Suffering from a spinal cord injury is a traumatic experience. The area of the spinal cord that’s damaged affects what problems you’re going to deal with from it. People who have injuries to the cervical spine might have a very scary effect of the spinal cord injury –...
Injury Justice For Injury Victims
Year: 2020
What if workers’ compensation isn’t enough to cover your injuries?
New York State law obliges most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. It's a "no-fault" system and is, usually, an exclusive remedy for injured workers against their employer (although some exceptions do apply). Thankfully, claiming workers’...
How many fatal dog attacks happen every year?
If you get chased by an aggressive dog while you’re out for a run or while walking your own dog, you may worry about a bite injury. It can be terrifying, you could worry about immediate pain and suffering, and you may consider the long-term ramifications of an...
Fatal Bergen crash shows devastating impact of crossover wrecks
No fear grips highway drivers more than another vehicle crossing the median into their lane of traffic. There is little time to react and avoid a head-on collision, which are the deadliest and most violent crashes. Two steel and glass machines traveling 55-mph plus...
Car accidents are the leading cause of death for most age groups
When considering the overall leading causes of death in the United States, you’ll find issues like cancer and heart disease at the top of the list. However, the specific risks that people face vary massively depending on their age. When you sort things into different...
What is the leading cause of crashes at intersections?
Surface roads are where many collisions take place every day, even though many people assume that highways are more dangerous than roads with slower speed limits. Particularly at places where traffic moving in different directions must interact with one another, such...
Who is liable when you get hurt in a business or rental home?
When you go to visit a friend at their apartment or stop into a shop to browse their offerings, you don't expect that you're going to get hurt. Unfortunately, innocuous trips and friendly visits can sometimes turn into life-altering moments. Wet floors, poorly...
3 injured when vehicle hits state trooper’s cruiser on I-90
It’s devastating when someone is hit by a car when they’re trying to do their job. It’s just as hurtful when the people they were working with are injured as well. Take, for example, a police officer making a traffic stop. Most people move over, but those who don’t...
Pedestrian injury from falling chair leads to lawsuit
You face a number of untold hazards every day. If you commute, you have to worry about getting into a wreck. If you walk, you have to worry about getting knocked over by a bicycle or hit by a distracted driver when you cross the street. You do your best to manage...
New York tosses brain damage lawsuit by ex-WWE stars
A judge in the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals in New York has affirmed the decision of a Connecticut judge who dismissed the lawsuit filed by 50 former wrestling professionals, including the likes of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) stars Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Harry...