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Motorcycle Accidents Are Severe Motorcycles are great fun, feeling the sun beating down on you and the wind rushing by. When you’re involved in a motorcycle accident, however, your injuries can be severe. But that’s not the only thing that’s severe as a result of your accident—often, so are your medical costs and your recovery. By their very nature, […]

Slips and Falls Can Have Catastrophic Injuries If you’ve ever tripped or slipped on an uneven sidewalk, you probably breathed a sigh of relief when you didn’t fall. It might have crossed your mind that a slip and fall on a concrete surface could easily have caused a life-changing catastrophic injury. Unfortunately, that’s true. Slip and falls happen so fast, victims have […]

When Your Child Suffers an Injury on a Playground The New York City Department of Parks and Recreations oversees more than 1,000 playgrounds across the five boroughs. This doesn’t include playgrounds at daycare centers and at public schools, where 75 percent of injuries occur, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Keeping the kids we love safe from injury is a […]

Safety Tips for Motorcyclists in New York City Riding a motorcycle is one of the most efficient ways to get around a large city, but bikers put themselves at risk when riding in New York City. The New York Department of Motor Vehicles reports over 4,000 crashes motorcycle accidents across the state in 2018, including 226 crashes in the Bronx resulting in seven […]

Can I Sue the Park Where I Fell Due to Uneven Pavement and Holes on the Path? When you go to a park for a day of fun, you don’t anticipate falling or sustaining a serious injury. Unfortunately, falls can occur anywhere, at any time, without much warning. If you sustain an injury after tripping and falling over uneven pavement or holes in the path at a public park, you might wonder […]

I Was Injured in a Slip and Fall at a Store. Do I Need a Lawyer? During the busy holiday season, potential clients often ask us: “I was out shopping when I slipped and fell. I was injured. Do I need a lawyer to help me?” The simple answer is almost always Yes. A lawyer can help you recover compensation for injuries you sustained in a fall on someone else’s property, […]

Catastrophic Injuries: A Spinal Cord Injury Can Cost You Millions Every year, about 17,700 people experience catastrophic spinal cord injuries. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, car accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injury, but spinal cord injuries can also be caused by falls, violence, medical malpractice, or sports accidents. No matter how an accident occurred, spinal cord injuries can […]