New York Personal Injury Lawyer :: Injury Lawyer for All (NYAC-EN)

NY Personal Injury Lawyer Says: California Hospital Adds Insult to Personal Injury

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:09:08 -0500

New York injury lawyers are eying California headlines about a 23-year old wrongful death victim, brutally beaten by his college roommate. Despite the efforts of University of California Davis Medical Center to save Scott Hawkins, the injury victim succumbed to his wounds. Ten days later, due to a faulty administrative error, the hospital sent a $29,186.50 medical bill to the victim's family, stating that the young man was apparently uninsured and homeless. Total treatment time in the hospital's Emergency Room: Five Minutes. The story calls to light the astronomical medical bills that an accident or other injury victim may suddenly face in the event of a car accident, medical malpractice, pedestrian injury or work injury. Furthermore, those without medical insurance are billed substantially higher rates than those with insurance. Insurance companies negotiate with hospitals and receive discounted rates for services. Uninsured individuals, contrast, pay full fair. According the US Department of Health and Human Services, one in five hospital visits is uninsured (2006 data here). Got hurt in a New York accident, or you are a resident of NY, and got hurt anywhere? Contact a winning New York injury lawyer right away. You may need to pay enormous sums of money for your medical care. be prepared. We can help injury victims recover maximum compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, loss of income, and other present and future damages. See our winning case record.

Confiscating Cars to Prevent NY Car Accidents

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:37:36 -0500

New York car accidents send pedestrians, drivers and passengers to state's Emergency Rooms every day. NY personal injury lawyers help New Yorkers and other involved in a NY personal injury, such as this Cross Bronx car crash victim. Personal Injury recently scooped California's recent attempts to stop car accidents by requiring at-ignition alcohol-level tests. New York's Westchester Country now plans to pass its own laws aimed at preventing personal injury and wrongful death on the road -- by confiscating the motor vehicles of drunk drivers. Westchester's County Exec. Andrew Spano plans on approving new controversial legislation that will enable police take away the vehicles of drunk drivers caught on the Cross County, Saw Mill, Bronx River and Hutchinson River parkways. The concept is that the threat of confiscation will compel drivers to chose responsibly when determining whether or not to drink and drive. If it helps prevent people from getting hurt, NY personal injury lawyers applaud the new legislation, scheduled to take effect on December 15, 2010.

Preventing Car Accident Injuries :: Stopping Drivers at Ignition

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:27:44 -0500

Alcohol, revving engines and slippery, pedestrian-packed New York streets lead to all sorts of road injuries and wrongful deaths every year, say New York personal injury lawyers. A staggering 90,000 pedestrian injuries occur in the US every year. California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently approved creative legislation intended to prevent such personal injury. The Solution: Require drunken drivers to check their breath before they can start their motor vehicle engines. The law requires drivers convicted of drunk driving to install a special device, hooked into their vehicle's ignition system, that checks alcohol levels. If the driver fails the on-the-spot test, the car engine wil not start. Only convicted drivers need install the system, and pay the installation costs of approximately $200. Whether the new law will significantly prevent personal injury will only be known over the next five and half years, as the system gets rolled out across the state.But if the stats do show significant reduction in car accidents, we bet that New York may soon follow in California's foot steps to prevent NY car accidents. New York personal injury lawyers are watching California's results.

New York Workers Denied Fair Worker Compensation

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:37:04 -0500

Our personal injury lawyers assist a wide range of injured people, including immigrants, non-English speakers, and low-wage workers who got hurt on the job. We successfully recovered $1.5 Million for a New York construction worker who -- due to unsuitable equipment issued by his employer -- drilled right through a New York Bridge, and snapped his back and neck. In addition, our personal injury team recovered $1.17 Million in injury compensation for a restaurant worker who slipped down a set of greasy steps. Now, a recent study by the Center for Urban Economic Development, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and the National Employment Law Project confirms our experience with dangerous New York work conditions. Beside being paid beneath minimum wage and not receiving allocated break time, 43% of the employees surveyed reported that they were required to work despite their having sustaining serious injuries. Moreover, 60% of those injured said their employers did not pay any part of medical bills whatsoever. These astonishing figures underscore the importance of utilizing a well-experienced personal injury lawyer to gain maximum compensation for any on the job personal injury.

Pedestrian Injury :: Queens NYC Bus Hits Woman

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:03:50 -0500

A Manhattan Transit Authority bus recently knocked down a 65-year old woman crossing a Forest Hills, NY street. The personal injury victim survived the accident but sustained arm injuries. The story, along with several others that we have reported (see below), calls to mind a 2008 National Drivers Test. GMAC Insurance asked twenty driving-rules to a random sample of 5,524 licensed drivers in different states. The questions were taken from actual state Written Tests. Results: Among all fifty states, the US' Northeast region scored the lowest, reaching as low as 70%. In particular, New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts ranked within the last five places for three years straight. Seventy-three percent of drivers did not know how to correctly distance their cars from others. Fifty-four percent of drivers did not know the right way to approach a Yellow light. Other angles on the story here. What do these statistics and recent NY stories mean for NY pedestrians and drivers? Accidents, wrongful death, negligence and personal injury. Personal Injury lawyers know it all too well. Recall two recent New York car accidents that resulted in wrongful deaths, as well as the Bronx car accident, in which a married couple was killed, and that of Brooklyn pedestrian being run over.

Slip & Fall Injury :: Jar Hits Supermarket Customer

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:27:42 -0500

Ever go to a New York store, and get hurt? Slipped in a crowded shopping mall? We have seen a wide variety of slip and fall injuries take place in stores, some serious and legitimate, some not. For instance, see New York's Personal Injury attorney piece on Bogus Slip and Fall Injury. Hidden video cameras caught a woman feigning an in-store injury. On the other hand, our personal injury attorneys have fought and won cases for bona-fide injury victims, involving negligent property owners, managers and caretakers. A Barnes and Noble Bookstore employee turned to Personal Injury Lawyer New York after she slipped and fell on a wet floor in a New York shopping mall. Thanks to personal injury lawyer, the injured employee received almost $1 Million in compensation. Read the full Bookstore injury story here. Recently, a Long Island woman filed suit against Pathmark, after a spaghetti jar tumbled off a shelf and hit the woman on the neck. Although our injury attorneys have not seen all the facts of this particular case, we surely know that in-store injuries do take place, and store owners and managers may be negligent. Skilled injury lawyers then fight and win compensation for the injury victims. So if you got hurt anywhere in New York, get legal help!

Negligent Driver :: Brooklyn Car Accident Kills 9 Year-Old Pedestrian

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:43:20 -0500

New York car accidents and personal injuries are prevalent and so are wrongful deaths, say leading New York personal injury lawyers. In fact, 90,000 pedestrian injuries occur in the U.S. every year. See injury statistics here. Just yesterday, a New York driver possessing a suspended license hit a child pedestrian crossing the street, and killed him. Personal Injury Lawyer for All extends its greatest condolences to the wrongful death victim's family. New York drivers, please take another look at our guide to prevent New York car accidents and injuries as well as our recent piece, Put Down Your PDA. If you or a loved one experience an accident, personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death, please get help right away. Utilize our helpful Got Hurt in New York Accident guide, and contact New York Personal Injury Lawyer right away so we can fight your case, and pursue maximum compensation for your injury. Personal injury and accidents can happen anytime, anyplace. Be prepared.

Reduce New York Car Accidents Injury :: Put Down Your PDA

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:46:13 -0500

As leading New York Personal Injury Lawyers, we have seen a wide spectrum of personal injuries involving car accidents, bus stops and motorcycle accidents across New York, Brooklyn, Yonkers, the Bronx, Westchester and throughout NY state. So NY Accident Lawyers' frequently posts guides for drivers to prevent car accidents injuries, as well as what to do if one got hurt in a New York car accident. Download our helpful guide. According to the New York Times, NY road laws just got tougher, and we regard this as a step in the right direction. It is now illegal in NY state to transmit a text message using any electronic device. Critics point out that: A) New York's $150 fine is relatively small, compared to Texas' $750 plus up to three months in jail, if an injury occurs. B) In New York, Text Messaging while driving constitutes a secondary one, which means police can only charge the offense if it accompanies a primary offense, such as speeding. Our opinion: New York Personal Injury Lawyer For All concedes that both points of criticism are valid. Nevertheless, we applaud New York's efforts to prevent personal injury and make NY roads safer. Learn more about SMS and Text Messaging While Driving laws in New York and other states on this helpful site.

NY Playground Injury :: Getting Better, But Still Thousands of Personal Injuries, Say NY Accident Lawyers

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:55:57 -0500

New York City has more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities across the five boroughs, says the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Personal injuries strike adults as well as children. Accidents can happen at school, parks and public playgrounds. New York Personal Injury Lawyer for All recently reported on School Injury :: More Children Getting Hurt in Gym Classes Nationwide. Now, we would like to take a look at Playground safety. According to a recent analysis by New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), twenty-nine of twenty-nine New York City's parks surveyed presented dangerous conditions, likely to cause a New York personal injury. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), most USA playground injuries involve falling. Falls can result in head injuries, fractures, spinal injuries and other personal injuries. Keep in mind that 200,000 injuries occur at playgrounds nationwide every year, including 90,000 serious injuries. On the positive side, conditions have improved over the years, as playgrounds with asphalt and concrete flooring, and metal bars and slides have switched over to cushion and chips, with covered, plastic materials. Still head injuries, accidents and other falls to occur, sending thousands of kids to the Emergency Room, say NY personal injury lawyers. Safe playgrounds require on-standard planning, design, construction, and most of all, Maintenance. Negligent repair and maintenance fosters personal injuries and slip and fall accidents. Kids tend to kick away flooring, and wear down padding, during regular use. Park and New York City officials need to continually clean, replace and upgrade New York parks to prevent New York personal injury occurrences. If you see a park with a dangerous condition, report it to the Commissioner of New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

New York Car Accident :: Two More Wrongful Deaths this Summer

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:21:14 -0500

When summer temperatures get hot, drivers keep their windows closed, crank up the air conditioning and tune out the outside street activity. Pedestrians beware, say Personal Injury Lawyers NY. Take a look at New York's Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) regulations. This week's headlines tell of a New York Marine just arrested for driving while intoxicated and wrongfully killing two Long Island pedestrians, who crossed the street. New York's personal injury attorneys say that motor vehicle accidents and car crashes are common causes of personal injury and wrongful death in New York. Consider this $2 Million NY car accident case of a police officer who ran a red light and struck a motorcycle driver, causing fractures and internal wounds. As a result of the car crash, the motorcycle driver's New York car accident lawyer successfully recovered compensation for the victim's personal injury, pain and suffering. Similar street-side personal injury cases include cars and bicycle accidents, Manhattan Transit Authority public bus accidents, and cars hitting pedestrians. Summer is here and hot. Please be careful. And know what to do if you or a loved one got hurt in accident.

School Injury :: More Children Getting Hurt in Gym Classes Nationwide

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:31:43 -0500

Classical examples of personal injury include slip and fall and wrongful death at a workplace, hospital, sidewalk or car accident. But leading New York accident lawyers point out that schools are hosts to children's personal injuries too, such as a broken bone, head injury and other sports injuries. Recall the Wisconsin story of High School Cheerleader Injures Head and Sues School, Coach & Students. According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Research Institute, at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Ohio, the number of Physical Education personal injuries is rapidly on the rise. In a study released this month, the Center announced that the number of Physical Education injuries in US schools jumped up by a multiplier of Two and Half! That means many more trips to the hospital and emergency care. From 1997 to 2007, personal injuries in Gym classes leaped from 24,000 to 62,000 injuries. New York parents want kids' schools to be safe and enjoyable. As such, New York Personal Injury lawyers wish to remind parents to look out for negligence. Gym instructors, schools, and school districts may be negligent in causing children's personal injuries. If a third party is at fault, get New York's best injury attorneys on your side.

Dangerous Condition Turns Amusement Park into Deadly Accident

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:07:57 -0500

Amusement parks raise the bar of excitement, noise and spectator fun with diesel-heavy truck competitions, demolition derbies, car races, and other motor vehicle sports. But these dangerous conditions can also result in extreme personal injury and wrongful death accidents, say leading New York personal injury lawyers. A historical footnote, New York pioneered America's amusement park industry. According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA), New York had the country's first vertical-looping roller coaster in 1889, and later moved it to Coney Island, NY. But amusement parks have dangerous histories. A recent Oklahoma amusement park accident demonstrates the case in point. Off-road motor trucks lapped the park's muddy track, while pedestrians cheered from the stands. A competing truck driver lost control of his vehicle, smashed through a safety divider, and hit the stands. He killed an innocent pedestrian observer, while critically injuring another. The victims and their families claim the park was negligent in creating the dangerous condition that led to the accident. According to hospital reports, the victim's personal injuries include severe physical body harm, in addition to extreme pain, emotional suffering, and anticipated loss of work. The wrongful death and personal injury underscore the importance of approaching car and truck sports with caution, whether as a participant or observer.

Rock Climbing Brings More Personal Injuries

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:43:00 -0500

Summer is here, and New Yorkers turn to New York's mountains for weekend adventures including, rock climbing, hiking and boating. Outdoor activities provide intense exercise and fun. At the same time, cautions the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) in a recent study, personal injuries from rock climbing are on the rise. Over the past eighteen years, the number of personal injuries from rock climbing has increased sixty-three percent. This makes sense, as the sport itself has changed over the years, moving from an outdoor-only extreme sport, to a mainstream exercise activity common in New York's indoor gyms and college campuses. Rock climbing's most common personal injuries include ankle injuries, ankle sprains and ankle strains, as participants slip and fall, landing with high-impact on the feet. On a related note, see this story of a New York restaurant worker slipped on the job in Manhattan, and successfully sued for $1.2 Million. Also note that seventy-two percent of rock climbing injuries occur in men. So if you opt to climb, hike or swim this summer, please do so carefully. Use proper care, assess trail conditions, and use proper equipment to help prevent an accident or personal injury.

Car Accident Injuries Across Brooklyn, Bronx, and NY

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:38:35 -0500

Personal Injury lawyers can affirm that roads are dangerous places. We have covered several stories about car crashes and wrongful death. For instance, we bumped this story of a NJ car accident death, Car Crash Injures New Jersey Family of Five- Jury Awards $17 Million. This week's New York headlines about car accident victims are no better. This includes a fatal NY Bronx car crash that killed a married couple, and a Brooklyn pedestrian run-over. Unfortunately, people get hurt or even killed, riding in cars, buses, trains, or just walking down the street. Recall our lawyer posting, 90,000 Pedestrian Personal Injuries Every Year. Experienced accident attorneys can identify negligence, and help victims get compensation for their injuries. Get help and full compensation.

More Help for Brain Injury Victims

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:51:45 -0500

Among the many types of personal injuries that New York accident lawyers encounter, brain injuries stand out, because of their severe impacts on the rest of the body's functioning. Brain injuries can happen, regardless of age, gender, or profession. For instance, a Houston VA Hospital recently launched a $5 Million grant to for help US Service people who received brain injuries while serving. Brain injuries strike citizens too. A blow to the head on a Brooklyn pedestrian sidewalk, a Yonkers car accident, a Westchester slip and fall, or any other personal accident can leave a person unable to walk, stand or sit upright, or even cause wrongful death. Children may suffer a brain injury at school, a playground or park. For example, see the story of this cheerleader who experienced brain injury during sports drills. When a brain injury happens, NY injury lawyers get working. So if you or a loved one get hurt, get help right away from a superb New York personal injury attorney.