Personal injury incidents are tragic, but they become even more devastating when a child is the victim of abuse leading to permanent injuries. Globally, thousands
Slip and fall cases are a part of premises-related personal injuries. Tripping or slipping and falling is something all of us would have experienced at
Under New York State laws, a wide range of employers are obligated to provide workers’ compensation benefits to their employees. These employers have to post
Between 1999 and 2008, a high proportion of medical malpractice claims were filed in New York State. Court Statistics.org reports that in 2008 medical malpractice cases resulted in 7.4% of all tort cases, and 1.1% of all civil lawsuits filed in the state. As medical malpractice laws differ from state to state, it is important to understand the New York State laws pertaining to medical malpractice before filing a lawsuit.
In normal medical malpractice cases, the “guilt” of a medical practitioner is defended in court by an obvious argument that someone else in the same situation might also have done it. Thus most medical errors wind up in civil courts in the form of malpractice charges.
