New NJ Wrongful Death bill almost law!
Jan 9th, 2008 | By Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. | Category: Blogs, New Jersey Injury InformationUpdate: the new NJ Wrongful Death bill is just one step away from being new law in New Jersey!
Yesterday, the NJ Senate and Assembly passed a Wrongful Death bill that expands the type of recoverable damages under wrongful death actions to include mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship. As we have previously reported to you, the current NJ Wrongful Death law provides little or no value for the lives of children or the elderly by allowing recovery in wrongful death actions for pecuniary loss only. This is simply not fair! This bill recognizes the full extent of loss and permits recovery accordingly.
The last step for this much needed amendment to the NJ Wrongful Death law is the signature of Governor, Corzine. I believe that he is a governor for the people, and will pass this bill.
This will be a win for innocent accident victims in NJ! Thanks to all involved!
The author of this Blog, Philadelphia car accident lawyer, Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. of Saile & Saile LLP, Attorneys-at-Law focuses his practice on fighting for plaintiffs’ personal injury and car accident victim’s rights in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We handle all serious injury cases including, car accidents (both limited and full tort), wrongful death, slip & fall downs, construction accidents, Septa, NJ Transit, and other cases other cases. We are located just outside of Philadelphia in lower Bucks County. We also handle Philadelphia plaintiffs’ personal injury and car accident cases. Please visit our personal injury only website at www.pa-nj-injurylawyer.com for more injury information.
what does loss of society mean?
How much is suffering worth??????????? How much is watching someone you love more than life itself suffer worth ?????????? How much are physical, emotional, pain and devestation worth? How much are nightmares,or sleepless nights, depression, ptsd, flashbacks, nothing in the world for which to care worth????????????????
My husband of 34 years died at age 54, mostly due to the horrific and moronic care at Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ. I died when he died. His date of death was March 15,2006, and I was wondering if there is any way to get an extension on the 2 year statuate of limitations.?
I was also wondering if there was a lawyer and a dr. who still had a shred of the idealism they had when they entered their professions???$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Lourraine Stamets lourrainestamets@yahoo.com
January 10, 2008
Lourraine, so sorry for your loss. What did the hospital do (or not do) which resulted in this tragedy?
I SUSPECT IF THE HOSPITAL OR DOCTORS DID ANYTHING WRONG, THAT PATIENT CHART IS LONG GONE LOST.
When my dad dies almost 6 years, I contacted an attorney within a week and he told me it would be next to impossible to get the Chart for a law suit.
Lourraine:
Sorry to hear your horrible story.
I am not a medical malpractice attorney, but I know there may be some exceptions to the medical malpractice statute of limitations.
For example, if a doctor negligently does something to you and you do not know that he or she was negligent for more than 2 years, there may be an extension of time to the statute of limitations.
I recommend that if you are up to it, that you get your case evaluated by the qualified NJ medical malpractice attorney asap.
“In a remarkable 11th-hour development, Gov. Jon S. Corzine has indicated he may not sign the bill liberalizing the state’s wrongful-death statute – the measure that passed both legislative houses last week climaxing a six-year struggle for the reform by the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-NJ.”
http://www.njlnews.com/articles/2008/01/14/news/a3-wrongfuldeath.txt