations](https://iknowdennis.com/locations): Offices, counties and towns served - [Media](https://iknowdennis.com/media) - [Contact](https://iknowdennis.com/contact): Request a free consultation - [Leave a review](https://iknowdennis.com/leave-a-review) ## Practice areas - [Truck Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/truck-accidents) - [Car Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/car-accidents) - [Motorcycle Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/motorcycle-accidents) - [Bicycle Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/bicycle-accidents) - [Scooter Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/scooter-accidents) - [E-Bike Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/e-bike-accidents) - [ATV Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/atv-accidents) - [Golf Cart Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/golf-cart-accidents) - [Uber & Lyft Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/uber-lyft-accidents) - [Bus Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/bus-accidents) - [NJ Transit Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/nj-transit-accidents) - [Train Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/train-accidents) - [Self-Driving Car Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/self-driving-car-accidents) - [Airplane Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/airplane-accidents) - [Helicopter Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/helicopter-accidents) - [Boating Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/boating-accidents) - [Cruise Ship Injuries](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/cruise-ship-injuries) - [Drowning Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/drowning-accidents) - [Pedestrian Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/pedestrian-accidents) - [Hit & Run Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/hit-and-run) - [Police Chase Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/police-chase-accidents) - [Drunk Driving Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/drunk-driving-accidents) - [Liquor & Bar Liability](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/liquor-bar-liability) - [Premises Liability](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/premises-liability) - [Slip and Fall](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/slip-and-fall) - [Trip and Fall Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/trip-and-fall) - [Negligent Security](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/negligent-security) - [Construction Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/construction-accidents) - [Falling Object Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/falling-object-injury) - [Workplace Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/workplace-injury) - [Electrocution Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/electrocution-accidents) - [Burn Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/burn-injury) - [Oil & Gas Accidents](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/oil-gas-accidents) - [Brain Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/brain-injury) - [Spinal Cord Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/spinal-cord-injury) - [Amputation Injuries](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/amputation-injuries) - [Catastrophic Injuries](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/catastrophic-injuries) - [Dog Bite](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/dog-bite) - [Child Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/child-injury) - [Medical Malpractice](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/medical-malpractice) - [Product Liability](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/product-liability) - [Nursing Home Abuse](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/nursing-home-abuse) - [Elder Abuse](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/elder-abuse) - [Amusement Park Injury](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/amusement-park-injuries) - [Wrongful Death](https://iknowdennis.com/practice-areas/wrongful-death) ## Counties and towns - [Bergen County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/bergen-county) - [Morris County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/morris-county) - [Essex County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/essex-county) - [Hudson County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/hudson-county) - [Middlesex County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/middlesex-county) - [Somerset County Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/somerset-county) - [Hackensack, NJ Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/hackensack-nj-personal-injury-lawyer) - [Paramus, NJ Personal Injury Lawyer](https://iknowdennis.com/locations/paramus-nj-personal-injury-lawyer) - 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General information, not legal advice. ### Car Accidents - [Who Is at Fault in a Rear-End Accident in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/who-is-at-fault-in-a-rear-end-accident): The rear driver usually is, but not always. How fault, low-damage defenses and insurance work after a New Jersey rear-end crash. - [What to Do After a Car Accident in New Jersey: A Step-by-Step Checklist](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-to-do-after-a-car-accident): What to do at the scene, at the doctor and with the insurance companies in the first hours and weeks after a New Jersey crash, and the mistakes that cost injured people money. - [How Much Is a Car Accident Claim Worth in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-much-is-a-car-accident-claim-worth): The six factors that decide what a New Jersey car accident claim is worth, from the verbal threshold and comparative fault to insurance limits, with real case examples. - [New Jersey PIP Insurance: Answers to the Questions Injured People Ask Most](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/new-jersey-personal-injury-protection-pip-faqs): How New Jersey PIP pays your medical bills after a crash: coverage limits, whose policy pays, pedestrians, deductibles, denials and what PIP never covers. - [New Jersey's Verbal Threshold: When You Can Sue for Pain and Suffering](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-is-the-serious-injury-threshold-in-new-jersey-car-accidents): The six injury categories under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), what counts as a permanent injury, and how to build a case that meets New Jersey's verbal threshold. - [NJ's Most Dangerous Roads and Towns for Crashes](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/most-dangerous-roads-and-towns-for-crashes-in-new-jersey): Official State Police and federal crash data on where New Jersey's deadliest crashes happen, county by county, road by road and town by town. - [How to Get a Hit-and-Run Police Report in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-to-get-a-hit-and-run-police-report-in-new-jersey): Which police department has your report, how to order it online, what it costs, and why it matters for your uninsured motorist claim. - [Back Injury Settlement Without Surgery in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/back-injury-settlement-without-surgery-new-jersey): How a herniated disc or back injury treated without surgery can still support a strong New Jersey claim, and what insurers attack. - [How to Read a New Jersey Police Crash Report (NJTR-1)](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-to-read-a-new-jersey-police-crash-report): How to read a police report box by box, using the official New Jersey NJTR-1 form: every code table, a sample report and how to fix errors. - [What the Insurance Code on Your NJ Police Report Means](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/nj-insurance-company-codes-on-police-reports): Look up the 3-digit insurer code in Box 25 or 55 of your NJ crash report in the full searchable MVC list. Free consultation if you were hurt. - [Head Injury From a Car Accident in New Jersey: Symptoms, Treatment and Your Claim](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/car-accident-head-injury-new-jersey): Concussion and brain injury signs after a crash, why a normal CT scan doesn't end the case, PIP, the verbal threshold and NJ deadlines. ### Truck & 18-Wheeler - [What to Do After a Truck Accident in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-to-do-after-a-truck-accident): Truck crashes are different. The evidence that disappears within months, who can be held responsible, and the federal rules that shape a New Jersey trucking case. ### Motorcycle - [New Jersey Motorcycle Laws and What They Mean for an Injury Claim](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/motorcycle-laws-in-new-jersey): Helmet and lane rules, why motorcycle policies have no PIP, and how riders can push back against bias after a crash. ### Bicycle - [New Jersey Bicycle Laws: Rights, Safe Passing and Dooring Crashes](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-are-new-jersey-bicycle-laws): The rules for cyclists and drivers, the four-foot Safe Passing Law, helmets, dooring, and who pays after a New Jersey bike crash. ### Pedestrian - [Do Pedestrians Always Have the Right of Way in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/do-pedestrians-always-have-the-right-of-way): New Jersey's stop-and-stay crosswalk law, when pedestrians must yield, and how injured pedestrians recover even when fault is shared. ### Workers' Comp - [New Jersey Workers' Comp Settlements: Section 20 vs. an Open Award](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/workers-compensation-settlements-lump-sum-vs-ongoing-benefits): The difference between a lump-sum Section 20 settlement and an order approving settlement, plus Medicare and Social Security issues. - [Hurt at Work? When You Can Sue Someone Besides Your Employer](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/workers-comp-and-third-party-lawsuits): Workers' comp pays nothing for pain and suffering. When a contractor, manufacturer, driver or property owner caused your work injury, a third-party claim can. - [Workers' Comp Claim Denied in New Jersey? What to Do Next](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/denied-workers-comp-claims): Common reasons carriers deny claims, how a claim petition and motion for benefits work, and the deadlines that protect you. - [How New Jersey Workers' Compensation Works: Benefits, Doctors and Deadlines](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-new-jersey-workers-compensation-works): A plain-English guide to New Jersey workers' comp: reporting your injury, authorized doctors, temporary and permanent benefits, claim petitions and settlements. ### Slip & Fall - [Slipped on Snow or Ice in New Jersey? Who Is Responsible](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/snow-ice-slip-and-falls-in-new-jersey): Commercial vs. residential owners, landlords, the ongoing-storm rule and government property: who is liable for a snow or ice fall in New Jersey. ### Uber & Lyft - [What to Do After an Uber or Lyft Accident in New Jersey: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-should-i-do-after-a-rideshare-accident): What to do at the scene, in the app and in the days after a rideshare crash, and the mistakes that weaken a claim. - [What Compensation Can I Get After an Uber or Lyft Accident in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/uber-lyft-accident-compensation-new-jersey): What PIP pays, what a claim against the driver and rideshare insurance can add, the lawsuit threshold for passengers, and what reduces a recovery. - [Can You Sue Lyft or Uber Directly After a New Jersey Crash?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/can-i-sue-lyft-after-an-injury-accident): Why most claims run against the driver and the company's required insurance, and when the company can be sued for its own negligence. - [Injured in an Uber or Lyft Accident in New Jersey: Who Pays?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/injured-in-an-uber-accident-who-is-liable): How New Jersey's rideshare law sets insurance by app status, at least $1.5 million during a ride, and what passengers, other drivers and rideshare drivers can claim. - [Filing a Rideshare Injury Lawsuit in New Jersey: Who to Name and What to Prove](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/filing-a-lawsuit-after-an-uber-or-lyft-car-accident): How a New Jersey Uber or Lyft injury case is built: the defendants, the app-period proof, fault, damages and deadlines. - [Hurt While Driving for Uber or Lyft in New Jersey: Your Options](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/injured-while-driving-for-uber-or-lyft-in-new-jersey): Claims against the other driver, the $1.5 million UM/UIM coverage on active trips, medical coverage gaps and the workers' comp question. - [DoorDash, Uber Eats and Instacart Crashes in New Jersey: The Insurance Gap](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/food-delivery-driver-accidents-in-new-jersey): Why New Jersey's rideshare insurance law doesn't cover food and package deliveries, and who pays when a delivery driver crashes. - [Hit by a DoorDash Driver in New Jersey: Who Pays?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/doordash-accident-claims-new-jersey-who-pays): DoorDash's delivery coverage vs. the driver's personal auto policy, the business-use denial, and how PIP and uninsured motorist coverage fill the gaps. - [Uber and Lyft Passengers and the NJ Verbal Threshold](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/verbal-threshold-rideshare-passengers-new-jersey): Why New Jersey's rideshare law often keeps the limitation-on-lawsuit defense out of passenger cases, when it still applies, and how to meet it. - [Injured as an Uber or Lyft Passenger in New Jersey: Your Rights](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/rideshare-passenger-injury-rights-new-jersey): The $1.5 million coverage on your ride, why the verbal threshold usually can't be used against you, and how medical bills get paid. - [Hit by an Uber or Lyft While Walking or Biking in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/hit-by-an-uber-or-lyft-as-a-pedestrian-or-cyclist): How app status sets the coverage, a 2026 ruling on PIP for uninsured pedestrians, and the fault rules that protect people on foot and bike. - [Rideshare Crash With an Uninsured or Hit-and-Run Driver in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/rideshare-accident-with-uninsured-or-hit-and-run-driver): How the required $1.5 million in uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage protects rideshare passengers and drivers. - [The App Data That Decides a New Jersey Rideshare Case](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/rideshare-app-data-evidence-new-jersey): Log-on times, trip records and GPS data: what the law makes rideshare companies disclose and keep, and how to preserve the rest. - [Rideshare Driver Background Checks in New Jersey and Negligent Hiring Claims](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/rideshare-driver-background-checks-new-jersey): The screening New Jersey requires of Uber and Lyft drivers, who is disqualified, and when the company can be liable for a bad driver. - [Sexual Assault by an Uber or Lyft Driver: Survivors' Civil Rights in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/rideshare-sexual-assault-claims-new-jersey): Claims against the driver and the company, New Jersey's seven-year filing rule for survivors, and confidential next steps. - [Uber and Lyft Arbitration Clauses: Can You Still Go to Court in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/uber-lyft-arbitration-clauses-new-jersey): How New Jersey courts have enforced rideshare arbitration terms, what arbitration doesn't affect, and common challenges. - [Uber or Lyft Crash in New York? What Changes for New Jersey Residents](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/uber-lyft-accidents-in-new-york-vs-new-jersey): Different insurance minimums, no-fault rules, injury thresholds, fault rules and deadlines when a rideshare crash happens across the river. - [How Much Is a Rideshare Accident Settlement Worth in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-much-is-a-rideshare-accident-settlement-worth): The factors that drive the value of an Uber or Lyft injury claim, starting with which insurance was in force at the moment of the crash. - [Does Your Car Insurance Cover You While Driving for Uber or Lyft in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/does-my-car-insurance-cover-me-if-i-drive-for-uber): New Jersey lets personal insurers exclude all coverage while the app is on. What covers you instead, and the gaps to watch. - [Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Backup Driver Crashes?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/uber-backup-safety-driver-accident-liability): When a test vehicle's safety driver crashes, the driver, the company and the technology maker may all share responsibility under New Jersey law. ### E-Scooters - [Electric Scooter Accidents in New Jersey: What the Law Says](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/electric-scooters-personal-injury): How New Jersey classifies e-scooters, where you can ride, the four-foot passing rule, and the PIP gap riders don't expect. - [Does PIP Cover Electric Scooter Riders in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/new-jersey-pip-for-electric-scooter-riders): The 2024 Supreme Court ruling that scooter riders aren't pedestrians for PIP, why the 2026 e-bike law didn't change it, and who pays instead. - [Hit by a Car While Riding an E-Scooter in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/hit-by-a-car-while-riding-an-e-scooter-in-new-jersey): Your road rights as a scooter rider, the four-foot safe passing law, shared fault, and where the money comes from. - [Pothole and Road-Defect Scooter Crashes: Claims Against NJ Towns and the State](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/pothole-scooter-accident-claims-new-jersey): The 90-day notice, what the Tort Claims Act requires you to prove, and its limit on pain and suffering. - [Hurt on a Shared Rental Scooter in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/shared-scooter-rental-injury-claims-new-jersey): Operator maintenance, app waivers and arbitration clauses, and the evidence to save after a rental scooter crash. - [Defective E-Scooters and Battery Fires: New Jersey Product Liability Claims](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/defective-electric-scooter-product-liability-new-jersey): Manufacturing, design and warning defects under the Product Liability Act, common defenses, and why you must keep the scooter. - [Hit by an Electric Scooter While Walking in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/pedestrian-hit-by-an-electric-scooter-new-jersey): Why auto PIP usually won't pay, who can be responsible, and where to find insurance when the rider has none. - [When a Child Is Hurt on an Electric Scooter in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/child-electric-scooter-injuries-new-jersey): Helmet rules, longer deadlines for minors, why a parent's waiver may not hold, and court approval of children's settlements. - [Scooter, E-Bike or Moped? 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What Carnival v. Shute means for New Jersey and New York passengers, and what lines can't take away. - [Cruise Ship Slip and Falls: Wet Decks, Stairs & Pools](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-ship-slip-and-fall-injuries): How federal maritime law handles falls on pool decks, stairs and buffets, why notice is the key issue, and the evidence that proves it. - [Cruise Ship Doctor Malpractice: Can You Sue the Line?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-ship-doctor-medical-malpractice): Franza v. Royal Caribbean let passengers hold cruise lines liable for onboard medical negligence. When the ship's doctor or nurse makes a serious mistake. - [Sexual Assault on a Cruise Ship: Reporting & Your Rights](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-ship-sexual-assault-passenger-rights): Your rights under the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, how reporting to the FBI works, and when a cruise line is liable for an assault on board. - [Shore Excursion Injuries: When the Cruise Line Pays](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-shore-excursion-injuries): Tickets call tour operators independent contractors, but cruise lines can still be liable for failing to warn, choosing unsafe operators or apparent agency. - [Cruise Norovirus & Food Poisoning: When You Have a Claim](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-norovirus-food-poisoning-claims): Getting sick on a ship isn't automatically a lawsuit. How CDC outbreak data, lab tests and food-safety failures decide whether a cruise illness claim works. - [Cruise Deaths at Sea: The Death on the High Seas Act](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-ship-overboard-death-dohsa): What families can recover when someone dies on a cruise, why DOHSA limits damages to financial losses, and the rules for falls overboard. - [Hurt at Cape Liberty or a NYC Cruise Terminal: Who Pays?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cape-liberty-nyc-cruise-terminal-injuries): Who owns and runs the Bayonne, Manhattan and Brooklyn cruise terminals, and the short notice deadlines for claims against the Port Authority and New York City. - [Cruise Crew Injuries: Jones Act, Maintenance & Cure](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-ship-crew-injuries-jones-act): Injured working on a ship? The three federal remedies for seamen, who qualifies, and how crew arbitration clauses affect cruise employees. - [Tender Boat & Gangway Accidents on Cruises](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/cruise-tender-boat-gangway-accidents): Why boarding, tendering and disembarking cause so many cruise injuries, which law applies on the gangway, and how to prove the crew should have prevented it. - [What to Do After a Cruise Ship Injury: Evidence Checklist](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-to-do-after-a-cruise-ship-injury): A practical checklist for passengers hurt on a cruise: what to photograph, what to ask for before leaving the ship, and the ticket deadlines to calendar. ### Medical Malpractice - [What Is an Affidavit of Merit in New Jersey Malpractice Cases?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-is-an-affidavit-of-merit-in-new-jersey): The 60-day expert affidavit New Jersey requires in professional negligence cases, who can sign it, and how valid claims get lost. ### Wrongful Death - [What Is Exsanguination? Blood Loss Deaths and NJ Wrongful Death Claims](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-is-exsanguination): What exsanguination means, how severe blood loss happens in accidents, the medical examiner's report, and a family's rights under New Jersey law. - [Wrongful Death Lawsuits in New Jersey: Who Can File and What Families Can Recover](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/wrongful-death-lawsuits-in-new-jersey): How New Jersey wrongful death and survival claims work, who files them, what families can recover under current law, and the two-year deadline. ### Insurance Tactics - [What Not to Say to an Insurance Company After an Accident](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-should-i-not-tell-my-insurance-company-after-an-accident): Ten things not to say to an adjuster after a New Jersey accident, what you owe your own insurer versus the other driver's, and the tactics to watch for. - [Back Injury Claims in New Jersey: A Complete Guide](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/back-injury-claims-new-jersey): Types of back injuries, who pays (PIP, workers' comp or the property owner), how to prove the injury, and the deadlines that apply. - [Assumption of Risk in New Jersey Injury Cases](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/assumption-of-risk-new-jersey): Why assumption of risk rarely bars a New Jersey claim, and where it still applies: sports, skiing, horseback riding and waivers. - [What Is a Deposition? A Plain-English Guide for NJ Injury Cases](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-is-a-deposition-in-a-new-jersey-injury-case): What happens at a deposition in a New Jersey injury lawsuit, who is in the room, what they ask, and ten habits that protect your case. - [Is Mediation Binding in a NJ Personal Injury Case?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/is-mediation-binding-in-a-new-jersey-personal-injury-case): Mediation itself isn't binding, but a signed settlement is. How NJ mediation works, confidentiality, and the signed-writing rule. - [What Are Interrogatories in a NJ Injury Lawsuit?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-are-interrogatories-in-a-new-jersey-injury-lawsuit): The written questions you answer under oath in a New Jersey injury case: what they ask, the 60-day deadline, and how to answer well. ### Settlements & Damages - [How Pain and Suffering Is Valued in a New Jersey Injury Case](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-do-lawyers-calculate-pain-and-suffering): Why there is no formula, what New Jersey juries actually weigh, and how pain, lost enjoyment of life and permanent injury are proven and valued. - [How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost in New Jersey?](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-much-does-personal-injury-lawyer-cost): How contingency fees work in New Jersey, the fee caps set by Court Rule 1:21-7, how costs and liens are handled, and the questions to ask any lawyer. - [Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable? What New Jersey Clients Should Know](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/are-personal-injury-settlements-taxable): Compensation for physical injuries is generally tax-free under federal law, but punitive damages, interest and some other pieces can be taxed. - [Punitive Damages in New Jersey Injury Lawsuits: Standards and Caps](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/punitive-damages-in-new-jersey-injury-lawsuits): What the Punitive Damages Act requires, how the five-times-or-$350,000 cap works, and the cases where the cap doesn't apply. - [How Liens Affect New Jersey Personal Injury Settlements](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/lien-on-me-how-liens-affect-new-jersey-new-york-personal-injury-settlements): Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance and workers' comp liens: who can be repaid from your settlement and how liens are reduced. ### Law & Procedure - [The Steps in a New Jersey Personal Injury Lawsuit, Start to Verdict](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/what-are-the-steps-in-a-personal-injury-lawsuit): From the complaint to discovery, arbitration, mediation and trial: what happens in a New Jersey injury case and how long it takes. - [Can I Sue a Drunk Driver in New Jersey? Driver, Bar and Punitive Claims](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/can-i-sue-a-drunk-driver-in-new-jersey): Your options against an impaired driver, the bar that over-served them under New Jersey's dram shop law, and when punitive damages apply. - [How to Choose a Personal Injury Lawyer in New Jersey](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-do-i-find-right-lawyer-for-my-case): Who will really handle your case, how to check a license, NJ's contingency fee caps, and the questions to ask at a free consultation. - [Pre-Existing Conditions and Your New Jersey Injury Claim](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/how-pre-existing-conditions-affect-personal-injury-claims): A prior injury doesn't end your case. How New Jersey law treats aggravation and the evidence that proves what the accident changed. - [Partly at Fault? How New Jersey's Comparative Negligence Law Works](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/new-jersey-comparative-negligence-law): You can still recover in New Jersey if you were partly to blame. How the 50% bar, the 60% rule and common insurer fault arguments really work. - [New Jersey Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury: Every Deadline That Matters](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/statute-of-limitations-new-jersey): Two years for injuries, 90 days for claims against the government, and the other New Jersey filing deadlines that can end a case before it starts. - [Defense Medical Exams (IMEs) in New Jersey Injury Lawsuits](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/independent-medical-examinations-in-new-jersey-personal-injury-lawsuits): Why the defense can require an exam, your right to bring someone along, and how to prepare so the report doesn't hurt your case. - [Suing a Government Entity in New Jersey: The 90-Day Tort Claims Notice](https://iknowdennis.com/blog/act-fast-and-dont-wait-new-jersey-tort-claims-against-public-entities-and-their-employees): Injured by NJ Transit, a town vehicle or public property? 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