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The Effect of Airbag Deployment on a NYC Car Accident Claim
- August 28, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Airbags are an effective safety system that has saved countless lives since they were first invented. However, they have also become associated with serious car accidents. Typically, if an airbag deploys, people assume that someone was seriously hurt or would have been if not for the airbag. This isn’t an unreasonable belief, but it does somewhat distort people’s understanding of this valuable safety device[ ... ]
Can Damage to My Car Be Used to Determine Fault?
- August 28, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Car accidents are not a novelty; they occur almost every day. According to the National Safety Council’s report, about 36,164 motor accidents occurred every day and 13 200,000 throughout the year across the U.S. in 2021 alone. When these accidents occur, damages are bound to happen, and as a victim, when you want to make a claim, the damage done to your car can be helpful in the legal process.[ ... ]
Do Driver Assist Features Prevent Car Accidents?
- August 28, 2024
- Vehicle Accidents
We are in an era where technology is evolving, and the world is coming up with innovations in different sectors that can improve human lives. The automotive industry is not an exception. One of the major changes is the incorporation of driver-assist features in modern vehicles. These advanced systems promise to enhance safety, reduce accidents, and make driving more secure. These features are new and different from what humans are used to, and many are skep[ ... ]
Smartwatches: A New Way to Distract Drivers and Cause Accidents
- August 28, 2024
- Vehicle Accidents
Technology has advanced so much that a smartwatch is no longer a novelty. Almost everyone now owns a wearable computing device that doubles as a time-keeping device. These smartwatches have many functions that have seamlessly been integrated into our daily lives. With a smartwatch, you can answer phone calls from your mobile phone, get weather reports, do your daily exercises, compose and read email and text messages, listen to music, and even interact with a digital[ ... ]
Will My Car Accident Become Public Record in New York City?
- August 12, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
When you are involved in a car accident in New York City, you are required to do several things. For example, if anyone is injured, New York requires you to report a car accident to local police. This is relatively easy to do — you just need to call 911. But just because it is easy doesn’t mean it is free of consequence. Reporting the accident results in a police officer’s creating a car accident report. A car accident report is considered a public re[ ... ]
Maximum Medical Improvement and Workers’ Compensation Cases
- August 7, 2024
- Work Injury
When you go to work every day, you don’t expect to be seriously injured. However, there’s always a chance of getting hurt, especially in higher-risk fields. Work injuries have the potential to disrupt your life for months or years to come; you may be left unable to earn a living and experience life-limiting symptoms. It might seem like there’s no end in sight, and even if you have a workers' compensation lawyer, a claim comes with all kinds of new and unfamil[ ... ]
New York City Improves Intersection Safety to Reduce Car Accident Fatalities
- July 11, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Any time you get behind the wheel, there’s a risk of getting in a car accident. As you may already know, that risk is particularly high at intersections, and the NYC mayor wants to reduce car accident fatalities at New York intersections. At the end of 2023, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city was doubling down on efforts to improve safety at intersections — going forward, the city will m[ ... ]
Intersection Daylighting Reduces Car Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries
- June 30, 2024
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
When you’re traveling through the city on foot, you count on crosswalks to keep you safe. Whether there’s a pedestrian signal in place or not, a crosswalk is there to tell drivers to give you the right of way. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work that way. If you’ve suffered a car accident as a pedestrian, you know that, between serious injuries, missed work, and substantial physical pain, these accide[ ... ]
What to Do Before Leaving a Car Accident Scene
- June 12, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Being involved in a car accident is a highly stressful experience. However, if you can keep your wits about you during the difficult minutes, hours, and days after a crash, there are many steps you can take that will greatly improve your odds of filing a successful insurance claim or lawsuit in relation to the incident, getting the compensation you need to get your life back on track. In this blog pos[ ... ]
Car Accidents Caused by Brake Checking in New York
- April 17, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Sharing the road in a bustling city like New York can be extremely stressful, and this means that aggressive driving tactics, such as brake checking, tend to be more common in these areas. However, this reckless maneuver can have devastating consequences, causing crashes that leave victims with injuries and significant car damage. As this blog will explain, the law around brake checking in New York is murky. It may be difficult to establish liability on the[ ... ]
