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Happy Holidays from Raff & Raff!

From all of us at Raff & Raff, we just wanted to thank all of you for your business, referrals, support, and assistance over the course of the past year.…

Halfway House Can Be Sued for Inmate Escape

Related: Premises Liability and Negligent Security, Personal Injury Practice. Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq. As New Jersey attorneys who represent those injured due to negligent security, we are frequently…

Proposed law to protect legal-service consumers held up in committee

S-3056, sponsored by Senator Nicholas P. Scutari, is a consumer protection bill designed to protect consumers of legal services from improper solicitation. Unfortunately, the bill remains held up in committee.…

Failed Oversight Causes 25 Deaths in Recent Bus/Truck Accidents

Related: Auto Negligence, Personal injury practice. The National Transportation and Safety Board has opened a string of investigations after a series of trucking accidents, including 4 recent crashes that resulted…

Daniel Levy selected as Rising Star, 2014 by Super Lawyers

The firm is pleased to report that Daniel A. Levy, Esq. has been selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for their 2014 publication. Super Lawyers is a research-driven,…

Our New Bergen County Office!

We are pleased to announce that Raff & Raff, LLP has opened a new, satellite office at 525 Palmer Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey 07607. This new office will allow us…

Deaths of children in car seats decline, but about 3 of 4 seats installed improperly

Related: Auto Negligence, Personal injury practice. Car accidents remain the leading cause of death for children under the age of 13, and a large number of these cases involve children…

Law about Uninsured Motorist coverage argued on appeal

We are happy to report that Daniel A. Levy, Esq. appeared on October 9, 2013 before the Appellate Division for oral arguments on an important issue of Uninsured Motorist ("UM")…

New Conditional Dismissal Program Available in New Jersey Municipal Courts

Under current New Jersey law, people charged with certain minor drug crimes (possession of small amounts of marijuana/hashish, loitering to commit a CDS offense, etc.) could avoid criminal penalties and…

Alcotest for DUI Challenged at New Jersey Supreme Court

Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq. In New Jersey, if a driver is pulled over and suspected of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated/under the influence ("DUI"), the officer may…

Can police force you to take a breath, urine, or blood test?

Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq. In New Jersey, if a driver is pulled over and suspected of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated/under the influence ("DUI"), the officer may…

Texting while driving causes over 100,000 accidents per year

Werner Herzog, a Hollywood director who has to his credit movies like “Grizzly Man,” and had a bit part in “Jack Reacher”, produced a new documentary that we recommend everyone…

Can the landlord or roommate let police in to search my apartment?

Related: Criminal Law, Can police detain me if they have a search warrant, Drug Crimes, Understanding the Fee for a NJ Criminal Defense Attorney.  Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq.…

Treyvon Martin, Stand Your Ground, and Self Defense in New Jersey

With the recent verdict in the Treyvon Martin and George Zimmerman case, many people have asked us questions about "stand your ground" and self defense, and how the case may…

Plea bargaining DUI cases in New Jersey – will they drop the charges?

Drunk drivers may face serious penalties for DUI/DWI and related tickets, or even criminal charges in Superior Court. Often, clients ask us whether we can "get the charges dropped" or…

Dan Levy wins insurance coverage trial

We are happy to report that Dan Levy of this firm won a trial this week regarding insurance coverage on a major car accident case. The trial was a bench…

Published Appellate Opinion on Medical Malpractice Jury Charge

As previously reported, Raff and Raff represented the Estate of Keisha Flood in a complex medical malpractice and wrongful death case. The case went to trial towards the beginning of…

Dan Levy wins trial in Bergen County

The Firm is pleased to report that Dan Levy has recently won a jury trial in Bergen County. The case was about a car accident that occurred within an intersection,…

Passenger arrested for possession of gun/drugs in car, a Mike Goodson case study

In recent news, Michael Goodson, a running back signed to the New York Jets in the off-season before the start of the 2013 football season, was arrested in New Jersey…

New England Compounding Center Sued By Dozens For Meningitis Infections/Deaths

Related: Personal Injury Practice, Medical Malpractice / Negligence.  As New Jersey attorneys who represent those injured due to medical malpractice and medical related negligence, we learned about a rising epidemic…