Not much. Legally, these incidents are identical. However, the circumstances of a slip-and-fall usually differ from the circumstances of a trip-and-fall. Slip-and-fall injuries are very common at hospitality businesses, like…
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These claims share similarities, but some key differences exist, especially in terms of the amount of compensation. Responsibility Motorcycle and car accident cases, and all other injury cases for that…
Your Own Insurance Company After a car crash or other personal injury, most insurance companies require policyholders to report the incident. If your policy has such a requirement, you must…
Everyday, common driver errors cause over 90 percent of the car crashes in New York. Driver Impairment These tortfeasors (negligent drivers) are keenly aware they’re too impaired to drive, at…
Speed isn’t the only concern at NYC construction sites. New Yorkers speak over 800 different languages. This linguistic and ethnic diversity is a very good thing, but at construction sites,…
The well-chronicled racial divide in America extends to the possibility of nursing home abuse and neglect, according to a recent report. The study found that 15.9 percent of black residents…
Falls are the most serious health and safety hazard in nursing homes. 67 percent of nursing home residents fall every year. Making matters worse, falls prompt 40 percent of nursing…
Doctors have a fiduciary duty of care in New York. This legal responsibility, which requires doctors to set aside all other concerns and only do what’s best for their patients,…
The environment is different in civil court than from criminal court, mostly because the burden of proof is lower. If you anonymously report elder abuse to a New York nursing…
On a 90 degree day, after just thirty minutes, a car’s internal temperature reaches 120 degrees, even if the window is cracked. At that level, the body easily reaches heatstroke…









