Bronx Personal Injury & Real Estate Blog

Q: If I am pushed and injured, can I sue the person who shoved me?

It was a picturesque scene in a Washington State Park where a bridge three stories tall towered above a river tempted some teenage girls to climb up and step onto the ledge. It was also a personal injury lawsuit waiting to happen.

While swimming in the river is not prohibited at this park, jumping from the bridge is-- presumably due to its massive height and the varying depths of the river channel below which is surrounded by rocky terrain.

Q: Can I sue Monsanto for cancer caused by exposure to its weed killer?

Toxic tort litigation lawyers help those who become ill or are injured from exposure to harmful substances. Very often, the toxic tort claim arises from occupational exposure to hazardous substances or toxins such as asbestos, benzene, pesticides, and toxic mold. And now, Glyphosate.

Q: Is the bus driver always liable in a bus accident?

City bus accident attorneys know that when a city bus careens off-course, there's no telling how many casualties might result by the time the bus comes to a stop.

Every person seriously injured in such an instance --pedestrians, other drivers, or bus passengers – –may need a

Q: Can I sue for bedbug bites?

Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite.

According to a Victoria's Secret model who filed a personal injury lawsuit for alleged physical and psychological damages, one hotel didn't take the last part of that famous phrase seriously enough.

Q: What use of force constitutes police brutality?

New York police brutality and police misconduct attorneys know that such cases are fairly common. Whenever there is an interaction between the police and the public – – whether the suspect resists or not– – the potential exists for excessive use of force by the police when handling the suspect.

Police are mandated to control situations using the minimal amount of force required.

Q: Can criminal actions lead to civil lawsuits for injuries?

As the saying goes, "With friends like that, who needs enemies?"

A Brooklyn man who could be facing a wrongful death lawsuit and several personal injury lawsuits in connection with a New York car accident, may have added a new personal injury lawsuit to the list-- and additional criminal charges as well.

Q: What constitutes medical malpractice?

An online video of a dancing doctor has gone viral. Unfortunately, it was apparently taken during a cosmetic surgery procedure in an operating room. Not surprisingly, the state medical board wasn't impressed with the doctor’s alleged conduct. Neither were the nine patients who have reportedly sued the doctor for

Q: Can I sue a dog owner for a dog bite injury?

The director famous for "Raging Bull" and many other movie blockbusters is involved in a new project that could be titled "Raging Terrier". But it's not a Hollywood film, it's a New York dog bite lawsuit for personal injuries allegedly caused by the director’s dog.

A former home nurse claims she was attacked in the director’s Park Avenue townhouse by what is believed to be the family's now-dead dog, Desmond.

Q: Are damages for a victim’s physical and psychological pain recoverable in a wrongful death action?

Most New York City car accidents happen while vehicles are traveling on the roadways—rather than in the carwash.

But a carwash accident can give rise to a personal injury lawsuit as well as a...

Q: Can an off-duty police officer be liable for personal injuries in a car accident?

While the vast majority of police officers serve and protect the public and are role models off-duty as well, others fall short. When that happens, officers sometimes find themselves accused of police brutality and police misconduct.

Sometimes police officers exercise poor judgment when they're off duty as well.
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Q: Can a driver be sued for personal injuries if criminal charges aren’t filed against him?

A neighborhood reeling from a Bronx trucking accident involving a pedestrian last month is calling "garbage" upon recently learning that the sanitation truck driver who allegedly ran over and killed a beloved neighborhood man was reportedly responsible for running over and killing another man six months earlier. He was reportedly working for the same private sanitation company at the time of both fatal incidents.

Outraged community members are calling for accountability for the "reckless rubbage collector" who they feel should not have been allowed to drive after the first alleged incident.