17
Jun
How Long After An Accident Can You Sue?
Personal injury accidents can happen anytime, anywhere, and for any number of reasons. It's a frightening experience and can also take a mental and physical toll on the accident victim. This is why you should know your rights and how you can use New York State laws to protect you...
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17
Jun
How Does No Win No Fee Work With Lawyers?
There are a lot of different ways you can pay a lawyer. A contingency fee (aka no win no fee) is a common personal injury payment arrangement in which your legal fees are contingent on how much money they get you. Because you don’t know that final number until the end, you also d...
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17
Jun
5 Reasons It Is Worth Getting A Personal Injury Lawyer
When dealing with the law, it’s essential to be aware of all nuances and complexities of how your specific situation relates to it. Personal injury cases get complicated quickly, which is one of the many reasons why working with a winning New York personal injury lawyer is essent...
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17
Jun
Racially Profiled Pastor, Savagely Beaten by the Police, is Denied Justice Once Again by the City of New York
In the evening of March 15, 2007, Pastor Del Valle was driving his white SUV on his way to church in the Bronx where he was intending to minster to his congregation. Unbeknownst to him, at the very same time, NYPD officers in the same neighborhood stopped Pastor Del Valle’s car w...
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17
Jun
Construction Workers Exposed to COVID-19 on the Job
Construction workers in New York City are facing COVID-19 exposure, as stated in an article in the New York Times. While most of the city remains indoors pursuant to the Governor’s executive order, construction, which is deemed an essential industry, is still going full steam ahe...
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17
Jun
First Responders and COVID-19 Injury Claims
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and other first responders face certain risks inherent risks in their duties. If injured in the performance of their duties as a result of risks associated with their jobs, generally, they may not recover compensation in a personal injur...
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17
Jun
Personal Injury Cases from COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from the non-availability of products to economic crises to social distancing and isolation. The pandemic has also altered the face of personal injury in America. Negligence-based claims have not typically arisen from...
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17
Jun
Learn Your Rights: Police Brutality Cases
IF YOU ARE STOPPED FOR QUESTIONING: • Stay calm. Don't run. Don't argue, resist or obstruct the police, even if you are innocent or police are violating your rights. Keep your hands where police can see them. Ask if you are free to leave. If the officer says yes, you have the rig...
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17
Jun
COVID-19 Effect On Nursing Homes & Our Elderly
COVID-19 puts the lives of New York’s elderly loved ones in a precarious position. As the New York Post reports, “at least 3,316 people in nursing homes and adult care facilities had died of coronavirus at their residences or in hospitals across the state. ”The volume of confirmed...
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17
Jun
What is the Impact of COVID-19 on Personal Injury Cases?
New York has been the nation’s hardest hit state with cases of COVID-19, and the state has seen tremendous changes in recent weeks. Though this worldwide pandemic has changed the world we live in, New Yorkers remain #NewYorkTough as citizens do their part to flatten the curve and...
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