A personal injury extends far beyond a hospital bill and prescription cost. This is obvious to anyone who has suffered harm due to another party’s negligence or recklessness.
You may not realize it, but liability waivers commonly arise in your life. Whenever you sign up for a new service or membership, a liability waiver is part of the paperwork you sign.
You want to feel safe in your car. Your vehicle protects you from other drivers, and it gets you and your family wherever you need to be. Although car crashes are not unusual, no one expects the road hazard to be caused by a defect in their own car.
If you live in the Bronx or anywhere in New York City, you know there are areas in NYC with traffic issues that often lead to accidents. Even the best drivers can find themselves in accidents that have lingering legal effects like medical bills, expensive car repairs and disputes with insurance companies. All of this gets even more complicated if there is a passenger in your car or if you are a passenger in somebody’s car.
When you are injured in a car accident, on the job, or in another type of accident, your primary concern should be healing. But, in today’s healthcare environment, worries about the costs you incur after an injury can be overwhelming.
After an accident, even if you feel okay, it may be days or hours before you experience any symptoms from an injury. After an accident, when someone asks, “Are you okay?” The best answer is, “I don’t really know. Only a doctor can assess my health.” That’s the truth of the situation. You may be in shock or have a post-traumatic-stress reaction. Immediately following an accident, you really can’t objectively assess your situation.
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and medical technicians are among the professionals that people trust the most. Most health care providers and pharmacists make every effort to help their patients and customers. But, despite their efforts, every year about 1.5 million people are injured due to medication errors. The tragedy is that nearly half of the medication errors are preventable. Many of these errors are fatal. In fact, medical errors are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
Accidents at construction sites are more common than you might think. In fact, in 2016, over 20% of all work-related injuries and deaths occurred at construction sites. Because these sites can be so dangerous, employers have an obligation to follow strict safety measures to prevent injuries.
Many different types of accidents can take place at a construction site. From non-threatening scrapes, bumps and bruises to serious debilitating injuries and even death. While some injuries are unavoidable and nobody’s fault, others occur because of the negligence of an employer, manager or another employer.
At any moment, an accident can change your life forever. You might be injured if you slip on a stair or trip on a cracked sidewalk. You might be injured in a car accident or while you are working. Accidents happen all the time. The injuries that they cause can be costly and life-altering.