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By now, we have all read about the national tragedy in Surfside, Florida, when the 12-story Champlain Towers South building partially collapsed into a pile of concrete and dust, leaving what is anticipated to be almost 150 people dead. The Initial Reaction When an...
I saw an article in the paper this week that commented on the devastating cab shortage in post-pandemic New York. It stated that in February of 2020 there were 11,400 cabs in service and that number is now down to 4,900. In the meantime, New York City has sadly taken...
Recently a worker at a Queens grocery store was injured when his arm got caught in a meat grinder. According to news reports, the FDNY had to disassemble the machine to free him. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened. In fact, this...
Ah, motorcycles. They get you outdoors, they put you in touch with the earth, they give you freedom. They also can be superbly dangerous, which is why you see motorcyclists wearing leather jackets and helmets when it’s 80 degrees out, to cut down on the road rash if...
I’ve been a practicing lawyer for almost 30 years in New York in the field of personal injury and medical malpractice. Most of the laws that govern my field are fine, although some could be arguably better. Then, there is the law that governs wrongful death and...
You were recently in an accident – that’s too bad and I’m sorry to hear that. Then you hired a very good lawyer (hopefully our firm) to fight for YOUR rights – congratulations! Now you are a plaintiff in a lawsuit – it’s time to “help your lawyer help you.” What do I...
I’ve been a lawyer for close to 30 years, mostly in the field of personal injury. I was on the ethics committee in law school, I painstakingly try to play by the rules within my profession, and I’m one of the few lawyers that handles legal malpractice cases against...
If you paid attention in high school biology, then you learned that trees keep us alive. They take in carbon dioxide and through photosynthesis produce oxygen, that sustains life on earth. For a personal injury lawyer, that is a pretty uplifting statement, right? OK,...
One of the hardest parts of my job is telling the victim of an automobile accident, or their surviving family, that the car that caused their accident doesn't have enough insurance to compensate them for their injuries/death. But with proper planning, there are ways...
Yes, you can. However, if you have read my past blogs, you'll find that one of my catchphrases is that "you should hire a lawyer with experience in the field". Nowhere is that more true than when bringing a claim against the Federal Government. They operate with a...
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