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What to Do if You Have Internal Injuries After Being in a Car Accident If you've been in a car accident, the aftermath can often be disorienting and overwhelming. Visible injuries are one thing, but what about the unseen, potentially life-threatening internal injuries...
What is Burden of Proof in Civil Cases? How Does It Apply to Personal Injury? When a party in a case makes an allegation, we say that that party has the burden of proof, or the legal responsibility of producing evidence which backs the claim they have made. In a...
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,...
Drunk Driver Slams into Tow Truck at 132 Miles-Per-Hour on Long Island Expressway Our attorneys secured a $9,750,000 settlement for a 37-year-old tow truck driver following a devastating accident caused by a drunk driver speeding over 130 miles-per-hour on the Long...
Elements of Negligence What are the core elements of negligence? Here’s what you need to know: For negligence to be included in a personal injury claim, a plaintiff will need to show that all four elements of negligence apply to the claim. What Elements Are Required...
Block O’Toole & Murphy is proud to announce the hiring of Pawel P. Wierzbicki, adding yet another young, talented and hard-working trial attorney to the firm.
Ladder Falls in the Workplace Falling from a ladder is one of the most common work accidents, especially in the construction industry. Unfortunately, when a worker falls from even a short ladder, the incident can lead to serious injuries, including but not limited to...
New York Attorneys Representing People Hurt by Impaired Drivers Driver impairment, which occurs when a person’s ability to operate a car is compromised by illegal drugs, alcohol, prescription medications, or over-the-counter drugs, is one of the leading causes of auto...
New York Rear-End Car Accident Attorneys A common type of car accident, rear-end collisions often occur when an individual tailgates another vehicle, is driving while distracted or simply fails to brake in time to avoid hitting the preceding car. According to...
New York T-Bone Collision Attorneys T-bone crashes, also known as side-impact collisions or broadside crashes, occur when one car strikes another car at a perpendicular angle, forming the shape of a "T." These crashes can happen on either the driver or passenger side...
