Truck accidents cause serious, sometimes permanent injuries due to their size, weight, and speed. When these trucks are commercially owned vehicles, the legal and factual issues surrounding the victim’s rights can become more complicated. If you were injured in a commercial truck accident, you will need experienced legal advocacy.
Recognizing the Signs of Elder Neglect in Care Facilities
Families throughout Nassau County and Queens trust nursing homes and assisted living facilities to care for their loved ones. Often, however, this trust is misplaced. Countless residents are mistreated and neglected each year, while the responsible establishments and their staff are not always held accountable.
Stopping elder neglect begins...
What Recent Slip-and-Fall Verdicts Can Tell You About Injury Claims
One of the most frequent questions that slip-and-fall accident victims ask is how much compensation they will likely receive. Although there are various factors that go into this calculation, and no two cases are alike, it helps to consider real-life examples of recent verdicts.
These cases are helpful for...
How to File a Bus Accident Claim: A Step-by-Step Guide
Being in a bus accident is serious, and the victim will likely incur major medical bills, lose income from missing work, and suffer other losses. The victim has the right to file a claim for compensation, but there is an intricate process involved. Understanding the basic steps of a lawsuit is critical...
Injured on a Construction Site? Know Your Rights
Construction site injuries are among the worst, due to the presence of dangerous working conditions and equipment. If you are a construction worker who was hurt on the job, you have the right to submit claims for compensation. However, you need to know your rights if you wish to make a case...
What to Say (and Not Say) to Insurance Adjusters After an Accident
Nobody wants to have to deal with insurance, but it’s a necessary part of filing an automobile accident claim. At the same time, it’s important to remember that insurers are for-profit businesses, and their bottom line (not your well-being) is their top priority. Knowing what to say and not to say to...
Common Places Where Slips and Falls Happen — and Who’s at Fault
Slips and falls are serious accidents that can cause traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, and other major problems. Many individuals may assume that slips and falls only happen in the most obviously hazardous places, like on an icy sidewalk. But any slick, uneven, or unstable surface can cause slips, trips, and...
Medication Errors and Medical Neglect: When Is It Considered Elder Abuse?
Families expect nursing homes in Nassau and Queens to properly administer medications to their residents while tending to their medical needs. When this doesn’t happen, their loved one may suffer needlessly. But when do these failures rise to the level of elder abuse?
If you suspect that the nursing...
Financial Exploitation of Seniors: How to Spot It and Stop It
One of the most persistent forms of elder abuse is financial exploitation, a practice that is quite common (but not exclusively) found in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Those who have parents or other relatives residing in these communities need to take quick action to put an end to this theft....
What Is Your Car Accident Case Worth? Factors That Affect Your Settlement
When someone has been hurt in a car crash, their main priority is getting their life back to normal. That means, among other things, paying their medical bills, recovering the money they lost from work, and compensating them for intangible personal losses. Because most car accidents settle out of court, it’s essential...
