Oftentimes, the streets of Long Island favor motor vehicles over the safety and well-being of pedestrians. Pedestrian-unfriendly corridors force individuals to walk along streets with no sidewalks and no protections from other cars. Individuals are also put at risk when…
Injury Law
Category: Injury Law
04 Mar 2013
Do You Know What Uninsured Motorist Coverage Is?
This couple from Staten Island wish they had known before an accident. Please read this cautionary tale and make sure you take a few steps to protect yourself against the carlessness of others. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/pitfall_in_auto_insurance_at_c.html The additional insurance known as Supplemental Uninsured/Underinsured…
Tagged with: Protecting Rights
27 Jun 2012
Be Your Own Health Advocate: 14 Worst Hospital Mistakes to Avoid
Fact is, we live in an age where our civil justice rights are under assault from political interest groups. They seek to curb our ability to hold others responsible when harmful mistakes are made. In the face of that perhaps an ounce…
21 Jun 2012
Seeing Beyond Insurance Industry Smoke & Mirrors: Study Shows “Tort Reform” Does Not Lower Costs
A new study found no evidence that health care costs in Texas dipped after a 2003 constitutional amendment limited payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits, despite claims made to voters by some backers of tort reform. www.statesman.com/news/local/new-study-tort-reform-has-not-reduced-health-2402096.html?printArticle=y
15 Jun 2012
Judiciary Ratings
North Law Publishers, Inc., runs a website with an eye towards giving insight into how judges are viewed by the lawyers who appear before them. Rankings and ratings appear for various levels of judges/courts throughout New York State. It may not be…