Jordan Rickards | Milltown Personal Injury Lawyer

Motor vehicle accident Practice Area: Personal Injury Outcome: $100,000 Description: The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards is please to announce that it has settled a personal injury lawsuit involving a motor vehicle accident for $100,000. This sum represents the maximum available settlement limit under the applicable insurance policy. The client had been wrongfully hit by another driver who had been operating her vehicle in a negligent manner. Auto accident arbitration Practice Area: Personal Injury Outcome: $150,000 arbitration award Description: The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards, Esq., LLC, working as “of counsel” to Weinman & Arango, LLC, has secured a $150,000 arbitration award on behalf of a client who was struck by a passing motorist in Spotswood in 2010. The motorist had claimed that he had never seen the pedestrian, even though he was supposedly paying attention to the road and his lights were working. The award was given after reports were presented from an accident reconstructionist who opined that the driver was likely exceeding the speed limit by approximately 10 miles per hour. Additional reports unearthed during the discovery process revealed that the driver had an extensive history of driving infractions — including two license suspensions — along with a pattern of getting into car accidents and then claiming he had never seen the person or vehicle that he had hit. Auto accident settlement Practice Area: Personal Injury Outcome: $72,500 settlement Description: Morristown, New Jersey: auto accident Attorney Jordan B. Rickards has secured a $72,500 settlement for the driver of a vehicle who was hit by another motorist who was alleged to have run through a red light. The victim suffered several bulging and herniated disks as a result of the accident, reported difficulty performing weight-bearing tasks at his job, as well as resuming day to day activities. The case took nearly two years to litigate, and was amicably settled shortly after arbitration. Shoulder sprain Practice Area: Personal Injury Outcome: $50,000 settlement Description: The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards, Esq., LLC, has finalized a $50,000 settlement for a client who had sprained his shoulder in a motorcycle accident. The defendant cut off our client as he was lawfully and non-negligently proceeding down the road. The defendant told the police that she did not see our client at first, and only saw him once she had already begun her turn. She stopped suddenly, and in so doing forced our client to skid his motorcycle to avoid hitting her, resulting in a grade 1 sprain to his AC joint (shoulder). After proceeding to arbitration, the parties agreed to settle the matter. Contract dispute Practice Area: Contracts & Agreements Outcome: $224,000 judgment Description: The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards has secured a $224,000 judgment against a local developer in a contract dispute. The client had loaned the defendant a sizable sum of money for the purposes of developing land in Alabama. After it became apparent that the defendant had no real intention to return the loan, the client retained The Law Office of Jordan B. Rickards to pursue her claim. Through advanced motion work, Rickards was able to convince the court to suppress the defendant’s defenses and pleadings, and to award the exact amount being sought. Sex Abuse Charges Dropped Practice Area: Criminal Defense Outcome: Dismissed Description: A former Old Bridge Board of Education member was cleared last week of charges that he attempted to lure a 10-year-old child. A grand jury at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick no-billed David L. Josselyn on June 9, resulting in the dismissal of the charges, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Information Officer Jim O’Neill. Jordan Rickards, Josselyn’s current Milltown-based attorney, said the charges were brought against Josselyn with no evidence. “Obviously we’re very happy with the decision,” Rickards said. “The grand jury found that there was a lack of probable cause, and that the police should have never charged Josselyn in the first place.” Rickards said that while the prosecution could choose to again review the cast for indictment, such an action is unlikely. “There’s no physical evidence. There clearly was an issue with how the investigation was run,” Rickards said. “Josselyn has been tormented by law enforcement that didn’t do much of an investigation. He’s given up his position on the school board, and will be haunted by these charges. But he’s not some recluse. This is a respectable member of the community who was wronged.” Rickards said the charges were detrimental to Josselyn’s reputation, and he holds that the prosecution was cognizant of this when it decided to go forward with the charges. Josselyn is medically retired from the U.S. Army National Guard. Along with serving on the school board, he also volunteers with the Cheesequake First Aid Squad and is vice president of the Old Bridge Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a civilian volunteer organization sponsored by the police department. He has been a resident of Old Bridge for almost 22 years.