Personal Injury

Somerset County NJ Personal Injury Lawyer  

Accidents create many injuries: physical, mental, emotional and financial. If you are seriously injured and it is someone else's fault, you need aggressive and competent attorneys on your side. The attorneys at Aiello, Harris, Devero, Marth & Schiffman have considerable experience resulting in substantial awards in serious cases.

Personal injury law is also known as tort law. 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:

1. Negligent torts - causing an accident that results in injury
2. Intentional torts - purposely inflicting injury 
3. 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 drunk 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.

Some examples of our aggressive efforts 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

If you have suffered a severe injury, contact Aiello, Harris, Devero, Marth & Schiffman P.C., to fight for your rights.

This information should not create an unjustified expectation that similar results can be obtained for others without regard to the specific factual and legal circumstances.

Personal Injury Practice Areas

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

Our lawyers – all members of the American Association of Trial Lawyers – have extensive experience in all types of accident claims, personal injury, and workplace accidents. Most importantly, we have the determination needed to successfully challenge and prevail against the insurance companies and their lawyers.

Whether you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, been in a car accident, or suffered any other serious or catastrophic injury, Aiello Harris is qualified to get justice for you.

For a free initial consultation with a New Jersey auto accident lawyer at Aiello, Harris, Devero, Marth & Schiffman or regarding any other personal injury matter, call 908-561-5577, or contact us online.

The Right Law Firm Means More Money

Serving clients across North and Central Jersey including the cities of Watchung, Bridgewater, and Somerville in Somerset County, Newark and West Orange in Essex County, Elizabeth, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Plainfield, and Cranford in Union County, Clinton and Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Brunswick and Edison in Middlesex County, Hackensack in Bergen County, Patterson in Passaic County, Morristown and Florham park in Morris County, Hoboken and Jersey City in Hudson County, Phillipsburg in Warren County, and Freehold, Colts Neck and Marlboro in Monmouth County.