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Uncovering the Truth: How Our Lawyers Lead an Accident Investigation To an accident victim or an inexperienced attorney, certain details of an accident might be considered extraneous or even irrelevant. To us, all details are treated with precision and close...

Assumption of Risk in Personal Injury Lawsuits No matter how good your judgment is or how much caution you take in your actions, you understand that there is some risk involved in just about everything you do—engaging with life would be impossible otherwise. However,...

Types of Negligence and How They Apply in Different Scenarios A car comes careening around a corner, disregards a stop sign, and speeds into an intersection – barely missing pedestrians and other vehicles in its path. Thankfully no innocent people are hurt, but in too...

Lawyers for 18-Wheeler and Other Large Truck Accidents Trucks, especially 18-wheelers, are much larger than the average vehicle and take up more space on the road. While the average car weighs in at around 4,000 pounds, an 18-wheeler can legally weigh up to 80,000...

Distracted Driving: A Serious Problem in New YorkAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 9 people die every day throughout the United States in the more than 1,000 car accidents that involve distracted drivers. In 2018 alone,...

New York Scaffolding Law Reform: A Step Backward In Worker SafetyOn Sept. 17, 2008, a 37-year-old Bronx laborer was removing pipes from a warehouse ceiling when he was instructed to walk across shelving. Unbeknownst to him, the shelving was made of cardboard. It...

Causes of Car AccidentsCar accidents can happen for a variety of reasons. Many crashes occur as a result of human error, such as distracted driving or speeding, while others may be impossible to prevent and happen due to factors outside of a driver's control, such as...

NYC Distracted Driver Accident Lawyers The phenomenon of distracted driving has become an epidemic, largely due to the wide adoption of cell phones and smartphones. Illustrating this disturbing trend, there was a 918% increase in tickets for texting while driving...

New York Truck Accidents Caused by Distracted DrivingIt is no secret that distracted driving is highly dangerous and all-too-common. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted driving played a role in 3,166 fatal...

Representing Those Injured by Reckless TruckersBoth the federal government and New York state have strict rules and regulations governing truck drivers. When truckers fail to abide by these regulations, accidents frequently occur, injuring or killing innocent...