Getting into your car after a long day, it can be tempting to kick off uncomfortable dress shoes in favor of driving home barefoot. If you’re wearing high heels or thick-soled or stiff shoes, driving barefoot may even seem like the safer choice. But what if you get pulled over while driving without shoes, or…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only suffered by soldiers returning from war. It can affect anyone involved in a traumatic event. For some people in New York, the most traumatic situation they will ever encounter in their lives is a serious car accident. The trauma suffered after an accident like that is very real…
Car accidents are among the most stressful events that can occur in a person’s life. A study by MIT researchers found that getting sideswiped by another car produces a comparable stress response to jumping out of an airplane. Even minor car accidents can result in long-lasting consequences, such as neck pain from whiplash or financially…
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident in New York, you may prefer to avoid the emergency room and seek treatment from your family doctor instead. Or you may need follow-up care after being released from the emergency department. But when you call for an appointment, you might be in for a…
Personal injury cases can be slow and take many twists and turns, but because your personal injury lawyer built a strong case, you’ve reached a settlement with the defendant.
There could be legal recourse in each instance because property, a person or someone’s reputation was harmed. The public works department is responsible for keeping roads in good condition, and the parks department is charged with maintaining safe playground equipment.
A spinal cord injury (SCI) can happen in a matter of seconds because of a car accident, a fall, a gunshot wound or even playing a sport. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, there are nearly 18,000 new SCI cases every year. SCI patients spend less time in hospitals and rehabilitation centers than ever before because of advancements in treatment, but many will live with the physical, financial and emotional effects of their disability for a lifetime.
Whether you are a plaintiff or a defendant in a personal injury case in New York, there are certain things expected of you. For instance, you may be required to provide a deposition. Failure to do so, or to abide by any requirements of the court, may negatively impact the outcome of your case.
Lawsuits are complex. Even a case that seems simple and straightforward on the surface may be much more complicated when the details are known. In order to get those details, a Demand for a Bill of Particulars may be needed.
Personal injury lawsuits can be quite complex. Proving negligence can be challenging, and personal injury cases may have large amounts of money at stake due to the type and severity of the plaintiff’s injuries, their required current and long-term medical care, the loss of current and future wages, and their pain and suffering.