Spinal Cord Injury And The Common Types Of Accidents That Cause Them
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column. The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system.
The human spinal cord is...
A Property Owner Has A Duty To Properly Remove Snow And Ice From Their Property
We just had another snow storm. Between 4 and 10 inches of snow fell in New York City and Long Island and in areas north of New York City, over a foot of snow fell. Who is responsible for the removal...
How To Maximize Your Recovery For Your Personal Injury Claim
If you have been injured in an accident and you are considering filing a personal injury claim, here are seven tips for maximizing your personal injury compensation after an accident.
1. Document Your Accident
Whenever possible, it is best to obtain as many facts as you can regarding the...
Reasons To Hire A Personal Injury Attorney
While injury-related accidents are sometimes able to be resolved by private individuals and insurance companies, that is not always the case. And even when it is possible to resolve an injury-causing accident without legal representation, that doesn’t mean it’s in the victim’s best interests. It does not mean that you will...
Property Owner’s Obligation To Maintain Their Property in Compliance With The Building Code
Premises liability deals with the breach of duty that is owed by an owner or occupier of property to protect invitees from dangerous conditions and defects on the property. The owner/occupier has a duty to exercise reasonable care in the management of the premises to ensure persons are protected from an...
How Long Do I Have To File A Claim In New York State?
Every day in New York State a person is injured through the negligent or intentional acts of another person. The injured party begins to consider whether or not to commence a lawsuit against the party that injured them. Sometimes the injured party acts quickly and retains a lawyer very quickly and...
What is a Premises Liability Case?
When injured on the property of another individual, you could be entitled to a substantial amount of monetary compensation for your injuries. Property owners and managers have a legal duty to make sure that their premise is free from hazards that could cause damage to a visitor. If they haven't taken...
Landlord’s Responsibilities in a Negligent Security Action
A landlord has the common-law duty to take minimal precautions to protect tenants from foreseeable harm, including foreseeable criminal conduct by a third-person. In order to recover against a landlord for assault, a tenant is required to show that the landlord’s failure to provide adequate security was the proximate cause of...
How Negligent/Inadequate Security Results in Personal Injury Lawsuits
An owner or occupier of land has a legal duty to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to maintain his or her premises in a reasonably safe condition. That duty includes taking minimal precautions to protect members of the public from reasonably foreseeable criminal acts of third parties. Especially in areas...
Slip and Fall Accidents and Statistics
Types of injury-causing accidents that we most commonly think about are automobile crashes, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. What you may not realize, though, is that the chances of being involved in a slip and fall accident are high as well. Most people do not realize how extensive the dangers of...