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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,...
New York City Sidewalk Accident Attorneys Most New Yorkers are sharply attuned to the dangers of navigating city streets. Coexisting with cars, trucks, bicycles, pedicabs, and scrambling fellow pedestrians is a demanding prospect, and reaching your destination safely...
Street Sweeper Accidents Street sweepers, sometimes referred to as "street cleaners," play an essential role in keeping cities clean, functional, and attractive. Although active sweeping should only be conducted at 5 to 15 miles per hour, vehicles that are not...
Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur in Personal Injury Cases The legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, meaning the thing speaks for itself, addresses situations in which the presence of negligence is obvious, even if the specific incident of negligence is difficult to...
Manhole Explosions: Legal Rights in New York City While hardly exclusive to New York City, manhole explosions are a problem to which the structure of the city uniquely lends itself. The City of New York contains as many as 350,000 manhole covers across its five...
Scaffold Collapse: Causes and Legal Next Steps in New York Accidents related to scaffolding continue to cause serious harm year after year. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), scaffolding accidents are linked to an average of 50...
Personal Injury Lawsuits Against the City of New York Suppose the city you lived or worked in played a role in injuring you or a loved one. For instance: You were hit by a New York City-owned garbage truck You were injured by a ceiling collapse in a poorly maintained...
Liability in T-Bone Crashes Sadly, T-bone collisions are both frequent and dangerous enough that they are one of the most lethal types of accidents that occur on the road. In 2020, broadside collisions accounted for 23% of all vehicle occupant deaths in the United...
For passengers aboard a Parkchester-bound BxM6 bus, the evening of August 14, 2023 was no ordinary Monday in New York City. Around 8:30 PM at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 48th Street, the MTA vehicle collided with an active bucket truck. The impact of the...
Causes of Ladder Accidents While ladder use may seem straightforward, there are key failures in ladder setup and use that can lead to an accident. To prevent serious injury, the American Ladder Institute provides a comprehensive list of ladder safety guidelines, and...
