Union County Personal Injury Lawyer

Over $1 Billion Won Since 1939!

There is an average of 20,000 auto accidents in Union County, New Jersey annually. Out of those, about 30 of them are fatal and 4,000 of them produce injuries. Not only is there a high prevalence of motor vehicle accidents in Union County, but also truck accidents in particular. Union County’s major roads and highways, such as I-95, Garden State Parkway, I-78, U.S. Route 1, and others, are thoroughfares for semi-trucks and freight carriers hauling heavy loads. These commercial motor vehicles can weigh upwards of 80,000 when fully loaded, making them incredibly dangerous to get in an accident with.

Union County Accident Statistics

Below are averages of accident statistics over a six-year span from 2009-2014.

  • 4,411 injury crashes in Union County, New Jersey annually
  • 26 fatal crashes in Union County, New Jersey annually
  • 19,651 total crashes in Union County, New Jersey annually

Union County Civil Courthouse

Union County Courthouse’s civil division is located at 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 07207. The current civil law division judges are Karen M. Cassidy, Kenneth J. Grispin, Mark P. Ciarrocca, John M. Deitch, James Hely, Camille M. Kenny, Thomas J. Walsh, and Robert Kirsch. If you are involved in an accident in Union County, and your case moves to trial, you may be going to Union County Civil Courthouse. The personal injury lawyers at Levinson Axelrod, P.A. are passionate about pursuing the most favorable resolution for our clients, but also doing so in the best possible manner. If we can secure a favorable settlement before trial, we avoid the courtroom to save you time and money. If we are unsatisfied with what our client is being offered, we will pursue trial.

Contacting Levinson Axelrod, P.A.

From Elizabeth and Linden to Berkeley Heights and Scotch Plains, the Union County personal injury attorneys at Levinson Axelrod, P.A. are here for you! We do not charge our clients unless we win their case, and initial consultations by phone or form come at no cost to you. Get in touch with us today to learn your legal rights and options!

Only the Best Possible Result

Helping Clients Get the Compensation They Need
  • Medical Malpractice Settlement $12,500,000

    The Levinson Axelrod, P.A. team obtained a $12.5 million dollar settlement on behalf of a client who was injured due to medical malpractice.

  • Tractor-Trailer Jury Verdict $8,000,000

    A 35-year-old laborer who resides in Kearny was seriously injured while working on the median of a highway when a passing tractor-trailer lost a wheel that struck him.

  • Premises Liability Jury Verdict $7,000,000

    A woman was putting her 3-year-old son on a carnival amusement ride while holding onto a portable fence when she received an electrical shock. Our client was hospitalized and later developed Traumatic Dystonia, a condition that caused tremors in the hand and makes the fingers curl.

  • Personal Injury Settlement $7,000,000

    A Middlesex County man was severely injured and burned as a result of a collision with a truck. The truck driver had lost control of his vehicle and had come through a median barrier which had failed to redirect the truck away from oncoming traffic.

  • Personal Injury Jury Verdict $6,000,000

    A female drunk driver crashed into plaintiff’s vehicle causing multiple fractures to the right ankle and foot. Plaintiff’s doctor testified that plaintiff would be under pain management protocol for the rest of his life due to this condition.

  • Tractor-Trailer Settlement $3,700,000

    A Morristown woman was injured when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer that lost control on black ice on Interstate 287. The defendant's truck had jack-knifed as it was changing lanes in order to avoid an earlier accident. The accident resulted in our client suffering severe head injuries.

  • Product Liability Jury Verdict $3,500,000

    Worker injured by product defect on his commercial truck.

  • Personal Injury Verdict $3,200,000

    Levinson Axelrod, P.A. Partner Kim Gozsa recently obtained a $3.2 million dollar verdict on behalf of a client who was injured in a slip and fall accident at an outlet shopping plaza in Jackson, New Jersey. The substantial jury award stems from a case in which Kim’s client slipped and fell on ice on a sidewalk at the Jackson Premium Outlets, an outlet shopping center in Jackson Township, New Jersey.

  • Personal Injury Settlement $3,000,000

    A 31-year old iron worker was injured in a construction site accident when he was struck in the head by a cinder block. Despite the facts that he was wearing a hard hat at the time, the plaintiff still received a serious closed head injury resulting in both memory loss and total disability. The case was handled by both Richard Levinson and James Dunn and settled at the time of trial.

  • Wrongful Death Jury Verdict $3,000,000

    A worker developed asbestosis and lung cancer due to Asbestos exposure. Evidence at trial proved asbestos to be a defective product, which causes harm to workers who use it. Jury awarded the victim's widow damages for wrongful death.

  • Premises Liability Jury Verdict $3,000,000

    An Edison delivery man slipped on a wet floor while delivering a package. He broke his knee in the fall and suffered an injury to his spine, which in turn aggravated pre-existing conditions of incontinence and impotence which had been caused by previous injuries.

  • Premises Liability Jury Verdict $3,000,000

    Our client, a North Plainfield man, was injured when he slipped and fell on snowy steps while exiting his building. He suffered a lumbar disc injury, requiring surgery. The jury found his landlord 100% liable for the accident for failing to clear the steps to the building.

  • Inadequate Security Jury Verdict $2,700,000

    A mother of nine was shot and killed while working at a convenience store. Evidence at trial proved a lack of adequate security, including a panic button and outgoing phone line, had placed this worker at risk. Expert testimony also established that there was an increased risk of criminal activity in convenience stores which had inadequate surveillance equipment. The matter was upheld on Appeal, and settled prior to being reviewed by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

  • Third-Party Work Injury Settlement $2,650,000

    The plaintiff sustained a traumatic amputation of one leg, and a crush injury to the opposite foot, in a construction site accident. The claim was brought against the Department of Transportation, as it had a duty to monitor safety on the work site and its failure to do so contributed to the happening of this accident.

  • Auto Accident Settlement $2,500,000

    Levinson Axelrod Partner, Mark V. Kuminski represented a local Franklin Township woman who was involved in a three-car motor vehicle accident. The incident occurred when one of the drivers, later named as the defendant in the personal injury lawsuit filed by Mark and our firm, rear-ended a vehicle that had been stopped. Mark’s ability to express the full scope of damages incurred by our client, proved successful in compelling the jury to rule in our client’s favor.

  • Motorcycle Collision Settlement $2,500,000

    A young man was seriously injured while riding his motorcycle to work when another driver made a left hand turn in front of him, leaving our client had no memory of the accident. He suffered a number of serious fractures and underwent multiple surgeries, leaving him with disabilities. The case settled on the second day of trial.

  • Premises Liability Settlement $2,500,000

    Our client was injured while delivering a 3,000 pound piece of equipment to defendant's premises. The defendant's employees were assisting our client in unloading the product when one of them prematurely activated the lift gate, causing the piece of equipment to fall and strike his legs. He suffered serious injuries to both legs, requiring multiple surgeries.

  • Personal Injury Settlement $2,500,000

    Our client suffered a traumatic head injury after falling due to an unsecure railing.

  • Personal Injury Settlement $2,500,000

    A $2.5 million settlement secured by Levinson Axelrod, P.A. Partner Brett Greiner.

  • Personal Injury Jury Verdict $2,250,000

    The plaintiff injured her ankle when she stepped into a cement cut out in a commercial sidewalk where a tree had been planted. The plaintiff had been walking on the sidewalk on her way to a down town holiday festival. Her attention had been distracted by a negligently placed chestnut grilling stand, thereby diverting her attention away from the cut out. The plaintiff brought claims against both the property owner and the operator of the chestnut stand.

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