The Injury Law Library

Your rights, explained plainly.

Plain-language answers about accidents, injuries and your rights in New York — from The Law Offices of Evan W. Kohn.

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Construction Accidents

Scaffold and ladder falls, falling debris, electrocution and machinery injuries — and the NY Labor Law 240/241 rights most workers never hear about.

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Hurt on a construction site in the Bronx?

Scaffold and ladder falls, falling debris, electrocution and machinery injuries — and the NY Labor Law 240/241 rights most workers never hear about.

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Truck Accidents

18-wheelers, box trucks and delivery vans — federal rules, company liability, and why the evidence disappears fast.

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Hit by a truck or commercial vehicle?

18-wheelers, box trucks and delivery vans — federal rules, company liability, and why the evidence disappears fast.

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Pedestrian Accidents

Crosswalk knock-downs, hit-and-runs and MVAIC claims — pedestrians have more rights than most people know.

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Hit by a car while walking?

Crosswalk knock-downs, hit-and-runs and MVAIC claims — pedestrians have more rights than most people know.

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E-Scooter Accidents

Stand-up scooters in Bronx traffic: who pays, what the city rules actually say, and why a denial is not the end.

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Hurt on an electric scooter?

Stand-up scooters in Bronx traffic: who pays, what the city rules actually say, and why a denial is not the end.

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Motorcycle Accidents

No-fault does not cover motorcyclists in New York — the one rule that changes how a rider's case has to be built.

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Injured riding a motorcycle?

No-fault does not cover motorcyclists in New York — the one rule that changes how a rider's case has to be built.

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Bicycle Accidents

Doorings, bike-lane crashes, and the driver's no-fault coverage most injured cyclists never claim.

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Hit while riding your bike?

Doorings, bike-lane crashes, and the driver's no-fault coverage most injured cyclists never claim.

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Bus & Subway Accidents

MTA and transit cases run on a 90-day Notice of Claim clock — faster than any other deadline in this field.

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Hurt on a bus, train or in the subway?

MTA and transit cases run on a 90-day Notice of Claim clock — faster than any other deadline in this field.

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Rideshare & Taxi Accidents

Rideshare policies can reach $1.25M when the app is on. Who pays depends on the trip phase — we sort it out.

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Injured in an Uber, Lyft or taxi?

Rideshare policies can reach $1.25M when the app is on. Who pays depends on the trip phase — we sort it out.

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Workers' Compensation

Comp covers you regardless of fault, you cannot legally be fired for filing, and you may also have a lawsuit no one told you about.

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Hurt at work?

Comp covers you regardless of fault, you cannot legally be fired for filing, and you may also have a lawsuit no one told you about.

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Medical Malpractice

Misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries and nursing-home neglect — with a shorter 2.5-year clock than other injury cases.

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Harmed by a doctor or hospital?

Misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries and nursing-home neglect — with a shorter 2.5-year clock than other injury cases.

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Wrongful Death

Who can bring the claim, what it covers, and the 2-year deadline — explained with the care this subject deserves.

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Lost a loved one to someone's negligence?

Who can bring the claim, what it covers, and the 2-year deadline — explained with the care this subject deserves.

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Brain & Spinal Injuries

TBIs that don't show on an X-ray, concussions dismissed as "mild", and spinal injuries that change everything.

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Dealing with a head or spine injury?

TBIs that don't show on an X-ray, concussions dismissed as "mild", and spinal injuries that change everything.

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Dog Bites

New York's one-bite and negligence rules in plain language — and when the landlord is on the hook too.

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Bitten by a dog?

New York's one-bite and negligence rules in plain language — and when the landlord is on the hook too.

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Slip & Fall

NYCHA stairwells, icy sidewalks, wet store floors and broken steps — premises cases live and die on early evidence.

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Hurt in a fall that wasn't your fault?

NYCHA stairwells, icy sidewalks, wet store floors and broken steps — premises cases live and die on early evidence.

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Car Accidents

No-fault paperwork, hit-and-runs, uninsured drivers and the serious-injury threshold — what actually decides Bronx car cases.

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Hurt in a car accident in the Bronx?

No-fault paperwork, hit-and-runs, uninsured drivers and the serious-injury threshold — what actually decides Bronx car cases.

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Personal Injury Basics

How injury cases actually work in New York: deadlines, no-fault, what a case is worth, and what to do first.

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Hurt because someone was careless?

How injury cases actually work in New York: deadlines, no-fault, what a case is worth, and what to do first.

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