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Complication as a Defense in a Medical Malpractice Case

Gary Silverstein July 12, 2015

A patient suffers serious injuries when a surgery becomes a catastrophe. The doctor on the other hand, argues in his defense that he has never encountered a complication like this before, and therefore he should not be held accountable for it happening in this instance. Can the patient’s lawyer object to this during the trial? Can the plaintiff’s lawyer prevent the doctor from telling this to the jury?

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Will the Defense get to See Your Diary, if You have one, in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Gary Silverstein July 12, 2015

Some people like to keep a diary, a log, or a journal, and they note down their innermost or private thoughts in it. They write things that motivate them or things that are troubling them that nobody else sees. Now, suppose you keep such a diary, and during the course of your medical malpractice lawsuit, you windup recording details about your injuries and how they have affected you.

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Troubled Bridges Raise Risks

Robert Wolff July 10, 2015

Anyone looking at the issue of large vehicle accidents in New York City also has to look at the issue of maintaining the infrastructure that new vehicles use to get around the metro area. There are many different categories of bus accidents and large vehicle accidents. Some of them have to do with simple things like driver error or an improperly maintained vehicle. But others concern factors such as the condition of roadways and the safety procedures that are done in sensitive traffic situations. Then there’s the issue of infrastructure — how well the bridges, tunnels and other roadway structures of New York City are

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COPD guidelines can lead to misdiagnoses

Robert Wolff July 10, 2015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major leading cause of death in New York and around the world. Approximately 27 million people suffer from COPD in the United States alone, with an estimated 210 million afflicted with it worldwide. Symptoms include breathing difficulty due to airway obstruction, shortness of breath and frequent coughing. Smoking is a leading cause of the disease.

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Keeping Commuters Safe While Encouraging MTA Ridership

Gary Silverstein July 8, 2015

New York City officials are promoting their mass transit systems in a big way. With recent years seeing record numbers for subway ridership, the local Metropolitan Transportation Authority is feeling confident in the services they provide to a busy city. Resources like this one from DNAinfo show ridership of over 1.75 billion in 2014 and increases throughout recent years, especially in some areas of Brooklyn. A visual map shows more specifics in which routes are getting the most increases. Handling Subway Performance With all of this new volume and an aging infrastructure system, it’s up to officials to try to determine how to minimize delays

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Hearing the Combined Experience of a Law Firm as a Marketing Message

Gary Silverstein July 7, 2015

You might know that no attorney in New York can ever guarantee a particular result or outcome of your case. However, there are so many other types of guarantees that a lawyer can make. For instance, it would be wonderful if a lawyer in his marketing message guarantees that despite his firm’s two hundred years of combined experience, it will not make any difference, if the defense refuses to negotiate and forces them to go to trial. What does this even mean?

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