Standard of Care and Reasonable Care in Premises Liability Cases
Property owners have the responsibility to maintain safe conditions on their properties to prevent injury to visitors and other individuals authorized to enter the property. This responsibility is known as the property owner’s duty of care. Whether a property owner...
Commercial and Passenger Vehicles: Sharing the Road Safely
On highways throughout New York City and Westchester County, driving defensively is a must. Many of the highways in this region and throughout the Northeast are older roadways that were not designed with modern traffic demands in mind. On these roadways as well as...
How Can I Keep my Child Safe During His or Her Walk to and From School?
In New York’s Rivertown communities of Dobbs, Hastings, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, and Ardsley, many children walk to and from school instead of riding a school bus. Walking to school can provide great exercise for a child, but it can also carry personal...
Defective Products and Product Liability: Know What to Do if your Child is Injured
When a manufacturer creates a product, they have the responsibility to ensure that the product cannot harm users during normal use of the product. This requires not only the use of a safe design but quality testing of the prototype and then the finished products...
Misdemeanors Versus Felonies in New York
In New York, criminal offenses fall into two categories: felonies and misdemeanors. Felonies are serious offenses that often result in physical harm to a victim, such as rape or murder, whereas misdemeanors are often less serious offenses, like prostitution and...
How Can I Protect my Elderly Parent from Nursing Home Neglect?
Nursing home staff members are often overworked and stretched thin to meet the needs of all their patients. Although it can be easy to see what causes nursing home neglect, nursing home neglect should never be accepted. Nursing home neglect can have serious physical...
Common Injuries New York City Commuters Face on Their Way to Work
It is not uncommon to live in Westchester County and work in the city. Every weekday, more than 600,000 people commute into New York City from Westchester County and other New York counties as well as Connecticut and New Jersey for work. Commuters enter the city...
Avoid a Slip and Fall Injury During the Winter Months
Nobody has to tell you that New York has some pretty cold winters. With the reduced visibility of longer nighttime hours and the icy roads, steps, and sidewalks, winter in New York can be downright dangerous. A slip on an icy sidewalk can send you falling to the...
How to Seek Compensation for a Personal Injury Claim
If you are injured in an accident caused by another party’s negligence, you are entitled to seek compensation for your damages through a personal injury claim. Seeking compensation through a personal injury claim can be a confusing, complicated process. That is why...
How to Prove Negligence in a Personal Injury Suit
A personal injury claim is only valid if it demonstrates that the victim’s injury was directly caused by another party’s negligence. Otherwise, the victim cannot recover compensation for his or her damages.So what is negligence? Here are a few examples of negligent...
The Trial Process for Personal Injury Cases
Although many personal injury claims are settled privately, some do need to go to court to be determined by a judge and jury. When this happens, both parties need to appear in court to present their evidence to the jury. This can be a complicated, stressful process...
Why Should I Hire a Lawyer to Handle my Personal Injury Case?
If you are considering seeking monetary compensation for your damages following an accident that resulted in your injury, consider working with an experienced personal injury lawyer to complete this process. Although you are not required to work with a lawyer to...