On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Thursday, August 29, 2013. While many nursing homes in New Jersey and elsewhere probably experience the occasional oversight on the part of nursing home staff, what is frustrating to many New Jersey residents is when a nursing home establishes a pattern […]
Archives for August 2013
How divorce can affect your retirement
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Divorce on Thursday, August 29, 2013. The rise in divorce rates among older couples has increased significantly. For many reasons, couples who have been married for decades are now deciding to start a new chapter in their life and get divorced. For those older New […]
Politician advocates tort reform despite spinal cord injury
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Spinal Cord Injuries on Friday, August 23, 2013. New Jersey residents may have heard that the lead gubernatorial candidate in another state, who has been a proponent of tort reform laws, has recently come under scrutiny on account of the settlement he received decades ago […]
Spouses going through a divorce: dividing up property
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Divorce on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Spouses going through a divorce in New Jersey have many issues to sort out with their dissolving marriage. One of the big issues is who gets what in the property division process. Knowing what financial matters are involved can […]
Man charged in fatal New Jersey drunk driving accident
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, August 15, 2013. A young New Jersey man faces charges of vehicular homicide as well as drunk driving charges in connection with a recent fatal car collision that ended with two people dying and two others being transported to a nearby hospital […]
Changing a child’s legal name in New Jersey
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Divorce on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. One aspect of divorce that parents may not think about right away is what their children’s last name should be after the divorce is finalized. Recently the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on this important topic. The children in […]
Woman sitting outside attacked randomly by dog
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Animal Bites on Friday, August 9, 2013. Many New Jersey residents who read this blog may often wonder whether the stories we have published about animal bites are not, at least to some extent, the fault of the bite victims themselves. While certainly some children who […]
Jack White receives restraining order
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Going through a divorce in New Jersey is traumatic enough without the abuse of a spouse. When domestic violence, harassment and violent tempers are involved the divorce can become much harder. Emotions are charged and actions can lead […]
The mistakes people make during divorce
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Divorce on Friday, August 2, 2013. There are many emotional decisions that need to be made during divorce proceedings. Because of this, New Jersey couples facing divorce in their relationship may make some common mistakes. However, an awareness of these mistakes ahead of time can […]
Massive verdict entered following nursing home neglect trial
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Nursing Home Neglect on Friday, August 2, 2013. A jury awarded a verdict of over $1 billion to a man who claimed that his mother was not properly supervised while she lived at a nursing home, which caused her to fall several times and sustain […]