Category: Personal Injury
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, a lifeguard shortage has been negatively impacting city pools. This summer, city pools in New York have cut swimming programs due to a lack of lifeguards. According to Gothamist, while city pools will remain open for general swim every day
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, many Americans will be breaking out their barbecue pits, purchasing fireworks, and in some cases, consuming higher than usual amounts of alcohol. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimated that about 482 people would die in motor vehicle accidents over the 2022 Independence Day
One of the most common causes of car accidents is running red lights at intersections. In a 2019 report, AAA found that fatalities caused by running red lights had reached a 10-year-high. The motorist who runs the red light is typically found to be at-fault for a red light crash,
If you were injured in an accident in New York, you might consider hiring a personal injury lawyer to help you pursue a compensation claim. You might also be worried about how much it will cost to hire a skilled lawyer to represent you. Fortunately, most personal injury lawyers offer
Were you injured in a collision involving a driver who made a U-turn in New York? Are you unsure whether their maneuver was legal, or if you have the right to hold them accountable for negligence? If you’ve been involved in a U-turn accident and are unsure who was at
Surveillance cameras are everywhere today. You might think that your traffic accident would appear on one of them, maybe the red-light camera above the signal or one of the many city cameras monitoring traffic flow. If your collision was captured on video, how can you access it, and could it
Going to the pool is a favorite activity for many families during the warm summer months. However, pool outings can quickly become tragic if someone fails to exercise adequate care and caution. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is one of the top causes of death
If you have been injured in New York and someone else is to blame, you can often recover compensation for your injuries through a personal injury claim or lawsuit against the at-fault party. However, you only have a specific window of time in which to file a lawsuit – a
An injury to a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. As parents and guardians, we’ll do everything in our power to prevent our children from being injured. Unfortunately, we can’t be everywhere at once, and when others fail to exercise adequate care and caution, innocent children could be hurt. According
If you were injured in an accident in New York, you might be owed significant compensation for your injuries and losses. While some accidents are truly “accidental,” many others are caused by negligence. If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence, they might owe you money for your medical
