Bronx Personal Injury & Real Estate Blog

Q: Can multiple people be sued for an accident?

New York wrongful death attorneys most often wear detective’s hats when determining who is responsible for the death of their client’s loved one. The earlier an attorney is retained the better, so they can be involved as the investigation unfolds, interview witnesses and gather statements (while memories are fresh and before they die or disappear), and otherwise, support their grieving clients. This is how an attorney determines who is responsible for the death and should be sued for damages.

While all deaths are tragic, the death of an innocent young child is extra difficult.
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Q: Can I sue a fertility clinic for using the wrong sperm?

New York City medical malpractice attorneys know that the spectrum of potential medical malpractice scenarios is broader than most people realize. In some cases, the damages can be mitigated through a follow-up procedure (or several) by a different and more skilled doctor. But other mistakes – like removing the wrong organ or using the wrong sperm when creating an embryo – are permanent and unfixable.
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Q: Who is responsible for injuries related to dangerous sidewalk conditions?

New York City personal injury attorneys handle many claims related to people being injured or killed on residential and commercial properties throughout the city. Who is responsible for compensating injured victims is a multi-layered question and the answer changes on a case-by-case basis. 

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Q: Are truckers and trucking companies subject to extra safety regulations?

New York trucking accident attorneys handle many different varieties of trucking accident cases.  Whether the wreck involves large tractor-trailers or smaller commercial vehicles, if someone has been injured as a result of someone else’s negligent, reckless, or intentional actions--or their failure to act--the victim might be entitled to compensatory damages. 

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Q: Can I sue if I’m sick from vaping?

The phones of New York personal injury attorneys are literally ringing off the hook these days with calls from people panicked over the “Vape crisis of 2019”.
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Q: Can an inmate’s estate sue for wrongful death?

New York City wrongful death attorneys and the rest of the country have been watching with interest the Jeffrey Epstein case. At the time of his death in his Manhattan jail cell in August, the disgraced billionaire financier –  who had been socially connected to multiple high-profile personalities and socialites from, American presidents to British royalty and beyond – was being held “on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges”. 

Scores of alleged victims were anxiously awaiting their chance to see him face charges in criminal court.
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Q: Can a victim collect on a judgment against someone in prison?

When someone suffers a serious injury because of the negligent, reckless, or intentional actions or inactions of someone else, they can bring a personal injury lawsuit against the responsible person. If they can prove liability, they may get a civil judgment for compensatory damages. Compensatory damages may include such things as current and future medical expenses, current and future lost income, property damage, physical and psychological pain, and even punitive damages, depending on the circumstances of each case.
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Q: Can I sue after a traumatic brain injury due to a consumer product?

According to a study published in Brain Injury, a medical journal, over 4 million children in America sustained traumatic brain injuries, or “TBIs” from consumer products. 

The study found that “products like beds, flooring and sports items” were largely to blame for most of the injuries. In addition, it found that younger children were more often injured by home furnishing products (like beds and flooring) while older kids’ TBIs were often linked to sports activities. 

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Q: Are elder abuse cases rising?

They call them the “Golden Years”, but for those facing life in a nursing home or similar long-term care facility, they may be anything but golden. Virtually no one dreams of spending their sunset years in an institutional setting. But for those without spouses or grown children or other family or friends to care for them—or those with special medical needs or psychological issues that require substantial daily care or attention—nursing home care may be unavoidable.

While the vast majority of facilities are staffed with dedicated professionals who provide quality and compassionate care for the elderly or disabled, the sad reality is that many residents in nursing homes and long-term care facilities become victims of elder abuse. And the numbers are rising.
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Q: What legal proceedings can follow a police misconduct allegation?

New York City police brutality and misconduct attorneys, as well as the rest of the nation, have been watching the case that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement work its way through the system for five years. 

In July, 2014, an African-American man named Eric Garner died while NYPD police were trying to arrest him. The man, suspected of illegally selling loose cigarettes, was reportedly put in a chokehold by a white officer during the police takedown which was captured on video.
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Q: Is the City Responsible for Injuries in Public High School Science Experiments?

New York City personal injury attorneys are watching with interest the long-awaited jury trial in a lawsuit against the city and a high school chemistry teacher for injuries allegedly sustained in a lab experiment gone horribly awry.

The victim, a 16-year-old boy at the time, was allegedly engulfed in a fireball that erupted during a reportedly potentially-dangerous experiment according to witnesses. According to the lawsuit, the “Rainbow Experiment” was performed in an unvented lab, where no students were wearing recommended protective gear. Further, the suit alleges that the high school never passed safety videos it received to its teachers “warning that the rainbow demonstration posed a risk of severe injuries if performed”. 

The fireball erupted when the teacher reportedly “opened a jug of methyl”, releasing potentially flammable vapors that ignited--resulting in the victim “suffering third-degree burns on 30% of his body, including to his head, face, neck, torso and hands” leaving him with disfiguring scars and physical and psychological damages.
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