What is a Herniated Disc? Your spine is made up of vertebrae separated by cartilage-like discs that act as cushions between the different levels of your vertebrae. When an injury or a degenerative disease causes the disc to weaken or tear, the center of the disc can […]
Read more →New York City Personal Injury Lawyers ew York City personal injury lawyers represent people hurt in a wide variety of accidents. Injury claims fall under a category of law known as Torts. A tort is a civil wrong that wrongful causes someone else to suffer a loss […]
Read more →Man sues GEICO over low settlement offer August 2, 2013 9:00 AM By Kyla Asbury Boggs HUNTINGTON – A man is suing GEICO Insurance Company after he claims it breached its duty of good faith to him. Gordon F. Reneau was also named as a defendant in […]
Read more →Civil Rights Violations Possible Case in Point It has been reported today that a “Brooklyn man who fell ill while in police custody Thursday died in his holding cell after waiting four hours for an ambulance.” Angel Cordero, 39, was arrested Thursday at roughly 4 a.m. after […]
Read more →Tweets Our Tweets are intended to help inform the public about safety issues due to faulty products or devices, as well as providing information and resources to help people learn about the legal system and their rights when they are injured or hurt in a New York […]
Read more →New York Summary Judgment Law In our system of civil justice, it is the jury’s province to decide issues of fact. But merely because a lawsuit is filed, does not necessarily mean that the case will reach the jury. Either party is entitled to move the court […]
Read more →New York Assumption of Risk Law New York has long abolished “assumption of risk” as a complete bar to an action to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death. The Court of Appeals held that the “[r]ight to apportionment of liability or to full indemnity, then, […]
Read more →Requirement to obtain No-fault Benefits If you were injured in a car accident in New York, or were a pedestrian that was struck by a car you must file a No-Fault application within the appropriate time in order to receive benefits. Insurance Regulation 68 requires that “in […]
Read more →Do I Have the Right to See My Medical Records? New York State Law gives patients and other qualified individuals access to medical records. There are some restrictions on what may be obtained and fees may be charged by physicians, other health care professionals and facilities for […]
Read more →Dissenting Often, State’s Chief Judge Establishes a Staunchly Liberal Record Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Jonathan Lippman has written far more dissents than his two predecessors as chief judge of New York State. “The result I am looking for is not necessarily unanimity,” he said. […]
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