New Spinal Cord Treatment Provides Hope for Accident Victims
How much does it cost to treat a spinal cord injury? For years, patients with severe spinal cord injuries were given little hope of ever walking again. Spinal cord injuries were thought by most to be largely irreversible. Now, however, new and innovative treatments are proving that spinal cord injury sufferers can regain sensation and...
New Spinal Cord Treatment Provides Hope for Accident Victims Continue reading…NY Plaintiffs No Longer Need to Prove Absence of Comparative Fault for Summary Judgment
Carlos Rodriguez v. City of New York On April 3, 2018, in a split decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned a trial court order for a worker who was injured on the job but was denied summary judgment because he carried some personal negligence in the matter. The plaintiff, Carlos Rodriquez sued his...
NY Plaintiffs No Longer Need to Prove Absence of Comparative Fault for Summary Judgment Continue reading…Liability for Pedestrian Accidents in NYC
Who is liable when a pedestrian is hit while jaywalking? Each year, over 100 pedestrians are killed while walking in New York City, according to the Department of Transportation. This figure is actually significantly lower than in previous years. Since Mayor de Blasio enacted the new Vision Zero traffic safety program, the total number of...
Liability for Pedestrian Accidents in NYC Continue reading…Common Reasons You May Need a Good Personal Injury Attorney
Many of our aches and pains may result from our own clumsiness, poor judgment, or sheer bad luck. Even some of our more serious injuries or diseases are nobody’s fault. There are some common occurrences, however, that, because someone else bears responsibility for our pain and distress, may require the services of an aggressive personal...
Common Reasons You May Need a Good Personal Injury Attorney Continue reading…Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Safer or More Dangerous?
What happens when you’re injured by a car on autopilot? Technological advances are coming thick and fast in all areas of our lives -- healthcare, industry, agriculture, genetics, and travel. Now that driverless cars have become a real possibility, we have all begun to wonder whether the future will be safer or more dangerous without...
Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Safer or More Dangerous? Continue reading…Head Injury Symptoms
A commonly sustained injury in slip and falls, workplace accidents, and automobile accidents, head injuries are serious and often go undetected at first. The subtlety of the effects of sustaining a head injury leads many to go undiagnosed and undetected. If you were involved in an accident, seek immediate medical attention and be clear with...
Head Injury Symptoms Continue reading…Who Would Be Held Liable in A Driverless Vehicle Accident?
The future is full of exciting innovations that are meant to make our roads a safer place. Now, vehicles can come equipped with things such as blind spot monitors and back up cameras. Other developments include driverless cars. Self-driving cars have life-saving potential. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles reports that human error...
Who Would Be Held Liable in A Driverless Vehicle Accident? Continue reading…Who Can Be Held Liable in a Drunk Driving Crash?
Drunk driving is a big problem across the United States. New York is no exception to this. The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility states that, in 2015, there were 311 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in New York and 28,988 DUI arrests were made in New York that same year. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, reporting National Highway...
Who Can Be Held Liable in a Drunk Driving Crash? Continue reading…What Is Commercial Premises Liability?
Property owners have a legal duty to keep their property free from unreasonable hazards and work to protect others from unnecessarily risking harm. When property owners fail to uphold this duty, this is negligence and it can all too easily lead to people sustaining serious injuries. If you have been injured on the property of...
What Is Commercial Premises Liability? Continue reading…How Social Media Can Hurt Your Case?
In this technology age, posting about all aspects of our lives on social media can come as second nature. Most times, you may not even think twice about what you are sharing, especially if you think your audience is limited to friends and family. Unfortunately, what you put out on the internet can have wide...
How Social Media Can Hurt Your Case? Continue reading…Broken Bone Injuries as the Result of an Accident
If you have been injured as a result of an accident caused by the negligence of another person, you are legally entitled to be compensated for your damages. Accident injuries include a wide range of damage to the body and vary in severity. Always go and seek immediate medical attention to ascertain the full extent...
Broken Bone Injuries as the Result of an Accident Continue reading…Do I have a Slip and Fall Claim?
If you have slipped or tripped and fallen due to a hazardous condition on someone else’s property and have been injured as a result, you may have a valid slip and fall claim. A property owner owes you a duty to keep their property reasonably safe and free from hazards. If they knew or should...
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