With the weather becoming colder and colder, there are a growing number of potential predicaments that can get you into a lawsuit. That is why it is important to stay alert at all times during the winter season, so you can enjoy the holiday season with your family and friends without any legal headaches. Here […]
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As people return to work, workplace legal issues start to become more relevant. One legal issue some people find themselves in is trying to collect worker’s compensation. If you become injured at work, you might hope to collect worker’s compensation, but several elements can get in your way or make you ineligible. Read on for […]
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Halloween is a fun time to spend with family and friends, dressing up, eating candy, and having parties. But did you know that if you are not careful, you could end up becoming responsible for a liability? Luckily, with some preparation and presence of mind, you can avoid sudden legal repercussions for unintentional accidents that […]
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Halloween is a fun time of year where people get dressed up, decorate their lawn, and give out candy to trick-or-treaters (or maybe go trick-or-treating themselves!). But did you know you can be inviting liabilities on yourself if you’re not careful? Whenever people–especially children–come onto your property, you are responsible for their safety. During Halloween […]
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When you go to the grocery store, or any other retail store for that matter, you never expect to leave with an injury. However, a supermarket has a lot more dangers than one could possibly imagine. There are countless products that have the potential to spill into the aisles of the grocery store. These stores […]
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Like many other personal injury cases, if you were injured in commercial premises in the state of New York, you will most likely have to prove the negligence of the owner or staff of the store. For example, if you are shopping in a supermarket and tripped or slipped on or over produce that fell, […]
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If you sustain a serious injury on an icy sidewalk in New York City, you may have a case. You might believe that you will have to sue a municipality, but most likely, you will have to sue the owner of the property adjacent to the sidewalk the incident took place on. In some cases, […]
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If you were injured in your own building, you might wonder if you have a personal injury case. If you have been seriously injured in your own building, you will have to prove that your landlord was negligent. If your landlord knew or should have known about a hazard and did nothing to fix the […]
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A lot of people are sometimes reluctant to bring in a claim because they believe that an accident is partially their own fault. However, New York law has no restriction on that. You are allowed to bring a claim, or sue, if an accident is partially your fault for the damages you received in that […]
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Question: I Slipped and Fell, The medical center owns and occupies the first floor on one side of the condominium building. Who is responsible for sidewalk accident? The medical center or the condominium building? The building is residential and has condominium association. First floor condo unit is owned by business. Owners of unit/business are four […]
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