Elder Law: Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Admission Contracts
If you’ve ever helped an elderly loved one seek nursing home care, or if you’ve ever acted as an agent for your loved one when seeking care, it’s possible that you or your loved one has signed an admission agreement that requires pre-dispute binding arbitration to settle any disputes should they arise from your loved […]
Could Rolling Back Trucking Industry Regulations Lead to More Car Accidents?
The new administration has promised to cut regulations, and one industry that may benefit from this regulation rollback is the trucking industry. Trucking advocacy groups have for some time, advocated for various regulations to be changed or repealed so that truck drivers could face fewer compliance burdens. However, while reducing regulations in some areas and industries […]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Decline Even Though Medical Errors Are On The Rise
When a health care provider is found to have committed medical malpractice, they typically deviated from an accepted standard of care and caused injury to their patient. Many organizations that represent health care providers and medical malpractice insurance companies are always working hard to persuade the public that health care costs are increasing as a […]
What To Do If You’ve Witnessed A Car Accident?
In 2014, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles reported that nearly 300,000 auto accidents occurred that year. Of those crashes, approximately 1,000 people were killed, and more than 160,000 people were injured. National statistics reveal that an average of ninety-six people die each day in motor vehicle accidents, which amounts to one fatality every […]
What’s the Difference between a Workers’ Compensation Claim and a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Whether you work in the construction industry or an office setting, you can suffer an on-the-job injury that requires you to seek medical attention and to miss work. At our Long Island workplace injury law firm, we often hear from prospective clients trying to understand the difference between a personal injury and workers’ compensation claim. […]
Many Victims of Medical Malpractice Left in the Dark without Legal Advice
The practice of medicine involves complex terminology and unfamiliar concepts so that the practice of healing appears to go on in a “black box” where the cause-effect relationship is difficult to perceive and understand. Patients often take their medicine or accept the explanations of doctors without a clear understanding of ambiguous explanations or probing questions. This passive […]
Who Is Responsible for Injuries Caused by a Public Transportation Accident?
Although public transportation on buses and subways constitute a valuable resource, accidents involving public transit vehicles like a bus can cause serious injury to multiple passengers. If you are injured while using public transportation, you face special legal issues when pursuing a Long Island Personal Injury Lawyer. Special procedures and deadlines apply if you were […]
New Tesla Autopilot Radar Technology Offers Promise for Crash Avoidance Systems
Traffic safety experts have lauded radar based crash avoidance and auto-pilot systems as dramatic innovations in traffic safety. Proponents of this technology emphasize that human error constitutes the most significant threat to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. Substituting forms of self-driving technology for human attention, driving skills, and judgment can potentially eliminate car crashes caused by […]
Risks of Medical Malpractice Resulting From Electronic Records
The majority of medical professionals have made the switch from paper medical records to electronic filing systems. Electronic health records (EHRs) provide some obvious advantages over paper records. For instance, they make pulling up and finding patient records easy and efficient for medical staff, ensure legibility of records and make the practice of sharing records […]
So, You Were in A Car Crash, Now What?
Unfortunately, traffic collisions are extremely common, however if you know the right steps to take, you can better protect yourself and your rights. So what steps should you take if you are involved in a car crash? Here a several things you should keep in mind: Always Stop Your Car: Unless there is a medical […]
