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Why Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer?

Every now and then life throws the curve at you and you may find yourself a victim of an unfortunate accident. It could be a car or bike crash, an accident at the workplace or even a falling brick from an old building roof when you’re walking on the street. This is when you need to hire a personal injury lawyer. The point, however, is that a personal injury may immobilize you for a while, cause both physical and mental trauma and definitely burn a hole in your pocket for medical treatment, hospitalization and post-hospitalization convalescence costs. In case you are entitled to compensation for

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Faulty Equipment Personal Injury

Any personal injury arising out of products liability enables the plaintiff to sue the product’s manufacturer for suitable damages if he’s injured while using the product and can be the basis of faulty equipment personal injury lawsuit. This is most commonly seen in electrical gadgets with faulty wiring that have either given out shocks or even resulted in electrocution leading to death. In construction sites, the application and use of defective heavy machinery, particularly excavators and cranes, have led to heavy objects suddenly dropping from heights and crushing or seriously injuring those below. Products liability: a definition In order to establish product liability in a

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Personal Injury Claims for Construction Workers

As a construction worker, it’s always possible that you might be lightly or badly injured at the site because of a sudden fall or while handling heavy construction equipment. On certain occasions, it has also happened that cranes bearing heavy loads have lost control and dropped heavy items on people, injuring and disabling them permanently or even killing them. With the economy soon about to improve when taxes are lowered we may even see more people get hurt because there will be more activity going on. if you have been involved in a construction accident, learn what are the options for a personal injury claims for

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Pedestrian Fatalities Surging

There has been a devastating increase in pedestrian accidents in recent years, with the Governors’ Highway Safety Association reporting a record increase from year-to-year in the number of people who died while walking in 2016 compared with in 2015. Every fatal pedestrian accident is tragic, and this record increase means more lives were lost and moreΒ  lives of family members were changed forever. Those affected by pedestrian crashes that caused serious or fatal injuries should consult with New York pedestrian accident lawyers for help as soon as possible in pursuing a legal claim for compensation for losses. GHSA Reports Record Increase in Pedestrian Fatalities According

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Study finds skilled nursing care woefully lacking

Do you have an elderly relative living in a nursing home? Or perhaps you might have even spent time recovering from surgery or extended illness in a skilled nursing facility until you were well enough to return home. If so, the following may be of interest.

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Rare disease wreaks havoc when not diagnosed

New York residents might like to know about the process involved when believing a doctor or hospital acted negligently. In one case, a $28.5 million judgment was awarded to a patient after a failure to diagnose her condition. The patient and her family filed a lawsuit against Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities because they said they begged specialists to perform diagnostic tests when she had severe symptoms of Wilson’s Disease.

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NY County Tries New Technology to Reduce Distracted Driving Accidents

New York City motor vehicle accident attorneys represent clients who have been victimized by distracted drivers who cause car accidents to occur. Despite laws aimed at preventing distracted driving collisions, and despite many warnings about the dangers associated with driver distraction, motorists continue to put themselves and others in jeopardy by driving while using phones and other electronic devices. Now, one county in New York is trying a new approach to help stop distracted driving collisions. The county is tuning to technology with the goal of reducing the number of distracted drivers on the road. Can Technology Help Reduce Distracted Driving Accidents? The county in

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Tick-borne disease could be deadly without quick diagnosis

Despite its name, people in New York and all over the country are at risk of tick-borne illnesses like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Particularly widespread in the summer months when people camp, hike and engage in outdoor activities, they can be life-threatening for active individuals. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever has been reported all over North and South America. The potentially fatal disease is caused by a bacterium, Rickettsia rickettsia. Physicians report that there has been a slow increase in cases of the disease over the years.

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Learning The Right Way to Fall Can Make Injuries Less Severe

Falls can cause devastating injuries to victims, and can sometimes those injuries can even be fatal. It is the responsibility of property owners to take steps to reduce the chances of a fall injury occurring.Β  If a property owner is negligent in maintaining the property in a safe and effective way, this can result in the property owner being held accountable for all injuries related to the fall. New York City slip and fall lawyers can provide assistance in taking legal action against those who own property where falls occur. While it is the legal obligation of property owners to avoid creating unsafe conditions that

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OSHA Reforms: Could They Work to Lower Workplace Injury Risks?

The American Society of Safety Engineers believes that the current approach to protecting employees from on-the-job accidents is not sufficient. The American Society of Safety Engineers has published an OSHA Reform Blueprint, which makes a number of different suggestions for changing OSHA that the Society believes would better prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. With understaffing and budget constraints at OSHA, implementing large-scale reforms could be difficult. Unfortunately, with thousands of employees dying each year on-the-job, it is clear that not enough is currently being done to ensure every employee is safe from harm. When fatalities and injuries occur, lives are changed forever. New York City

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