Cherry Hill Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injuries We Handle in Cherry Hill, NJ

Serious injuries can affect nearly every aspect of your life, from your ability to work and support your family to your long-term health and independence. Rosengard Law Group assists individuals seeking compensation for injuries caused by negligence in Cherry Hill, Camden County, and throughout New Jersey.

Our firm’s personal injury litigation background includes motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death claims. These cases require more than documenting an injury. Establishing its cause, severity, long-term consequences, and financial impact is essential to determining what compensation may be available.

Common Injuries in New Jersey Personal Injury Cases

• Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI): Concussions and more severe brain injuries can affect memory, concentration, cognitive functioning, and the ability to work. Serious cases may require neurological evaluations, rehabilitation, and ongoing medical care.
• Spinal Cord Injuries: Damage to the spinal cord can result in permanent neurological impairment, including partial or complete paralysis. These claims may involve substantial future medical expenses, rehabilitation, assistive equipment, and long-term care.
• Neck and Back Injuries: Herniated discs, nerve damage, spinal fractures, and other injuries can cause chronic pain, restricted mobility, and lasting physical limitations. Medical imaging, treatment records, and physician evaluations may be important in establishing their severity.
• Broken Bones and Orthopedic Injuries: Serious fractures, joint injuries, and torn ligaments can require surgery, physical therapy, and extended recovery periods. Some injuries result in permanent limitations or reduced earning capacity.
• Burn Injuries and Disfigurement: Severe burns can require reconstructive surgery, skin grafts, and extensive rehabilitation. Permanent scarring and disfigurement may also affect the evaluation of damages.
• Internal Injuries: Organ damage, internal bleeding, and other traumatic injuries may require emergency treatment and prolonged recovery. Some internal injuries are not immediately apparent following an accident.
• Psychological and Emotional Injuries: Serious accidents can produce lasting psychological effects, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. When supported by appropriate evidence, these consequences may be considered in evaluating damages.

In cases involving permanent injuries, the full impact may not be known immediately. Understanding future treatment needs, physical limitations, and the effect on employment and daily life is an important part of evaluating a personal injury claim.

How Our Cherry Hill Personal Injury Lawyers Build a Strong Case

A successful personal injury claim depends on establishing what happened, identifying the responsible parties, proving that negligence caused the injury, and documenting the resulting losses.

Rosengard Law Group was founded by Adam S. Rosengard, a New Jersey attorney with more than a decade of civil litigation experience representing both injured plaintiffs and defendants. His experience on both sides of injury litigation provides insight into how claims are investigated, evaluated, challenged, and presented in court.

Investigating the Accident and Establishing Liability

The evidence needed to establish liability depends on the circumstances of the accident. In a motor vehicle collision, that may involve police reports, witness statements, vehicle damage, photographs, and available surveillance footage. In a premises liability case, it may involve maintenance records, incident reports, and evidence showing whether a property owner knew or should have known about a dangerous condition.

An effective investigation focuses on the facts that establish responsibility and addresses conflicting accounts before they become obstacles to recovery.

Documenting Injuries and Their Long-Term Impact

Establishing liability is only part of an injury claim. Medical records, diagnostic testing, physician opinions, treatment histories, and documentation of physical limitations may be necessary to demonstrate the nature and extent of the injuries.

For catastrophic injuries, additional medical, vocational, or economic analysis may be needed to evaluate future treatment expenses, long-term disability, and diminished earning capacity.

Anticipating Insurance Company Challenges

Insurance companies may dispute liability, question whether an injury resulted from the accident, challenge the necessity of medical treatment, or disagree about the value of future losses.

Adam Rosengard’s experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants provides firsthand knowledge of how these arguments are developed and how the underlying evidence is evaluated during negotiations and litigation.

The strength of a personal injury claim depends on the quality of the evidence supporting it, not simply the seriousness of the allegations.

How New Jersey Personal Injury Law Affects Your Case

New Jersey personal injury law determines when an injured person can pursue compensation, how responsibility is established, and what damages may be recovered. Several important legal rules can directly affect the outcome of your claim.

New Jersey’s Comparative Negligence Law

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, an injured person may still recover compensation even if they were partially responsible for the accident, provided their negligence was not greater than that of the defendant or the combined defendants against whom recovery is sought.

For example, if your recoverable damages total $100,000 and you are found 20% responsible for the accident, your recovery would generally be reduced to $80,000. If your responsibility exceeds 50% and the combined responsibility of the defendants is less than yours, recovery is generally barred.

Determining fault is especially important in cases involving disputed traffic signals, multiple vehicles, hazardous property conditions, or conflicting witness accounts.

New Jersey’s Statute of Limitations

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2, most New Jersey personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years after the cause of action accrues. Exceptions may apply depending on the circumstances.

Claims involving government entities can have significantly shorter deadlines. Under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, certain claims against public entities require formal notice within 90 days, subject to limited exceptions.

Missing an applicable deadline can prevent an injured person from pursuing compensation, regardless of the severity of the injury.

Who Can Be Held Liable for a Personal Injury?

Liability depends on who had a legal responsibility to act with reasonable care and whether their actions or omissions caused the injury. Potentially responsible parties include:

• Negligent Drivers: Motorists who cause accidents through distracted driving, speeding, impaired driving, or other unsafe conduct.
• Property Owners and Businesses: Parties responsible for dangerous property conditions when the legal requirements for premises liability are satisfied.
• Employers and Commercial Operators: Businesses that may be legally responsible for negligent conduct by employees acting within the scope of employment.
• Manufacturers and Distributors: Companies potentially responsible for injuries caused by defective or unreasonably dangerous products.
• Contractors and Other Third Parties: Parties whose negligent actions contribute to construction accidents, workplace injuries, or other incidents.

Some cases involve multiple responsible parties. Identifying each party’s role and the evidence supporting liability can affect both the legal claim and the compensation available.

What Must Be Proven in a New Jersey Personal Injury Case?

Most negligence-based personal injury claims require establishing four essential elements:

1. Duty of Care: The defendant owed a legal duty to act with reasonable care under the circumstances.
2. Breach of Duty: The defendant failed to meet the applicable standard of care.
3. Causation: The defendant’s conduct caused the accident or incident and the resulting injury.
4. Damages: The injured person suffered legally recoverable losses because of that injury.

Each element must be supported by evidence. For example, proving that a driver violated a traffic law does not automatically establish the full extent of an injury claim. Medical evidence and documentation of financial losses may also be necessary.

New Jersey automobile injury claims involve additional insurance considerations, including Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits and limitations on the right to sue for pain and suffering. Learn more on our Cherry Hill car accident lawyer page.

What Compensation Can You Recover in a New Jersey Personal Injury Case?

The value of a personal injury claim depends on the severity of the injuries, the available evidence, the financial consequences, applicable insurance coverage, and New Jersey law.

Some injuries resolve after a relatively short recovery. Others require extensive treatment, prevent a return to work, or permanently change a person’s ability to live independently. A thorough evaluation considers both immediate losses and the long-term consequences supported by the evidence.

Economic Damages

Economic damages compensate for measurable financial losses resulting from an injury. Depending on the circumstances, these may include:

• Medical Expenses: Emergency treatment, hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, medication, and other qualifying medical costs.
• Future Medical Care: Anticipated treatment, physical therapy, specialist care, medical equipment, and long-term rehabilitation supported by medical evidence.
• Lost Income: Wages, employment benefits, and other earnings lost because of the injury.
• Reduced Earning Capacity: Future financial losses when permanent injuries limit a person’s ability to return to work or maintain their previous income.
• Additional Expenses: Other legally recoverable costs directly resulting from the injury, such as necessary transportation, home modifications, or assistance with daily activities.

Non-Economic Damages

Non-economic damages address the personal consequences of an injury that cannot be measured through bills or employment records alone.

• Pain and Suffering: Physical pain, discomfort, and the lasting effects of an injury.
• Emotional Distress: Psychological suffering associated with a serious accident or permanent injury.
• Loss of Enjoyment of Life: Limitations on everyday activities, recreation, independence, and other aspects of normal life.
• Permanent Disability or Disfigurement: Lasting physical limitations, scarring, or other permanent consequences.
• Loss of Consortium: Certain losses affecting a marital relationship when recognized under applicable New Jersey law.

In motor vehicle accident cases, eligibility for pain-and-suffering damages may also depend on the injured person’s automobile insurance policy and New Jersey’s limitation-on-lawsuit rules.

Punitive Damages

Punitive damages are different from compensation for medical expenses, lost income, or pain and suffering. Their purpose is to punish especially wrongful conduct and discourage similar behavior.

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12, punitive damages generally require clear and convincing evidence of actual malice or wanton and willful disregard for the safety of others. Ordinary negligence, including gross negligence by itself, is insufficient.

Punitive damages are available only in qualifying circumstances and are not part of every personal injury claim.

How Is the Value of Your Injury Claim Determined?

No two personal injury cases are identical. Even accidents involving similar injuries can have very different outcomes depending on the medical evidence, degree of fault, insurance coverage, and long-term consequences.

An insurance company may acknowledge that its insured caused an accident while disputing the extent of the injuries or the need for future treatment. A successful claim must address those disputes with evidence.

For serious injuries, evaluating a claim may require input from treating physicians, medical specialists, vocational professionals, or economists to establish future losses.

If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence in Cherry Hill or elsewhere in South Jersey, contact Rosengard Law Group for a free consultation. We can discuss the circumstances of your injury, the legal issues that may affect your claim, and the next steps available to you.

Call (856) 284-6446 to speak with Rosengard Law Group about your personal injury case.