A common sight in New York are window washers scraping the New York area’s grime from the windows of its many tall buildings. The job appears to be intolerably risky from the point of view of a lay person. On a few tragic occasions, this supposition appears to be the...
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Drive safe when winter weather strikes
This time of year, it is inevitable that New York will eventually see cold temperatures, ice and snow. This can make for hazardous driving conditions. It is important to drive with extra care when roads are slick, and visibility is reduced. The following are some tips...
Filing a premises liability claim against a store owner
It is hard to imagine that a routine trip to the grocery store can result in severe injury, but that is the difficult reality for many New York residents every year. If you have suffered injuries in a slip-and-fall accident, you may file a premises liability claim...
New York City’s deadliest summer compromises street safety
In spite of pledges to end fatal traffic accidents by 2024, policies from City Hall such as New York City’s Vision Zero Program face new scrutiny after last summer’s dismal statistics. Traffic-related deaths in the Big Apple soared to their highest point since 2014,...
Workers’ compensation benefits can help
If you are working for someone else, your employer must have worker’s compensation insurance. At work, you may be injured or become ill. If that happens, workers’ compensation benefits may be able to help you until you are able to return to work. All jobs, including...
How workers’ compensation benefits can help injured workers
Most workers in New York know that workers’ compensation benefits can help them with the challenges they will inevitably face if they are injured on the job. What they may not know is that these benefits come in two main categories. Understanding these benefits can be...
How to prove future medical expenses in your car accident case
There are two parts of a personal injury lawsuit: proving liability and proving your damages. All too often, car accident victims are so focused on proving that another driver is responsible for the accident that they neglect to give the proper amount of attention to...
¿Qué pasos debo tomar si me lastimo en el sitio de construcción?
Los trabajadores de la construcción tienen mucho riesgo de sufrir lesiones laborales. Sin embargo, los trabajadores que se lesionan en la hora laboral tienen derecho a que sus empleadores le compensen por sus heridas. En algunas ocasiones, los trabajadores pueden...
New York City sidewalk accident laws
Most New York residents do a lot of walking throughout the city. The large number of pedestrians and fast pace of the city can sometimes result in an accident or injury due to a poorly maintained sidewalk. The questions then become, who is responsible for maintaining...
What are the next steps after suffering an injury on the construction site?
While working on a construction site, an injury can jeopardize your wellbeing in more ways than one. In addition to the injury, the lack of income from not working makes it that much harder to pay for your regular bills in addition to your injury expenses. When the...