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Does UIM Apply When the At-Fault Driver Was Unlicensed or Suspended? — Four Points NJ Victims Confuse

Situation After a crash in New Jersey or New York, injured victims often discover that the at-fault driver was "unlicensed" or driving on a "susp
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When Punitive Damages Open Up for a DUI Victim in NJ — Four Essentials Beyond the Ordinary Claim

Situation In New Jersey and New York, a victim of a drunk-driving (DUI/DWI) crash is in one of the few case categories where punitive damages ...
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Winning a Hit-and-Run UM Claim Starts in the First 72 Hours — Four Steps NJ Victims Must Take

Situation In New Jersey and New York, hit-and-run victims often give up on compensation, assuming that "the driver is gone, so my claim is gone." ...
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Uber Period 2 Crashes — The Pickup-Enroute Insurance Gap in NJ & NY

Overview For rideshare drivers in NJ & NY, the entire insurance recovery path turns on one question: which "period" the Uber or Lyft app was ...
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Semi-Truck Blind-Spot Crashes Are Not Just the Driver’s Fault — Five Lines of Liability Through FMCSA

Situation On the New Jersey Turnpike, I-287, and I-80, when a passenger vehicle collides with a semi-truck, the first police report almost always lists only ...
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Song Law Firm Seven Practice Areas: A Complete Service Guide

Song Law Firm seven practice areas — Immigration, Personal Injury, Family, Bankruptcy, Tax, Business, Criminal Defense.
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NJ Bicycle Accidents — Share the Road Act, Dooring, and the Pedestrian-Equivalent PIP

If you were injured today · 201.461.0031 · Song Law Firm PI Team — Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 ET. Situation The Hudson River Waterfront, Palisades Interstate Park, ...
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Q4 2026 Visa Bulletin Trends: EB-1 · EB-2 · EB-3 · Family-Based Outlook

Q4 2026 Visa Bulletin trends — monthly movement of EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and family-based preferences.
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Elevator and Escalator Injuries — Who Is Responsible, and Why Maintenance Records Decide the Case

Situation Shoppers, office workers, and transit riders in New Jersey and New York continue to be hurt by escalator steps that collapse without warning, or ...
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