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Can Your Age Affect Your Settlement Amount After a Car Accident?
Age plays a major factor in personal injury cases, especially for motor vehicle accidents. How young or old you are can determine how many pre-existing conditions you have and insurance companies frequently use this to their advantage.
What Is the Loss of Consortium?
Loss of consortium occurs when an injury victim can no longer give their spouse the love, support, or intimate relations they once did before an accident. Learn how this factors in to compensation options in a personal injury case.
Why Are Scaffold Accident Claims Rampant in New York City?
In New York there is a powerful law that protects construction workers. Labor Law § 240(1) protects construction workers from gravity-related risks such as falling from heights and being struck by falling objects. A personal injury lawyer can help you.
A Guide to Boom Lift Accidents in NYC
An electrician was involved in a boom lift accident while doing his work. He injured his lower back, requiring extended treatment, including injections and surgery. His personal injury lawyer helped him filed a workers’ comp claim.
General Liability Insurance – Construction
There are several exclusions and restrictions placed in insurance agreements to limit their exposure in personal injury cases in New York State (particularly in cases brought under Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6)).
What Types of Car Insurance Are There?
As a New York driver, it is important to know what types of car insurance are available. There are several categories of automobile insurance. These include: personal injury protection (PIP) and bodily injury liability (BI). It also includes property damage liability.
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Can I Get Compensation if I’m Partly to Blame for a Construction Accident in NYC?
In New York City, being partly at fault for a construction accident doesn’t bar you from recovering compensation but it can decrease. Your damages in a civil lawsuit are reduced in proportion to your share of the blame. Understanding how this rule applies to your claim is critical to protecting your financial recovery.
Who’s Responsible for Construction Site Safety in New York City?
Construction site safety in New York City is a shared responsibility, one that falls on employers, property owners, and general contractors under the New York Labor Code. When those parties fail to uphold their obligations, injured workers have the right to pursue compensation through workers’ compensation and civil lawsuits.
Rental truck accidents can involve multiple liable parties including the driver, rental company, truck manufacturer, other motorists, or government agencies responsible for road maintenance. Under New York law, anyone who contributes to a rental truck accident can share responsibility.
