New York Texting and Driving Statistics Texting while driving is a form of distraction that leads to deadly consequences. This is not only true for local news stories around New York City and the Bronx but recognized as a national phenomenon. In 2014, 3,179 people died and 431,000 were injured due to the carelessness of a distracted driver. It is no […]

Accident with an Uninsured Driver? How to Get a Settlement Lawsuits against careless drivers are technically against their insurance companies. While attorneys will name the driver personally in the lawsuit, it will be insurance company attorneys who defend it. In almost all cases, the insurance company will also pay any damages assessed. However, if you discover the other driver did not carry insurance, your situation […]

Comparative Negligence in a Bronx Accident Comparative negligence helps establish how at fault each person in an accident was. Because so many vehicle accident situations result from two people (rather than just one) who were not paying attention, breaking traffic laws, or generally behaving negligently, this law helps establish who was more at fault so as to more fairly divide claims. The […]