New York Personal Injury Law Blog
How Does a Police Excessive Force Lawsuit Work in New York?
When police officers use excessive force against you, they're not only injuring you, they are violating your Fourth Amendment rights. While it's not always easy to hold the police accountable for their action, pursuing a personal injury case against the police can be...
Can You Seek Compensation in a New York Assault Case Without a Criminal Conviction?
In New York, launching a personal injury case over assault and battery is possible, even if no arrests were made, no trial took place, and no criminal conviction happened. The two legal actions are totally separate from one another. This type of case is known as an...
Understanding Boating Injury Lawsuits in New York
New York has worked hard to keep boating a safe and fun experience. Nevertheless, boating accidents continue to happen. These accidents include both head-on collisions between boats and other sorts of accidents. Most accidents involve drowning. What causes boating...
Understanding Damages in a New York Personal Injury Case
If you've paid attention to personal injury awards in the news, you might be confused about what to expect in your personal injury case. Many clients come to us either unsure of what to expect or saddled with a host of unrealistic expectations forged from seeing...
How Do Negligent Security Cases Work in New York?
You go to an establishment. Someone assaults you. It's definitely a criminal case, but is recovering compensation from the NYS Office of Victim Services (OVS) your only recourse? As a matter of fact, it is not. In truth, OVS only steps in when other sources of...
Back-to-School Safety Tips for NYC Parents
Even if you don't have kids, you'll be impacted by the return of NYC school children to their regular routine. Back-to-school means more pedestrians and bicyclists, many younger and less capable of preventing accidents on their own. While we're happy to help you...
The Importance of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer in NYC
Some people fear hiring personal injury lawyers because they think the lawyer will take most of the settlement. While contingency fee percentages do sound high, the truth is that hiring a personal injury lawyer is often the difference between receiving money and...
Weekends Are Dangerous at NYC Nursing Homes
According to the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, 61% of all nursing homes have staffing shortages all seven days of the week. Yet, on weekends, staffing shortages get even worse. It's gotten to the point where the federal...
What to Do If You’re Injured in a Taxi or Rideshare in NYC
Over 60% of New Yorkers commute by public transit or by walking, and supplement by hiring a taxi or by rideshare. If most of us get into an accident, it will either be as the pedestrian in a car-on-pedestrian collision, while driving a borrowed car, or while riding...
Liability in New York Fireworks’ Accidents
Independence Day has passed, and hopefully, everyone got through the holiday with big smiles and no injuries. Yet if fireworks injured you during this holiday, you may need to consider launching a personal injury case to cover your medical bills, lost wages, pain,...