NJMVC Surcharges

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You can get them for too many points on your license, for being found guilty of certain motor vehicle infractions, and a pile of other things. And the pile up quickly.  They are thousands of dollars in addition to the increase in your car insurance and other costs, just to keep your driving license valid.  … Continued

645,000 Vehicles Recalled by Toyota

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Major automobile corporation, Toyota, just announced that they will be recalling 645,000 vehicles across the globe in response to an issue with possible airbag deployment during a car accident. The defect that was found in the airbag systems could prevent the airbags on the sides or front of the vehicle to activate. It is important … Continued

Axiron Gel Settlement Plan

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ELI LILLY PROPOSES SETTLEMENT OF ITS TESTOSTERONE LITIGATION AFTER ITS MADE UP ILLNESS OF “LOW-T” Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Axiron Gel, is working on a master settlement plan to end its litigation for claims against it due to the increased risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots and sudden death.   Axiron was approved to … Continued

Could a deadline for Xarelto claims be looming?

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At the last Case Management Conference, Judge Fallon expressed a desire to put an end to the litigation caused by Xarelto’s increased risk of increased death due to gastrointestinal bleeds as well as strokes and cranial bleeds and encouraged the parties to start settlement negotiations.  Often when that happens, the practical deadlines to file claims … Continued

Learn something from the Real Housewives of New Jersey

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Learn something from the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Don’t hire just anyone to handle your bankruptcy. So what happened to Teresa Guidice?  She and her husband got into the real estate flipping business, her husband signed off on a lot of papers he shouldn’t have, not always using his own name, and then the … Continued

What is a reaffirmation agreement?

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A debtor might want to pay off a debt, even though that debt will be discharged in a bankruptcy case. For example, a debtor might want  to keep a car. A reaffirmation agreement is an agreement to pay that debt, even if it would have been discharged. Reaffirmations are voluntary and not required by law. … Continued

Acting as your own bankruptcy lawyer

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When we are in court, we frequently see people acting as their own lawyers.  And it is ugly. Very ugly.   The best comparison is probably between bankruptcy law and a car’s transmission. Its fairly easy to get a transmission off of a car when it isn’t working, and even open it up.  And even pull … Continued

NJ has highest foreclosure rates in the country

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Yet again, New Jersey has been ranked to have the highest number of home foreclosures in the United States. In 2017, New Jersey had nearly 70,000 properties go through foreclosure. Despite the fact that this number is the highest across the country, it is still lower than the 74,000 foreclosures that New Jersey saw in … Continued

New Jersey’s New Bail System

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Last year, New Jersey rewrote the law on how it will handle bail in criminal cases.  Previously, a judge would look at the charges and a bail schedule, setting bail like matching up items on a menu.  Paying that bail would allow a person charged with a crime to go free until the trial started, … Continued

NJ DUI Penalties

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When an individual makes the decision to get behind the wheel of a car after they have been drinking, they are putting the lives of themselves and others at risk. As a result, New Jersey has imposed harsh penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol. If a person is pulled over by law enforcement … Continued