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What is there to be Seen Mean in a Car Accident Case

Robert Wolff July 12, 2015

Legal Obligation of Drivers Every driver is required to know what the rules of the road are. For instance, they need to know what a yield sign means and looks like, they are required to know that they should not drive in the bike lane, not change lanes without signaling, and so on. Drivers are required to see what is there to be seen. Now if you are careless or distracted because you are doing something else, not paying attention to the traffic and to where you are going, and you smash into a car in front of you, you have serious problems. Your situation

Will a Juror who has Suffered the same Injuries as the Victim be Automatically Disqualified

Gary Silverstein July 12, 2015

You have suffered a significant fracture of the femur in an accident, which is the biggest bone in the body, and you have filed a personal injury case to claim compensation. Your case has come all the way to trial, and now during jury selection, one of the jurors tells your lawyer that he has suffered the same type of fracture, but his injuries were not permanent.

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?

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.

Knowing the Costs of a Trial

Gary Silverstein July 12, 2015

When you have filed a personal injury case, and your doctor agrees to come and testify on your behalf at trial, do you have to pay him? The answer is yes, you will have to pay your doctor to come in and testify. It would be sort of selfish to assume they will spend a day or two in court and not receive some type of financial compensation.

Most Common Defenses in Medical Malpractice Cases

Gary Silverstein July 12, 2015

Judgment Call a Common Defense

Should a Lawyer Give a One Hour Opening Argument

Robert Wolff July 12, 2015

In your medical malpractice trial in New York, where there are many details and facts that the jury needs to know and consider, should your lawyer give a two-hour opening argument at the beginning of the trial?

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

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.

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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