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The Tricky Business of Liability in Amazon Delivery Vehicle Accidents When a collision involves an Amazon delivery vehicle, you usually know it. The company isn’t shy about branding the trucks and vans that deliver its packages. As a result, many accident victims and...

The Relationship Between Foreseeability & Negligence What is the doctrine of foreseeability and why does it matter in personal injury cases? For you to receive compensation in a personal injury lawsuit, your attorney will need to prove that the defendants acted...

Discovery Process in a Personal Injury Lawsuit During the discovery phase of a personal injury lawsuit, the two parties investigate, gather evidence, and exchange any information they may need in order to make their case. Discovery ends when the plaintiff files or is...

Liability in Personal Injury Lawsuits Liability is the legal responsibility, or in lay terms “fault”, for an accident, an essential factor in personal injury cases. It determines who is accountable and enables victims to seek compensation. Once liability is...

Boom Lift and Aerial Lift Accidents Boom lifts, which can reach heights of over 17 stories, can be as dangerous as they are helpful. If owners, general contractors, employers, operators, and those on the ground are not cautious and vigilant, tragedy can strike....

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,...

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...

New York Paralysis Injury Attorneys Paralysis is often the devastating result of spinal cord injuries (SCIs). According to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are approximately 300,000 people living with SCIs in the United States. Falls and vehicle...