Can I Sue If I Slip And Fall On Ice This Winter?
If you live in New York, you know that winter here is no picnic, especially when it comes to icy roads, sidewalks, and parking lots. While New Yorkers tend to see winter conditions as a part of life, a slip and fall on an icy surface can cause serious injuries, lost income, and expensive medical […]
List Of The Most Dangerous Dogs: Insurance Dog Breed Blacklist
More than one third of all homeowner’s insurance liability claims paid out in 2013 were related to dog bites. The average claim was about $30,000, adding up to about $490 million for the year. Insurance companies are concerned about these costs, so it has become common for them to blacklist certain breeds of dog. While […]
What Type Of Car Insurance Should I Have In New York?
The insurance coverages that are mandatory and most often apply after an auto accident in New York are: Bodily Injury CoverageBodily injury coverage protects you if you cause an accident in which another party is injured. In NY it is required to have Bodily Injury coverage. Personal Injury ProtectionPersonal Injury Protection (PIP) is a mandatory […]
Most Common Questions Asked By Car Accident Injured Victims…
What are some of the most common motor vehicle accident questions clients ask an attorney? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO CAR ACCIDENTS… Do I have a case? Anytime someone suffers serious injuries as a direct result of another persons negligence that injured victim may have a case. Here are a just a few […]
Play It Safe On The Side Of The Road
SAFETY TIPS: When an how to properly move to the side of the road. Never pull over on an interstate unless it is a true emergency Stay calm, activate your hazard lights, and move the vehicle to the side of the road as far as it can go It’s safer to be on the right […]
RECALL ALERT: Gree Dehumidifiers Recalled Due To Fire Hazard (165 reported incidents)
Dehumidifiers made by Gree Electric Appliances of China have been recalled due to serious fire and burn hazards. The recalled models are sold under the brand names Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima. The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, and catch fire. There have been 165 reported incidents, including […]
Think Twice Before Posting ANYTHING On Social Media Sites
Millions of Americans are using facebook, twitter, instragram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and all the other social networking sites and that use is now affecting the outcomes of lawsuits all over the country. If you have asked some of the following questions READ ON: Can a court use pictures and posts on my account as evidence on […]
Every half hour, a falling TV injures a child
Normally when people talk about TV being harmful to children they aren’t talking about physical harm. That has now changed. According to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics, a child is injured by a falling TV once every half hour, on average. That adds up to over 17,000 injuries per year that were […]
Proving Fault In Slip-And-Fall Cases: What is Reasonable?
To prove fault, the injured party must prove that the property owner/possessor did not act reasonably. To do this, we suggest asking questions like: How long did the dangerous condition exist? Did the person responsible for the property regularly inspect or clean the property? Was there a precaution that could have been taken to eliminate […]
Buttafuoco and Associates Seeks To File $300 million Lawsuit Against Con Edison on behalf of the Victims of the Fatal Harlem Gas Leak Explosion
New York, NY, April 3, 2014 — Daniel P. Buttafuoco and Associates filed the first in a series of personal injury/wrongful death lawsuits against Consolidated Edison (“Con Ed”) in relation to the tragic gas leak explosion at the Spanish Christian Church in Harlem. The suit seeks damages in excess of $300 million on behalf of […]