If you’ve been hurt because someone else was careless, you have rights — but New Jersey injury law is full of rules, thresholds, and deadlines that can quietly make or break a case. This guide indexes everything we’ve written about New Jersey personal injury claims: the kinds of cases, how compensation works, and the traps to avoid. For representation, start with our main NJ personal injury page. (Vehicle crashes have their own full index in our NJ car accident guide.)
The deadline is the thing that ends good cases: New Jersey generally gives you two years to file an injury claim — but claims against a government entity require a 90-day notice, and exceptions can shorten or extend the clock. Start with our injury filing deadlines and the exceptions — because waiting is the most common way a valid claim is lost.
First steps & how it works
- Do I even need a lawyer?
- How a NJ injury settlement works, start to finish
- What is my case worth?
- Should you give the insurer a recorded statement?
- Contingency fees explained
- What to expect at a free consultation
Premises liability & falls
- Premises liability basics
- Invitee, licensee, or trespasser: visitor status
- Sidewalk slip and fall
- Commercial sidewalk falls (Stewart v. 104 Wallace)
- Snow & ice falls
- Stairway falls & code violations
- Store falls & the mode-of-operation rule
- Negligent security
- Pool injuries & drownings
- Elevator & escalator injuries
- Boardwalk & amusement-ride injuries
- Gym & trampoline-park waivers
- Dog bites (4:19-16)
- Landlord liability for a tenant’s dog
- Toxic mold in rentals
- Lead paint poisoning
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Day care & child injuries
Medical malpractice & nursing homes
- Medical malpractice & the Affidavit of Merit
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Surgical errors
- Anesthesia errors
- Birth injuries
- Nursing home neglect
- Bedsores & pressure ulcers
- Nursing home arbitration clauses
- Pharmacy medication errors
Work, products & defective things
- Construction accidents & third-party claims
- Suing the employer (respondeat superior)
- Defective medical devices & implants
- Workers’ compensation
- Defective product injuries
- Food poisoning
Serious injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal & back injuries
- Amputation & loss of limb
- Burn injuries
- Scarring & disfigurement
Damages, insurance & the rules that govern your case
- Comparative negligence
- Pre-existing conditions & the eggshell-plaintiff rule
- Punitive damages
- Loss of consortium
- Wrongful death
- Wrongful death vs. survival action
- Bystander emotional distress (Portee)
- Suing a government entity (the 90-day rule)
- When your own insurer acts in bad faith
- Medical liens on your settlement
Hurt by someone else’s negligence? Find out where you stand
From the kind of claim you have to the deadline that governs it, the details decide your case — and the consultation costs nothing. If you were injured anywhere in New Jersey, it’s worth a free call. See our full NJ personal injury page to start.