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Broken Ribs and Spinal Injuries

Gary Silverstein April 29, 2015

Broken ribs and spinal injuries are two very different types of injuries, but they are two of the common elements of many kinds of personal injury cases. One of the major differences is that broken ribs are easier to assess and will typically manifest in consistent ways. Patients will know they have broken ribs because they will feel the localized pain associated with this injury. Spinal injuries can be much more abstract, however. Patients may not feel pain, although the underlying injury can lead to health conditions later on down the road.

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Tourism and Safety in NYC

Gary Silverstein April 27, 2015

As the crown jewel of the eastern seaboard, the Big Apple gets hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Tourism and safety may not be two words that often get talked about together, but providing a safe environment is key to running a successful tourism business anywhere in the city. Premises Safety: Your Office and Home Base of Operations One basic aspect of safety for tourism businesses is the careful maintenance of business premises. Portions of the New York legal code talk about the general requirements and responsibility for any business or property owner to remove snow, ice and dirt from public spaces that are

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How does the Defense Really Knows about Your Injuries  

Robert Wolff April 23, 2015

When you file a personal injury lawsuit for the harms and losses you have suffered because of someone else’s carelessness, how does the defense really knows about your injuries, and what you have suffered are in fact significant or permanent? The Defense is Entitled to Receive all Your Medical Records Whether it is an accident or a medical malpractice matter, the defense will know what the true extent of your injuries when they evaluate your medical records. Once you open the door towards a personal injury lawsuit, you are obligated to provide the defense with permission slips known as authorizations, which will enable them to

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Why would the defense agree that the plaintiff’s witness is an expert?

Robert Wolff April 23, 2015

You have sustained significant injuries because of carelessness of a doctor or hospital staff, and you have submitted a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim damages and compensation correlating with your suffering and financial distress. Your case has gone all the way to trial, and now when you are about to put your expert witness on the stand in support of your claim, the defense jumps up and agrees that this witness is an expert. Why does the defense do this, and what should your lawyer do in this instance?

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Reasons to be cautious about the new spiral CT scans

Robert Wolff April 23, 2015

Heavy smokers in New York may be affected by a recent change in Medicaid rules. The change states that those between the age of 55 and 77 and have smoked a pack a day for 30 years are qualified for a yearly spiral CT scan. This scan is very sensitive and has the ability to detect small tumors and cancers that might have been missed previously.

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