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A credit score is a numerical rating that represents your creditworthiness based on your credit history, debt levels, and payment behavior. Bankruptcy is a legal process that allows you to eliminate or restructure debts if you cannot repay them. Bankruptcy lowers your credit score because it signals that you were unable to repay debts. 

Credit scoring models consider bankruptcy one of the most negative marks that can appear on a credit report. Lenders see bankruptcy as a significant risk factor, which means it will likely be harder to get approved for new credit if you file for bankruptcy.
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It’s natural to reach out to friends and family after a severe injury. You want to let them know what happened and that you’re OK. However, it’s also crucial to watch what you say to friends and family after an accident, particularly on social media. Insurance companies can easily find your posts and use them against you, even if it seems like there’s nothing they could gain. Here are a few days social media can negatively affect a personal injury case in Shrewsbury, NJ.
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If you are injured in an accident, you are going to want to get compensation for your injuries. This may be physical, requiring you to pay hospital and doctor’s bills, as well as the costs of rehabilitation. You may also have pain and suffering from your injuries, and psychological harm that requires you to seek the care of a therapist. 

Damages can include your lost wages from the time you missed work. It may even include compensation for damage to your loss of consortium with your spouse and your inability to perform certain tasks on a temporary or permanent basis.
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When we think about surgery, we often picture a clean and safe space filled with doctors and nurses who are skillfully working together. It’s a place built on trust, where everyone is focused on caring for their patients with attention to detail. And most times, that’s exactly what happens. But sometimes, mistakes are made, and when they happen, patients deserve to know their rights.

What Are Surgical Errors?

Surgical errors are some of the scariest mistakes in healthcare, with real risks of serious injury or worse.
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Winter weather during the New Jersey holiday season significantly increases drivers’ chances of being involved in a severe car accident. The last thing you want is to spend your holidays in the hospital after a crash, so follow these tips for avoiding car accidents while driving in winter weather:

Prepare Your Vehicle

Before heading out, make sure your vehicle is in good condition for winter driving. Check the pressure and tread depth on your tires, as colder temperatures can cause tires to lose air, and worn treads reduce traction on icy roads. Additionally, make sure your windshield wipers work and that your wiper fluid reservoir is full with a winter-resistant formula. Finally, check the charge in your battery since cold weather can strain it, increasing the chance of catastrophic failure.

Getting involved in an accident can be a stressful and painful experience. In an

Each year in New Jerseys, dozens of pedestrians are injured in accidents, most involving automobiles. In some cases, pedestrians have lost their lives as a result of being hit by a car.
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If you suffer a personal injury as the result of the negligence or actions of another person, you are going to want to be compensated for the injuries you suffered. These damages can take the form of physical injuries requiring medical care and rehabilitation. You may suffer traumatic injuries resulting in pain and suffering or psychological and mental damage. Your injuries may also cause you to lose time at work or even leave you too disabled to perform the work you were doing before the accident. In order to collect for these injuries, you and your attorney will have to prove the extent of your damages.
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Non-disclosure agreements or NDAs have become a ubiquitous part of many business dealings. You can see them in employment agreements, licensing transactions and mergers and acquisitions. They are designed to protect confidential, non-public, secret and other vital information. Some are one way, with a company sharing such information to another party, or two-way, where both parties share information with each other. While these are usually signed at the start of a business relationship, they can sometimes be entered into later on when it becomes clear that there will be an exchange of confidential information.

If you are injured in an accident at work, in your car, or in any other way here in New Jersey, you are going to want to get the best representation possible. Hiring the right personal injury law firm can be the key to getting the compensation you deserve for your injuries.
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Many people in New Jersey use limousine services to get around. If you are heading to Newark Airport, need to get picked up from work, or are going to a wedding or party with friends, limos offer an affordable way to get to your destination. They also make it easier when friends want to go out on the town, as many stretch limos provide seating for large groups with the added benefit that no one has to play the role of designated driver. However, just like other motor vehicles, limos are involved in Read more . . .