Personal Injury Cases

Recover the Personal Injury Damages You Deserve

The Personal Injury team at Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC, lead by Paul M. da Costa, can provide the tireless representation you need when seeking compensation for injuries. Paul and his team have achieved significant seven-figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of their clients and are able to offer services in Portuguese and Spanish. Paul is the lead trial counsel for the department, and he is a certified civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In addition, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, which are both invite-only membership trial attorney associations. Paul and his team have been recognized by Woodward White’s The Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 Personal Injury– Plaintiffs law firm in New Jersey for 2022. On May 12, 2022, The National Law Journal selected Paul M. da Costa and his Medical Practice Department as finalists for its prestigious 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards in the medical malpractice category.

Personal Injury cases cover some of life's most sensitive moments, Paul and his team are highly compassionate and understanding. They will do everything in their power to help ensure a positive verdict or settlement. To understand more about how the firm can help you and your loved ones, contact our practice or call (973) 274-5200 to schedule a consultation today.

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Auto Accidents

When you find yourself the victim of an auto accident, we will work with you to claim your full payment from the insurance company, or to collect damages from the responsible party. You do not need to feel pressured into settlement when you have aggressive legal representation on your side.

Premises Liability

When you become injured on someone else’s property as a result of the owner’s negligence, you may be entitled to recover damages. These injuries can be very serious, requiring expensive medical treatment. Our premises liability attorneys can fight for your rights and seek the compensation you need.

Catastrophic Injuries

Catastrophic injuries such as limbs, loss of eyesight, spinal cord injuries, and brain injuries can have far-reaching emotional and financial repercussions. Snyder & Sarno can handle your case with great compassion, while fighting diligently to help you seek the damages you need to cope.

DCPP/DYFS Negligence

If you believe your child or family member was at risk of abuse and/or neglect, but the DCPP failed to act accordingly, our team of attorneys and staff will thoroughly examine the events surrounding the decisions made by the department.

Dog Bites

When you are the victim of a dog bite, the attack may be extremely traumatic, while causing mild to severe injury. Attempting to fight this battle alone will often result in greater frustration and emotional overload. Allow our attorneys to review your case and help you seek compensation.

Construction Accidents

When you become the victim of an accident at a construction site, you need excellent legal representation to communicate the full extent of your injuries and losses so you can collect the compensation you need. We are dedicated to aggressively pursuing the compensation you deserve.

Burn Injury

If you have been involved in an explosion or electrical shock, you may suffer from severe burns that decrease your quality of life. Burn victims can greatly benefit from legal representation by Paul M. da Costa, whose passion for fighting for his clients has helped many to cope with their injuries.

Product Liability

Have you suffered an injury as a result of a product that was poorly manufactured? Perhaps you took medication, such as Accutane® or Fosamax®, only to suffer severe side effects as a result. Your product liability attorney is prepared to offer you the delicate attention you deserve, while fighting to right the wrong inflicted upon you. We strive to help victims collect just compensation.

Child Sex Abuse

Any form of contact involving inappropriate or sexual behavior with a minor constitutes child sex abuse. In New Jersey, that means any sexual behavior or contact with someone under the age of 18 qualifies as child sex abuse.

E-Cigarettes & Vapes

Despite a push by juggernaut tobacco companies to advertise electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes, a growing body of research suggests otherwise. As the number of people vaping e-cigarettes increases, so too does the body of research indicating that doing so may lead to serious health complications.

Motorcycle Accidents

Everyone from the police who show up on the scene of your motorcycle accident to the jurors on your case may have prejudice toward you as a motorcycle driver. However, your personal injury attorney, Paul M. da Costa, knows motorcyclists are often overlooked by drivers and unfairly judged. He will do whatever it takes to help you receive the damages you deserve.

Trucking Accidents

Accidents involving commercial trucks often result in severe injuries or fatality. Rather than trying to fight alone, your best solution is choosing the legal representation of an experienced attorney. Paul M. da Costa of Snyder & Sarno will go above and beyond your expectations to help you collect the compensatory damages you will need to cope with the aftermath of a trucking accident.

Wrongful Death

If your loved one died as a result of negligence, recklessness, or deliberate actions, we realize you are experiencing one of the most emotionally trying moments of your life. However, we are also prepared to fight aggressively, without hesitating to go to trial, to ensure you collect the damages you deserve. You and your family may be entitled to compensation for financial costs covering medical and funeral expenses, lost wages, and intangibles like emotional loss.

Consumer Fraud

Consumer fraud refers to any unconscionable commercial practice, fraud, false promise or misrepresentation, suppression, or omission of any material fact in connection with the sale of goods, services or real estate which causes a financial or other loss for the consumer.

Train and Bus Accidents

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Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrian accidents are, unfortunately, very common, and they often result in serious injury and sometimes death. The most common type of pedestrian accident involves a motor vehicle or a bus striking an individual.

Covid-19 Cruise Ship Company Cases

Amidst the COVID pandemic, researchers have begun looking into how the spread of the virus had become so prolific as quickly as it did. The truth was it was a variety of factors, the prolific amount of travel is one of the largest factors. Travel and trade have become extremely easy and affordable which in turn has allowed viruses, like COVID-19, to spread globally more rapidly than in decades prior. Travel, whether for business or pleasure, allowed the disease to spread from country to country at a much higher rate than in the previous pandemics