How Much Is My Case Worth?
If you have been seriously injured due to someone else’s negligence you might be wondering – “How much is my personal injury case worth?There is a very complex, scientific method to determine the value of a personal injury case. This process involves measuring (including but not limited to) medical bills, lost wages, pain and […]
Government Secretly Collects Information Every Time You Drive
Many motorists are unaware of the snitch that tags along for a ride every time they get behind the wheel.This little snitch is in the form of a “black box” called an event data recorder. Automakers have been quietly tucking the units, which automatically records the actions of drivers (tracking your seat belt use, speed, […]
Snowfall Totals from Winter Storm Nemo on Long Island
Long Island is covered in a blanket of white snow – what’s the official tally for your town? Check the snowfall totals listed by town below. Suffolk County Baiting Hollow – 26 inches Bay Shore – 18 inches Bridgehampton – 12 inches Centereach – 32 inches Central Islip – 30+ inches Centerport – 21+ inches Commack – 29+ inches Deer Park – 20 […]
Weather Impacts on Car Safety – snow, sleet, slush
As the northeast prepares for what could be a historic snow storm please check out these car accident statistics and driving safety tips.On average, there are over 6,301,000 vehicle crashes each year. 24% percent of these crashes— approximately 1,511,000 — are weather-related. Weather-related crashes are defined as those crashes that occur in adverse weather (i.e., […]
How Long will my case take to settle?
“How Long will my case take to settle?” This common question has a complicated answers. It depends based on the specific facts of your case. We inform all of our clients that a personal injury case can take anywhere from several months to a few years; with the larger cases taking the longest. The length […]
Fatal infections in young children due to contaminated food
Sprouters Northwest of Kent, Washington is voluntarily recalling all varieties of sprouts products, wheatgrass and pea shoots due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term […]
Pedestrain Killed after being hit by Car in Baldwin
Two pedestrians on different parts of long island were hit by vehicles earlier. Evelyn Ramos-Coto, 33, was violently hit by a car while she was in the crosswalk on Grand Avenue, police said. Evelyn was still conscious as EMT staff took her from the accident scene but later died at the hospital shortly after the […]
Keyless Remote Triggers Car to Explode
A woman, named Jackie, in Massachusetts tried to unlock her car trunk in the parking lot of a supermarket using a keyless remote… and then, just like out of a James Bond movie, the car exploded. The blast destroyed the woman’s Honda Civic and sent people running to the parking lot to see what had […]
DANGERS of unsafe wired glass in schools – statistics are startling
There are are approximately 2,300 school injuries yearly caused by unsafe wired glass. Recently, the Portland Public School district was found negligent by an Oregon jury for not replacing a dangerous wired glass door panel. In this injury case a 13-year-old student was rushing to class and attempted to open the door by kicking the […]
Two men fall 25 feet off scaffolding
At the Crystal Mountain office complex in Southwest Austin two men (a father and son) fell off of a scaffolding from a height of 25 feet. They were airlifted to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. The father, in his 50s, and his son about 20, were drilling anchors into the […]
