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How Weather Conditions Impact Your New York Car Accident Case
You got into a car accident during heavy rain. It’s severe enough for you to sue over. The other driver is blaming the weather. Does the presence of rain, ice,…
How Negligence Can Lead to Nursing Home Falls
A nursing home fall can be extremely serious for your elderly loved one. In fact, the CDC notes that falls are the leading cause of death for adults aged 65…
PFAS Injury Lawsuits in New York
This year, New York banned the sale of clothing containing PFAS chemicals (per-and-poly fluoroalkyl substances). The bill goes into effect on December 31, 2023. Multiple class action PFAS lawsuits are…
When Content Goes Wrong: Can a Wrongful Death Suit Against a Social Media Company Ever Be Successful?
Dozens of bizarre and often dangerous challenges are posted on social media every year. If one of those challenges hurts a loved one, can you bring a wrongful death suit?…
Understanding Punitive Damages in NYC Personal Injury Cases
Often when we meet with clients, they are outraged by the behavior of the negligent party in their personal injury case. We have nothing but empathy for these feelings, especially…
What to Do After a Crane Accident in NYC
Here in New York City, cranes are a part of the landscape. Most of the time, contractors run the crane and finish their work without injuring anyone. Yet cranes can…
What to Do If a Product Makes You Sick
Earlier this year, a woman sued cosmetics company L’Oréal with claims that its chemical hair straightening products put women at an increased risk of uterine cancer. Her lawyers drew a…
How Do Scaffolding Injuries Happen?
Scaffolding injuries are ubiquitous in New York City. They’re notoriously dangerous to workers and non-worker pedestrians alike. At any given time, there are usually around 13,000 active scaffolding permits active…
Why Pedestrians Need Personal Injury Lawyers
When a 3,000-pound car collides with a human being, it may seem like common sense that the human being should win the resulting injury case. After all, doesn’t the driver…
Audit Finds NYC Department of Buildings is Failing to Protect Construction Workers on Building Sites
Recently, a New York City construction worker fell from a 15th floor scaffold to the sidewalk below, and died. It is not clear whether he was wearing any form of…
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