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Road Rage: Still A Major Problem in New York & Many Other States
Since many of us are still driving less due to the pandemic, we have forgotten how common road rage (or aggressive driving) has become both locally and elsewhere in the United States. Instead of maturely working through our unresolved frustrations, too many of us keep expressing our pent-up anger while driving – often overreacting to the minor traffic offenses of others. Last summer, a 26-year-old man in Brooklyn died after being shot in the torso during a road rage incident. That tragic event unfolded while a shooter, traveling in a black SUV, and the other driver was taking Exit 1 off the Jackie Robinson Parkway on to Bushwick Avenue. After the shooter fired several shots into the victim’s vehicle, the 26-year-old man’s car crashed into a light pole and another vehicle. Witnesses said that the entire tragedy was due to road rage. After exiting his vehicle, the young victim walked
EP07 S02: How Can I Complain About My Landlord?
Today we discuss landlord responsibility and what you can do if you want to complain about him/her. Click Listen to our Podcast episode or read our full transcript here below. Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript: Welcome to Trial Stories an informative discussion of civil justice with a focus on the human story. I’m your host. Arkady Frekhtman a New York City trial lawyer passionate about helping serious injury victims and their families. New York City tenants often ask, “How can I report my landlord for negligence?” Well, there are a few ways. Number one is if the landlord isn’t responding to your emails, to your verbal complaints, if they’re just not responsive and the issues, the safety violations, the hazards in the building just continue to accrue and happen and they’re not being resolved. One of the things you can do is simply call 311. The city
Which Mistakes in Med School Could Lead To Medical Malpractice?
According to a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study, the methods used to evaluate surgical students to make less surgical errors might not be comprehensive enough to deliver the best results explaining New York City medical malpractice attorneys at the F&A injury law firm. Researchers tested the way future orthopedic surgeons are graded to check for shortcomings in measuring motor skills. The report published in the Journal of Surgical Education says that training students require more than ensuring that they practice skills as assessing quality and tracking errors are also needed. Formal training for improving mistakes is crucial to ensure that mistakes are corrected. If a negligent surgeon makes an error that harms a patient, a NYC medical malpractice lawyer could help one receive compensation. Researchers judged 23 first through fifth-year residents with three different grading systems when working on a shoulder that needed repairs. When using the Objective
Brain injury lawyer examines new findings on subconcussive blows to the head
In recent years, researchers have been paying more attention to the effects of repeated blows to the head suffered by football players and other athletes, explains a New York City brain injury lawyer. For example, some retired football players have developed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated brain trauma. This is the same pattern behind the NFL concussion case overview, where former players sued over exactly this kind of cumulative harm. The trauma can result not only from concussions, but also from subconcussive blows, hits to the head that may not lead to symptoms or concussion diagnoses, but nevertheless affect the brain when they occur repeatedly over time. Recent findings from high school football players Along with investigating older players with years of brain trauma, researchers are turning their attention to younger people. Our broader look at teen athletes and brain injury covers this shift
EP06 S02: What Is Premises Liability?
Today we discuss about premises liability, when a New York City premises liability attorney gets a case, what type of investigation does he or she do? What is the investigation that a really good trip and fall, slip and fall lawyer is going to do once he or she gets that premises case? Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript: Welcome to Trial Stories an informative discussion of civil justice with a focus on the human story. I’m your host. Arkady Frekhtman a New York City trial lawyer passionate about helping serious injury victims and their families. So today is Friday the 13th, in 2020. And our law firm is building out a new CRM and a new relationship management project for all our clients. And so we completed some educational videos about car accidents, and today we switched gears a little bit and we started to build out
NYC Motorcycle Accident Law Firm: Frequently Asked Questions
Law enforcement officers and accident investigators often find motorcycle collisions among the hardest cases to handle. Sadly, these riders have such limited physical protection that they often suffer severe and even fatal injuries. Furthermore, even the toughest helmet can crack or break apart, especially after a rider has been thrown from a bike upon impact. After major collisions with large trucks or SUVs, surviving riders and their loved ones often pose many questions to our firm. They are understandably eager to obtain justice and proper financial damages for all that was suffered. Here are some of the typical questions often posed to our firm about how motorcycle accident cases are handled and what clients can expect during the negotiation, discovery, and trial stages. Motorcycle accident cases – queries often posed to our attorneys Question: How much is an average motorcycle accident case worth to a plaintiff? Answer: As you