Summertime can be a great time to enjoy the outdoors and maybe take a vacation with your loved ones, but it also happens to be the season when the most traffic accidents tend to occur in the United States. Vehicular accidents commonly involve cars, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles, but can also involve ATVs or other…
As experienced by our recent near record breaking snow fall from winter storm Jonas, New Yorkers know that snow, sleet, ice and frozen rain can create very dangerous, slippery traveling conditions on streets, sidewalks and at the entrances to buildings. Winter weather causes a multitude slip or trip and fall accidents every year. These accidents…
According to a number of recent studies there is a type of accident that is becoming more and more prevalent, pedestrian accidents caused by using a smartphone while walking. Much attention has been paid to so-called “distracted driving” (driving while texting or using a cell phone) through ad campaigns and public service announcements. However, we…
There are three blood thinners currently on the market, Xarelto, Pradaxa and Eliquis that have been receiving attention due to their aggressive marketing by pharmaceutical companies and frequent television commercials from national personal injury firms. Xarelto, Pradaxa and Eliquis are anticoagulant medications that are generally given to people who have a high risk of stroke….
The Takata airbag recall has been expanded again. Takata, you may recall, is a Japanese airbag manufacturer that supplies many different car manufacturers around the world. Since late last year, Takata has been recalling airbags due to a manufacturing defect that under certain conditions shoots metal fragments into the passenger compartment when the airbag is…
Workers’ compensation is a system of insurance that provides medical care and when applicable cash benefits to workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. Over the past decade, various states have been cutting back on the guarantee that if an employee is injured on the job, the employer…
Airbags are supposed to save lives, not end them by shooting metal fragments into vehicle occupants. This is what happened in a handful of cases involving airbags made by auto part supplier Takata. It has been estimated that nearly 11 million vehicles are potentially affected by this issue in the United States. As you may…
Now that it is fall, kids are back in school which means kids are being dropped of at or walking to school. When kids are jumping out of cars and buses, it is very important to exercise extra care when driving near or around schools. Parents and caregivers are often harried and distracted when picking…
Have you been denied a worker’s compensation or social security disability claim? You may be able to appeal the decision. You may appeal a worker’s compensation judge’s decision within 30 days of its filing by applying in writing for board review. If your application is granted, your case will be reviewed by a panel of…
Medical malpractice happens when a medical provider’s negligence causes a patient to suffer injury or damages. However, experiencing a bad outcome isn’t always proof of medical negligence. Medical malpractice can come in many forms, including (but not limited to): surgical error, anesthesia error, incorrect prescription of medication, failure to perform or request necessary procedures and…
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