Hudson County Car Accident Lawyer
Crashes on the NJ Turnpike Hudson County Extension, Routes 1 & 9, Route 440 and the local streets of Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne send people to the hospital every week. If you were hurt in a car accident in Hudson County, Dennis Shlionsky can handle the insurance companies while you focus on getting better.
Quick answers
How long do I have to file a car accident claim in Hudson County?
In most New Jersey car accident cases you have two years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2. If a town, county, state agency or NJ Transit may be responsible, a written notice of claim is generally due within 90 days.
Waiting also costs evidence: video is overwritten, vehicles are repaired and witnesses move. Calling early protects both the deadline and the proof. If the claim involves a Hudson County road, park or building owned by the government, the 90-day notice goes to that public entity.
Who pays my medical bills after a New Jersey car crash?
New Jersey is a no-fault state, so your own auto policy's Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage usually pays your medical bills first, no matter who caused the crash. Pain and suffering, lost wages beyond PIP and future losses are pursued from the at-fault driver's liability insurance.
If you have no auto policy, PIP may come from a household member's policy or from the policy of the vehicle involved under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4.
What is New Jersey's verbal threshold, and does it apply to me?
Many New Jersey auto policies include a limitation on lawsuit option, called the verbal threshold. If yours does, you can recover pain and suffering only for injuries listed in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), such as a displaced fracture, significant scarring, or a permanent injury confirmed by a doctor's certification.
Your declarations page shows which option you chose. Lost wages and economic losses are not limited the same way.
Where is a Hudson County injury lawsuit filed?
Most injury lawsuits arising in Hudson County are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, for Hudson County, which sits at the William J. Brennan Courthouse, Jersey City. Most cases settle before trial, and many clients never need to appear in court except for a deposition or a trial if one happens.
A case can sometimes be filed in another county where a defendant lives or does business.
Do I have to travel to meet Dennis about a Hudson County case?
No. Dennis meets clients at the Hackensack office of Einhorn Barbarito, 21 Main Street, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ 07601, and also by phone or video. If you are recovering, home and hospital visits are available anywhere in Hudson County, at no cost to you.
The first consultation is free, confidential and comes with no obligation.
How much does it cost to hire Dennis?
Nothing up front. The consultation is free, and injury cases are handled on a contingency fee, which means the fee is a percentage of the recovery and is only owed if there is one. New Jersey Court Rule 1:21-7 caps contingency fees in personal injury cases.
You will get the fee agreement in writing before any work starts, and you can ask questions about it at any time.
Your own PIP pays medical bills first
New Jersey is a no-fault state. Your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage pays medical bills first, regardless of who caused the crash (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4).
The lawsuit threshold
If your policy has the "limitation on lawsuit" option, you can sue for pain and suffering only if your injury meets one of the categories in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), such as a permanent injury, significant disfigurement or a displaced fracture.
If you were partly at fault
New Jersey uses modified comparative negligence (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1). You can still recover if you were 50% or less responsible, but your award is reduced by your share of fault.
Deadline to file
Most New Jersey personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the injury (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2). Claims against a public entity, such as a county or town, also require a written notice of claim within 90 days (N.J.S.A. 59:8-8).
Local roads and courts
The county seat is Jersey City, and Superior Court cases are heard at the William J. Brennan Courthouse, Jersey City. Common crash corridors include the NJ Turnpike Hudson County Extension, Routes 1 & 9, Route 440, the Pulaski Skyway, Route 495 to the Lincoln Tunnel, Route 139 to the Holland Tunnel. We serve clients in Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City, North Bergen, West New York, Kearny, Secaucus and every other Hudson County town.
Real results in Hudson County
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Common questions
- Do I have to go to court in the county where the crash happened?
- Usually a case is filed in the county where the crash happened or where a party lives. For many local crashes that means the Superior Court in the county seat.
- What does it cost to talk to Dennis?
- The consultation is free, and injury cases are handled on a contingency fee: no fee unless there is a recovery.
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