Spring is coming to New York and the number of motorcycle riders on the road will soon be climbing. It’s important that we all take a moment to review motorcycle safety. Accidents involving motorcycles more frequently cause fatal injuries. [Read more…]
Settlement of $150,000 Before Trial for Injuries from Rear End Collision
Recently, our office settled a lawsuit for $150,000. Our client suffered injuries to her neck & back in a motor vehicle accident. This matter was in suit for approximately two and half years before the case was settled. Below is the article about the case. [Read more…]
Should Cars Be Able to Monitor Driver Health for Accident Prevention?
The future is now. And while we don’t have flying cars, vehicles of today are advancing at breakneck speeds. Case in point: technology being developed to monitor the health and well-being of drivers in an effort to reduce traffic accidents. [Read more…]
Permit-less Construction Work Results in Cave-In, Serious Injuries
Eight construction workers suffered injuries when the Brooklyn building they were working in partially collapsed. Witnesses to the accident said the site was unstable and workers shouldn’t have been put in that kind of danger. Officials say the owner did not get the mandatory permits for construction work before sending the workers in. [Read more…]
The “Act of God” Defense
When a person seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an accident with another individual, it is plain that in order to recover those damages, the claimant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the other individual negligently performed some act or negligently failed to perform some act that caused the claimant’s injuries. [Read more…]
Collecting Unemployment Insurance When Applying for Disability Benefits
By Robert J. Osborne Esq.
The receipt of unemployment insurance benefits does not preclude the receipt of Social Security disability benefits. The receipt of unemployment benefits is only one of many factors that the Social Security Administration must consider in determining whether a claimant is disabled. [Read more…]
Social Media Websites: Why Being Too Friendly Can Hurt Your Personal Injury Case
People have been social beings since the very beginning when man first uttered their first sounds. Language was created to allow people to communicate to others. As a result of languages, ideas and information has been exchange between individuals. Through language, people have exchanged information about themselves. People like to talk about themselves. [Read more…]
De Blasio Delivers Safety Proposals to Eliminate Traffic Accidents
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio isn’t wasting any time in following through on his traffic safety campaign promises. Recently, he offered details into how he expects to reduce traffic fatalities to nil in the “Vision Zero” plan. But only two days later, he came under fire for breezing through stop signs and speeding about the city in a police-chauffeured SUV. [Read more…]
The Importance of Early Representation in Personal Injury Cases
Many people believe they can wait up to two years after an accident before filing a personal injury lawsuit. However, people are often surprised to learn that when bringing a claim for personal injuries against a public entity or an agent or employee of a public entity, that they must give proper notice of the claim within 90 days of their accident or injury or they may have forever waived their rights to bring a lawsuit and receive compensation. [Read more…]
Slip and Fall Accidents Raise Legal Issue of Whether Landowner Has Duty to Maintain Sidewalks
By John Megjugorac
As you may know, New Jersey imposes upon commercial landowners a duty to reasonably maintain the sidewalks abutting their property. Courts often look at whether the property should be classified as residential or commercial. Accidents that occur on sidewalks abutting residential property present substantial burdens on plaintiff. This is because as a matter of law a residential landowner does not have a duty to reasonably maintain their sidewalks. [Read more…]
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