Common Causes of Paralysis
Accidental paralysis is a major factor of many personal injury cases. In all sorts of trauma impact accidents, attorneys look at damage to the spine and the results that it causes for injury victims. Paralysis happens due to damage in the nervous system, particularly around the spinal cord. Many forms of temporary and permanent paralysis […]
The Importance of the Venue in a Personal Injury Case
The Ability to Choose a Venue You are contemplating invoking a lawsuit for an accident case, medical malpractice, or wrongful death. Did you know that sometimes you might have the ability to choose which court you want to bring your lawsuit in the state of New York? This is true, but in some instances, you […]
Trial by Judge or Jury for Your Personal Injury Case
If your case goes to trial, who actually decides, whether your case is going to be heard by a judge or by a jury? It could be an accident case, wrongful death case, or medical malpractice case, how do you decide whether a judge or jury is going to hear your case? The Type of […]
What is Assumption of Risk
Assumption of Risk Doctrine When you are engaging in inherently dangerous activities for recreational purposes only, you should know what assumption of risk doctrine is, and how it could affect you in the state of New York. For example, if you are involved in a dangerous activity such as skiing, riding a snow mobile, or […]
Should You Accept a Settlement for Your Medical Malpractice Case
A person has suffered significant injury because of carelessness of a doctor, and has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim damages. Now, close to the trial date, the defense makes a settlement offer. The lawyer informs his client about the offer, tells him the amount, and recommends that the accept it. The client is very disappointed by the offer, and in fact asks his lawyer, whose side he was representing.
Is a Board Certified Doctor Immune from a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Board Certification is the Highest Certification in a Specialty
In New York You cannot Question the Defense’s Medical Experts during a Deposition
In your medical malpractice case, can you question the medical experts of the defense during a pre-trial testimony in New York?
Importance of Presenting the Proper Standard of Care in a Medical Malpractice Case
In a medical malpractice case, the doctor is often asked the question, whether he knows what is the expected standard of care in treating the particular medical issue.
Does the Victim Receive the Full Amount Awarded by the Jury
Why is it that when an injured victim winds up winning a large verdict, which creates virtual ink in the online media and perhaps some real ink in the printed media, yet you never receive any news about what happens months or even years later, when that injured victim receives the actual final check.
A Medical Malpractice Case Involving a Delay in Diagnosis
A patient claims that the doctor failed to diagnose his fracture, and he wants to know whether he has a valid basis for filing a medical malpractice case against the doctor.