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When you entrust an elderly or infirm relative to the care of a nursing home or assisted-living facility, you expect them to be treated with the utmost consideration and respect. Yet many residents are neglected or abused every year, often suffering debilitating injuries or ailments. If you disco...

When a loved one dies it is of course devastating to the survivors, but another layer of grief is added when the death was caused by negligence or a deliberate wrongful act. While nothing can truly make up for the loss of a family member, a wrongful death action allows survivors to recover compen...

If a pedestrian is hit by a car, we might assume that the car's driver is the at-fault party. The driver may have been distracted or may have failed to follow speed restrictions or other traffic rules. Nevertheless, there are instances when a pedestrian's negligence can contribute to an accident....

In 2014, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio created Vision Zero, a citywide initiative designed to reduce traffic-related deaths by stepping up law enforcement and improving the safety of the streets. Among other measures, Vision Zero attempted to make the city streets safer for bicycle traffic and to...

Since the U.S. outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, more than 51,000 residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have died of the virus. To shore up against an anticipated wave of potentially devastating personal injury and wrongful death litigation, the nursing home industry success...

When it comes to getting around New York City, a motorcycle offers a level of convenience and freedom that a car simply cannot provide. But motorcycles come with their own dangers. Because the overwhelming majority of motorcycle crashes result in injury or death, it is wise for drivers of all typ...

Car accidents happen every day, multiple times a day, in New York City and Rockland County. Attentive, defensive driving can help to reduce the chance that you will cause an accident, but you have no control over the actions of anyone else on the road. Because accidents are so commonplace, it is ...

In New York, the owner of a dog considered dangerous is strictly liable for a victim's medical costs for injuries suffered in an unprovoked attack. In addition, if the owner knew or should have known that the dog had a vicious propensity, the victim may recover other damages, including pain and s...

New Yorkers have come to rely on rideshare services like Uber and Lyft to travel throughout New York City, Rockland County and the surrounding areas. While these services provide great convenience and have helped keep drunk drivers off the roads, the rise in rideshares has not correlated with a d...

By early June 2020, New York nursing homes and adult care facilities had reported more than 5,900 deaths confirmed or presumed to be related to COVID-19. In normal circumstances, the mistreatment of senior citizens or mismanagement of assisted living facilities can often be grounds for a nursing ...