Personal Injury

Personal injury litigation encompasses a broad array of issues and legal concepts including harm stemming from automobile accidents, and defective products or premises.

Injuries that are the result of the negligence or intentional acts of individuals or commercial entities are the subject of such cases. Economic damages encompass physical and emotional pain and suffering, as well as economic harm, such as lost wages.

Numerous statutes or laws address the various rights and remedies under which the aggrieved can seek recourse. For example, the Tort Claims Act deals with wrongful acts by public entities or their employees. Title 39 deals with the laws pertaining to driving on the public roadways, and insurance coverage issues. Product liability claims are subject to another set of statutes, as well as opinions handed down by the courts (sometimes referred to as the "common law").

Robert Scirocco is one of only a small percentage of lawyers who is Certified by the Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. He brings with him 25 years of experience in this area of practice, representing claimants as well as those who are being sued.

Slander

Libel and slander lawsuits have become more difficult to pursue over the past few decades.   Any statement involving public figures or public matters automatically triggers the “actual malice” standard.  This means that in order to get to the courthouse steps, the statement must have been made with malicious intent – a very tough hurdle to overcome. The N.J. Supreme Court, however, in the matter of Senna v. Florimont recently gave a green light to a boardwalk arcade business whose competitor was slandering this business by using a loudspeaker to claim that  the business was cheating its customers.  The bottom line is that the Court found that the actions taken by the slanderer were strictly a private business affair, with no “public implications,” and thus the lawsuit could proceed.