Reporting Workplace Injuries
Employers in the New York City area have a responsibility to allow workers to file workers’ compensation claims when they are injured in accidents at work. But in many cases, the issue becomes a bit more complex. Injured workers may face significant challenges related to the workers’ compensation claim process. Reporting Standards It’s quite common […]
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Most New York residents understand the chaotic nature of riding the subway. They understand the mad rush down to a platform and onto a train. They understand the careening through tunnels, the push of the crowd inside the car and those awkward times when the train car stops between stations. They also understand the delicate […]
How to Notify Parties in a Personal Injury Case in New York
If you are preparing to file a personal injury claim, you have work to do even before you start gathering evidence. A critical task is to notify the parties involved in the incident that you will soon file a personal injury lawsuit. At this point, it is worth clarifying that at this point you may […]
Can I Sue the Government in a Personal Injury Case in New York?
Carelessness, even if it is unintentional and momentary, is human. Anyone can be careless, even for a split second, and harm someone else. Fortunately, the laws of the United States make it possible for you to sue a government agency or government personnel for negligence. However, before you sue the government in a personal injury […]
Renovating the George Washington for Bikes
Handling the congested traffic found on New York City streets also means maintaining specific types of infrastructure, such as bridges that enable access to New York City metro area locations. One good example is the George Washington Bridge, which serves travelers going from New York City to New Jersey and vice versa. This bridge, operated […]
Hospitals implement strategies to reduce malpractice lawsuits
New York residents may be surprised to learn that 12,000 people died in 2014 while undergoing unnecessary surgical procedures and a further 7,000 deaths were caused by medication errors. Medical mistakes and hospital negligence lead to approximately 85,000 medical malpractice lawsuits being filed every year. Some hospitals are adding extra layers of oversight and implementing stricter safety protocols to both protect patients and avoid lawsuits.
Exposure and Injury Law
Sometimes, injury lawyers get cases that don’t fit the boundaries of what we commonly think of when we think about workplace injuries. When considering the “average” workplace injury, people tend to think of injuries that are immediately evident, such as contact with falling objects or a trip and fall accident where someone falls over materials […]
Don’t Wait on a Concussion
Anytime someone sees an accident occur, there’s the difficult question of how to respond. Some types of accidents seem relatively minor — a person sustains a bit of a blow from a falling object, bumps his or her head on a fixed installation or falls from a certain height — and the individual appears to […]
Do You need a Personal Injury Lawyer?
A personal injury can happen in many ways. It could be a road accident, a theft, a robbery, a medical malpractice issue, or damage due to unhygienic work conditions. They can go beyond ordinary physical wounds. Your physical capabilities or appearance can get diminished for a long time or even permanently. You have every possibility […]
Safety in the “Sharing Economy”
By now, most people have heard about Uber and other ride-sharing services that consumers are using throughout New York and many other states in the U.S. The services are quickly emerging to challenge classic taxicab systems and provide urban dwellers and others with options for getting from one place to another — but they also […]