Posts by Gregg Williams

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced plans to conduct a new truck crash causation study for the first time in over 15 years. The study is designed to provide new information about the causes of truck accidents, taking into account shifts in technology and driver behavior. In particular, the FMCSA wants to…

FICTION: If your car is expertly repaired there will be no diminished value of your vehicle. FACT: This is what the insurance companies would like you to believe. Even if your car has been expertly repaired, it can and will never be considered “original” or “undamaged” again and this will certainly have an impact on…

If you have a teenager at home who recently got a driver’s license, or even if you have a teen driver who has a year or two of experience behind the wheel, it is important to know that car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the U.S. each year. According to…

Mother Drunk Driving with Kids in the Car, Crashes into Building  Newark, NJ—Drinking and driving is bad. A mother drinking and driving with her children in the car is horrifying. Sonya Harrison, 43, of Newark was driving drunk with two children in her car when she crashed into a building early February 28, 2020. seriously…

On January 21, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy signed The New Jersey Collection Practices Bill. This bill will provide important protection for workers’ compensation claimants by prohibiting health care providers from reporting certain workers’ compensation medical charges and past due medical bills to collection and credit agencies. The Collection Practices Bill is a critical improvement to…

Companies in New Jersey have to pay for the medical marijuana of employees receiving worker’s compensation, state judges said in January 2020. Worker’s compensation judges in recent years have sided with medical marijuana patients, including a 2018 decision ruling that Freehold Township had to reimburse an injured employee’s marijuana prescription. But a Superior Court decision released Monday…

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT- A Newark-bound NJ Transit train crashed into a tractor-trailer in a crossing that has long been deemed dangerous by some. The incident took place in Middlesex. and impacted the Raritan Valley train line. Though the collision left a trail of debris, the truck driver and the 340 passengers on board the train…

BEWARE: If you have been Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident, DO NOT speak to the Other Driver’s Insurance Company! When people are involved in an auto accident, the adverse insurance company will often call them like a vulture lying in wait within a day — sometimes even hours of the accident and try to…

With the opening of the New Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park at American Dreams Mall and the soon-to-open waterpark at the new Rutherford, New Jersey mall, its important to keep in mind that if the attractions at such amusement parks are not operated, monitored and maintained in a reasonable manor there is an increased risk of…

       Monroe takes public safety seriously! The Monroe Township Police Department has added two new emergency response vehicles to its fleet, one for traffic control and the other for emergency medical services. One of the current EMS vehicles has answered about 1,200 calls per year and an astonishing 208,000 miles in response to emergencies throughout…