24March

RAFF & RAFF LAW FIRM COVID-19 CONTINUITY UPDATE

Dear Clients, Friends, and Colleagues of Raff & Raff: Like everyone, we continue to monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus and its enormous impact on all aspects of life. Our thoughts continue to remain with those currently affected by the coronavirus and the healthcare workers caring for them. Raff & Raff remains open and available to provide

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16March

A MESSAGE FROM RAFF & RAFF REGARDING COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

Dear Clients, Friends, and Colleagues of Raff & Raff: Our thoughts are with those currently affected by the coronavirus and the healthcare workers caring for them. The safety of our clients, our office team, and our colleagues is our top priority during this chaotic time. Our offices in Passaic County and Bergen County remain open

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16March

No, you cannot be sued for donating food

UPDATED: MARCH 16, 2020 Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq. A while back, John Oliver used most of his time on his HBO show to discuss the problem of food waste in America. One of the issues that he pointed out is that stores and restaurants are unwilling to donate food that they cannot sell

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06March

Can My Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company be Required to Pay for My Medical Marijuana?

Under certain situations: YES. An injured worker can receive reimbursement for medical marijuana. In a recent New Jersey Court decision, the court held: Here, where petitioner has demonstrated the severity and chronic nature of his pain, his attempts to unsuccessfully alleviate the pain with multiple surgeries and medical modalities, and the validated efficacy of the

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24February

Slip and Falls: How to Fall

UPDATED: FEBRUARY 24, 2020 Every winter season, we receive many inquiries about and handle “slip and fall” cases. These cases typically involve someone slipping on snow or ice due to a commercial property owner’s failure to adequately provide a safe walking area. Some of the injuries from these falls are horrific leading to catastrophic injuries

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17February

What Happens if Someone Wants to Bring a Claim, but Had a Prior Injury or Physical Disability?

UPDATED FEBRUARY 17, 2020 Assume a person (let’s call her Mary) was involved in some sort of incident (let’s say a car wreck) caused by someone else. If Mary sustained injuries caused by that car wreck, she may have a bodily injury claim. Mary cannot, however, recover money damages for injuries that are solely due

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07February

What Happens to Social Security Disability Benefits if there is Personal Injury Claim Recovery?

UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2020 Occasionally, we have clients who were declared disabled by the federal government and then sustain another unrelated injury, which gives rise to a personal injury claim. A client’s personal injury settlement typically has NO impact his/her Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). SSDI is a basically an insurance program paid by payroll

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13January

WHAT IS CONSIDERED A PERMANENT INJURY FROM A CAR CRASH?

If you were in a car crash that was caused by someone else’s negligence, you might be overwhelmed with medical bills and might have been out of work for awhile. While you may have sustained an injury, how do you know if it’s permanent (under the eyes of the law) as opposed to temporary? Most

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12December

FALL DOWN INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS

UPDATED: DECEMBER 12, 2019 If you or someone close to you got injured as a result of a fall on snow or ice, there are some important steps (pun intended) to take. The mere fact that you fell on snow or ice, however, does not necessarily mean that you have a potential personal injury claim.

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06November

The dangers of having too little insurance

Photo by Pictures of Money | Flickr UPDATED: NOV. 6, 2019 We represent countless clients who were involved in car accidents. As such, we are constantly working with car insurance issues of all kinds. Some of them are very unusual issues or involve circumstances that are probably not applicable to the average buyer of car

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