"The mother of one of five teenage boys who went missing 33 years ago in Newark has filed a wrongful death suit against two men charged with killing the teens, including the principal defendant now on trial for the murders."

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/mother_of_slain_newark_boy_fil.html
Since the burden of proof in a civil case (preponderance of the evidence) is lower than in a criminal case (beyond a reasonable doubt), a defendant can be found…

New Jersey law requires that personal injury cases be submitted to arbitration when the amount at issue is less than $20,000.
 
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  ADR is intended to help the parties resolve their conflicts more quickly and inexpensively than by using traditional litigation, and to relieve the pressure on the courts.
 
An arbitration is less formal and complex than a court trial.  It’s held in a…

A Los Angeles woman recently underwent botched plastic surgery that left her with a “uniboob.”  According to the Huffington Post,

Her surgeon cut across two "pockets" of breast tissue, which allowed the implants to touch at the middle and create the look of a single breast, or "uniboob."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/27/botched-surgery-uniboob_n_983390.html

She sued the surgeon and recovered enough to pay for…

According to recently-released preliminary figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, New Jersey workplace fatalities fell from 99 in 2009 to 78 in 2010, even while total work hours increased slightly nationwide.  Transportation accidents and falls were the most common causes of fatal workplace injuries in the state.

In 2010, 92% of those killed in

Canadian researchers have found that even one major concussion can have long-term effects, leading to a decline in memory, poorer motor skills, and slower reaction time later in life.  Other studies have suggested that brain injuries can lead to the early onset of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases.

A brain injury caused by…

Serious accidents happen every day in New Jersey.  A car overturns in Toms River.  A bicyclist is struck by a car in Bridgewater.  A Woodbridge man is killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway.  A man dies in a head-on collision on Route 130 in North Brunswick.
In the past year, fatal accidents in New Jersey have increased by more than 18 percent and police are at a loss to explain why.

Accidents and injuries don’t only happen on the roads, of…