If you're using a product correctly, you should never have to worry that the product will injure you.
Every year, manufacturers, sellers, and distributors sell products that hurt people, even when they're used correctly. For example, a recent case alleges that Apple Airpods caused significant hearing loss...
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How to File a Construction Accident Claim as an Injured Pedestrian in New York
Construction accident claims aren't just for workers. Here in New York City we're surrounded by construction projects constantly. While workers are more likely to be injured than passers-by, anyone can find themselves in the path of falling scaffolding or debris.
It happened recently on the Upper West Side. Debris came down...
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What Happens if You Get Into a Hit and Run Accident on Long Island?
Drivers flee the scene of an accident for any number of terrible reasons. They're under the influence, know it, and don't want to get arrested. They don't have insurance, know it, and don't want to face New York's penalty for driving without insurance. They already have a...
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When Is a Long Island Car Accident a Wrongful Death?
If your loved one was killed in a car accident and the other driver was at fault, then New York's "no fault" laws no longer keep you from suing. Death is one of the car accident results that pushes a case past the "injury threshold" for a lawsuit.
In addition, your...
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What to Do After a Long Island Medical Procedure Goes Wrong
You think you might be the victim of medical malpractice, but you have no idea what to do next.
One Harvard study showed that the medical institution only gets it right about 75% of the time, so there is a good chance that you will end...
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5 Tips For Taking Photos of Your Long Island Accident Scene
Most people know they need to take photos after an accident. That's any kind of accident if you're awake and alert enough to make it happen. Photo evidence is just as important to a slip-and-fall as it is to a car accident case. It...
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What is the Long Island Scaffold Law?
Owners and general contractors are responsible for the workers who work on their construction sites, at least in New York. This is thanks to Labor Law 240, which has been around since 1885.
"All contractors and owners and their agents, except owners of one-and-two family dwellings...
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Common Causes of Medical Malpractice on Long Island, NY
A medical malpractice case is any case that results when a medical provider's acts of omission or failure in the duty of care towards a patient result in injuries and losses for that patient. For many patients these losses are not minor. They can mean lifelong scarring, disability, illness, or even death.
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How No-Fault Laws Impact Your Long Island Car Accident Case
New York is a no-fault auto-insurance state. This has a lot of benefits, including lower insurance rates. It also means for minor accidents, that there's a lot less stress. Your insurance covers your losses, and the other driver's insurance covers theirs. You just file your claim with your own...
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Can You File a Long Island Personal Injury Case and Workers Compensation Case at the Same Time?
Usually workers compensation and personal injury cases are "either or" affairs. If you were injured on the job, then you'd file a workers compensation claim.
Workers compensation is a sort of bargain made by employers: they agree to cover part of your wages and your medical bills and you agree not...
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