Bronx Personal Injury & Real Estate Blog

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...

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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.

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Is a sexual assault grounds for a personal injury lawsuit?

Imagine feeling sick enough to call an ambulance. When it finally arrives, there's a sense of relief that help is here, that the professionals will take care of you. That you are safe. Now imagine that the ambulance doors close and the paramedic molests you. That's what one woman accused an on-duty FDNY paramedic of doing to her in a..

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Q: Can I sue a doctor for his failure to diagnose a medical condition?

When many people think about medical malpractice in New York, they often think of a botched medical procedure that harms a patient. While that may often be the case, medical malpractice can also result from many other situations including but not limited to misdiagnosis of various serious medical conditions, experimental drugs, cosmetic surgery procedures, birth injuries, medical device injuries, and negligence on the part of a hospital, surgeon, or other healthcare worker, to name a few.

The standard that is applied when determining whether medical malpractice was committed is whether there was an injury that resulted from medical treatment that deviated from accepted standards of practice.

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Q: Who can be sued in a dog bite attack?

An unleashed pit-bull on a playground led to a possible Bronx dog bite case recently when a grandma reportedly put herself between her grandkids and the animal before it allegedly attacked her.

In the Bronx, personal injury lawsuits for dog bites can be commenced when someone suffers an injury or harm as a result of the negligent, reckless, or intentional actions or inactions of another person or entity. If it can be established that a person (such as a dog owner) and/or an entity (such as a property owner, landlord, management company, or government agency), was negligent and their negligence caused the injury, the injured party or parties may be entitled to compensatory damages.
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Q: Is a driver who suffers a sudden medical emergency responsible for injuries in a car accident?

Sometimes it's easy to forget it celebrities are just like the rest of us and aren't immune to tragedies like a pedestrian car accident in New York City. Recently, a pregnant Tony award-winning actress and her 4-year-old daughter were walking in a Brooklyn neighborhood with her friend and the friend’s 1-year-old son who was in a stroller when tragedy struck.

They were run down by a car that reportedly slowed or stopped at a red light before allegedly suddenly accelerating and crashing into them.
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Q: Can a parent sue for wrongful death of a child?

Trucking accident attorneys in New York see firsthand the damage large trucks can inflict upon the occupants of smaller vehicles with which they collide. And when a truck it's a bicycle, the outcome is usually catastrophic. 
A young Brooklyn teen was tragically killed while riding his bike recently when a man operating a Mack oil truck with a suspended license struck him.
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Q: Can I sue an off-duty cop for personal injuries received?

While in the vast majority of cases, NYPD officers conduct themselves honorably and serve and protect the public well, New York police brutality and police misconduct lawyers sometimes see an uglier side of the shield. 
In fact, sometimes the behavior of police officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, can injure or kill people and result in a Read more . . .

Q: Can I sue my landlord for exposure to mold, asbestos, and other toxic substances?

In New York, personal injury lawsuits can be based on many different scenarios, all of which require an injury and the victim’s ability to prove it was caused due to the negligent, reckless, or intentional actions or inactions of another person or entity.

Under the doctrine of premises liability, a residential or commercial building owner is responsible for maintaining their premises in a safe manner so that those on the premises won't be harmed by its unsafe or dangerous condition.
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Q: How has the New York medical malpractice statute of limitations changed for misdiagnosis of cancer cases?

Medical malpractice occurs when an injury results from medical treatment that deviates from accepted standards of practice. The negligence can come at the hands of a doctor, nurse, surgeon, hospital, or any other healthcare worker.

The misdiagnosis of cancer malpractice lawsuit in New York is only one of many different types of medical malpractice.
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