The New York City Comptroller's Office recently released a report which indicated that serious accidents involving city-owned vehicles are on the rise. The average personal injury victim involved in these cases could claim roughly $242,365 per accident. Claims worth...
Who Gets Sued in a Multi-Car Pileup in New York
Recently winter storms have caused several multi-car pileups in New York. One car accident involved as many as 35 vehicles! There was also a six vehicle crash on NY-17 recently, as well as a multiple car bridge crash on Brooklyn Bridge. Multi-car pileups account for...
Mayor de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” program to stop fatalities is more like a “Zero Vision” program
Sometime in 2014, at the beginning of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s two terms, he claimed traffic accidents had gotten out of hand (they hadn’t), and he pledged to bring road deaths in New York City down to zero by 2024, “through engineering, enforcement, and...
The Plaintiff’s Deposition And How It Affects Your Lawsuit
You had an accident, hired a law firm, and became a plaintiff in a lawsuit. Your lawyers interviewed you, investigated the accident scene, took photos, got the police report, and ordered your medical records – everything is going beautifully. They tell you that after...
When Choosing Between a Yellow Cab or Uber/Lyft Ride, Go with the Latter, Despite the Cost
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...
Why are female drivers still at a higher risk of injury?
Since the early 1980s, researchers have found that women have a higher chance of getting injured in a car accident. Yet not much seems to have changed since then.A recent 2019 study revealed that women are 73% more likely to get injured in a car accident than men,...
Have ride-share companies led to an increase in traffic deaths?
Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft play an increasingly popular role in how New Yorkers get around. However, the rapid rise of ride-share services has not been without controversy.A recently released study from researchers at the University of Chicago and Rice...
Drive Like Somebody Is Watching
Red light cameras are about as popular as gum disease, but their supporters believe that the devices promote safety. Recent research calls that belief into question, though the data was collected in Texas where driving conditions are somewhat different. The issue is...
Are you and your vehicle ready for winter driving?
The arrival of winter weather always means many spinouts and cars in ditches. It also results in many intersection and highway collisions, including multi-vehicle pileups and sometimes severe or fatal injuries.Many drivers are just not prepared for that first snowfall...