Possible Treatment for Back Injuries

Posted on March 29, 2021

One of the most common injury types resulting from car or truck accidents is a back injury. While back injuries can vary in nature and severity, they often result in pain to the accident victim. Even collisions with the smallest forces of impact can cause a person to sustain a back injury which causes them...

What Is Gross Negligence?

Posted on March 25, 2021

Many people may have some familiarity with the concept of negligence. In the legal context, things get more specific. Negligence is said to have occurred when a person or entity owes a duty to another, that duty is breached, and the other person is injured as a result. In other words, a person or business...

What Causes Pedestrian Accidents?

Posted on February 22, 2021

After the stay-at-home orders and shelter-in-place restrictions of 2020, we do not think any of us have appreciated the great outdoors quite as much. Walking, jogging, and running outside have been a newfound freedom for many and have also become a preferred method of exercising, especially in light of so many gym closures. With all...

What Do Workers’ Compensation Benefits Cover?

Posted on December 23, 2020

Workers' compensation is an insurance program that is state-mandated and provides benefits to covered employees who suffer a job-related injury or illness. Also informally known as workman’s comp, workers compensation can provide critical financial support to workers injured or otherwise suffering from a job-related illness. What, however, do workers' compensation benefits actually cover? In the...

What Is Negligence?

Posted on November 9, 2020

Have you heard that if you have been injured due to the negligence of another that you can seek compensation from the at-fault party for the harm you suffered? It is true. The law provides that those injured due to the negligent actions or inaction of someone else can pursue compensation for damages sustained. What,...

26 Trinitarios Gang Members Indicted for Violent Stabbings At Rikers Island

Posted on July 30, 2020

Law enforcement officials and New York personal injury attorneys who advocate for gang violence victims are aware that violent crime in New York is once again on the rise. The power of transnational gangs operating inside correctional facilities to carry out acts of extreme violence amplifies the brazen ruthlessness of the gang mindset, which eventually...

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Personal Injury Lawsuits Against Businesses and COVID-19

Posted on June 25, 2020

Could I file suit against a business if I am infected with coronavirus? Across much of the nation, businesses are slowly reopening after months of being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. New York City, the hardest hit with COVID-19 disease, has been the most delayed in reopening. Now, however, all ten regions of...

Woman in her home with a serious personal injury.

NYC Court Filings and Your Personal Injury Case

Posted on May 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has swept the country, causing entire states to close down as people are ordered to stay in their homes to contain the spread of the virus. COVID-19 has impacted the lives of all of us, but perhaps most significantly those in New York, where the virus has hit the hardest. While other...

Cruise Ship Passengers Sue After Being Exposed to Coronavirus

Posted on March 31, 2020

Did the cruise industry endanger the lives of passengers by continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic? The cruise industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the first cases of coronavirus involving United States citizens were among cruise ship passengers. Currently, all major cruise lines have shut down to help stop...

Subway Accidents in New York

Posted on November 22, 2019

Who is liable for injuries suffered by subway passengers? New York City boasts the seventh busiest public transit system in the world and the busiest in the United States. According to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, over 1.6 billion people rode the subway in New York City in 2018. The subway features 472 stations,...

Jail Visitors Report Being Subjected to Invasive Searches at NYC Jail

Posted on June 28, 2019

Is the city liable for the illegal searches conducted by several correction officers? News sources uncovered a horrific violation of privacy occurring at the Manhattan Detention Complex. Investigations revealed that at least six female correction officers had subjected women visitors to the prison to invasive strip searches and body cavity searches. The female officers alleged...

Limo Crash Leads to Calls for More Regulation

Posted on October 26, 2018

Who is at-fault for the deadly limo accident? Tragedy struck in New York recently when 20 people were killed in an accident involving a stretch limousine. The limo accident, which is considered one of the deadliest in recent years, has devastated the families of those killed and captured public attention. According to investigations thus far,...