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Top 5 Delivery Truck Hazards in Brooklyn Neighborhoods and How They Impact Injury Claims

Delivery truck accidents in Brooklyn neighborhoods create serious risks for residents, drivers, and pedestrians daily. These accidents happen more often...
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Top 5 Delivery Truck Hazards in Brooklyn Neighborhoods and How They Impact Injury Claims

Brooklyn Industrial Zone Truck Accidents: How Location Affects Your Injury Compensation

Truck accidents in Brooklyn industrial zones create serious risks for drivers and pedestrians alike. These crashes happen often - with...
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Brooklyn Industrial Zone Truck Accidents: How Location Affects Your Injury Compensation

Brooklyn BQE Truck Accidents: What Makes These Cases Different From Standard Vehicle Claims

Truck accidents on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) create unique legal challenges compared to regular car crashes. These accidents often cause...
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Brooklyn BQE Truck Accidents: What Makes These Cases Different From Standard Vehicle Claims

Colossus and Xactimate: How Computer Algorithms Determine Your Injury Settlement Offer

Insurance companies use computer programs to decide how much money to offer you after an injury. Two main systems, Colossus...
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Colossus and Xactimate: How Computer Algorithms Determine Your Injury Settlement Offer

Case Study: How a $43 Million Verdict Was Won in a Catastrophic Foot Drop and Paralysis Case

Medical malpractice cases that result in life-changing injuries require expert legal representation to secure fair compensation. Attorney Paul G. Lyons,...
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Case Study: How a $43 Million Verdict Was Won in a Catastrophic Foot Drop and Paralysis Case

Independent Medical Examiners: The Truth Behind Insurance Company Doctors Findings in Foot Drop Cases

Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) play a major role in foot drop cases, often deciding if patients receive needed care. These...
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Independent Medical Examiners: The Truth Behind Insurance Company Doctors Findings in Foot Drop Cases

Brooklyn Truck Accidents: Navigating Multiple Insurance Policies When Delivery Vehicles Are Involved

Delivery truck accidents in Brooklyn create complex insurance situations that often involve multiple policies and parties. These crashes happen daily...
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Brooklyn Truck Accidents: Navigating Multiple Insurance Policies When Delivery Vehicles Are Involved

Why Insurance Companies Pay for Vehicle Damage But Fight Your Injury Claim: The Strategy Behind the Scenes

Insurance companies handle vehicle damage claims much differently than injury claims after an accident. They often pay for car repairs...
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Why Insurance Companies Pay for Vehicle Damage But Fight Your Injury Claim: The Strategy Behind the Scenes

McKinsey’s Impact on Insurance Claims: How Consulting Changed the Way Your Accident Case is Handled

Insurance claims processing has changed dramatically due to McKinsey's influence in the industry. This global consulting firm has reshaped how...
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McKinsey’s Impact on Insurance Claims: How Consulting Changed the Way Your Accident Case is Handled

The Hidden Costs of Foot Drop: Why Medical Experts Are Critical to Your Personal Injury Case

Foot drop is a serious medical condition that affects mobility and quality of life. This condition makes it hard for...
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The Hidden Costs of Foot Drop: Why Medical Experts Are Critical to Your Personal Injury Case

Bronx Commercial Truck Accidents: How Local Factors Affect Insurance Claims and Settlements

Commercial truck accidents in the Bronx create unique challenges for victims seeking fair insurance settlements. These crashes happen in one...
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Bronx Commercial Truck Accidents: How Local Factors Affect Insurance Claims and Settlements

Foot Drop Injury Verdicts: What Determines Multi-Million Dollar Outcomes

Foot drop injuries occur when nerve damage prevents a person from lifting the front part of their foot. These injuries...
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Foot Drop Injury Verdicts: What Determines Multi-Million Dollar Outcomes

Can You Sue for a Hit-and-Run Accident?

Hit-and-run accidents create serious legal and personal challenges for victims. Los Angeles County alone reported 5,500 felony hit-and-run cases in...
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Can You Sue for a Hit-and-Run Accident?

Insurance Company Tactics: How the Delay, Deny, Defend Strategy Impacts Truck Accident Claims

Insurance companies use a specific strategy called "Delay, Deny, Defend" to reduce payments for truck accident claims. This approach aims...
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Insurance Company Tactics: How the Delay, Deny, Defend Strategy Impacts Truck Accident Claims

Pain and Suffering in Personal Injury Cases: How Is It Calculated?

Personal injury cases involve more than medical bills and lost wages. Pain and suffering damages represent a vital part of...
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Pain and Suffering in Personal Injury Cases: How Is It Calculated?

How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case in The Bronx

Personal injury cases in The Bronx require patience and careful planning to reach a fair settlement. Most cases take between...
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How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case in The Bronx

How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case in Brooklyn?

Personal injury cases in Brooklyn require careful attention to detail and proper timing for successful settlements. Most cases take several...
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How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case in Brooklyn?

What to Do After a Car Accident in The Bronx: A Step-by-Step Guide

Car accidents in The Bronx require quick thinking and proper actions to protect your rights and health. A clear guide...
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What to Do After a Car Accident in The Bronx: A Step-by-Step Guide

How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case?

Personal injury settlements shape the lives of accident victims across America. Most cases reach a settlement within six to nine...
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How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case?

What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know About Injury Settlements

Insurance companies hold a strong grip on injury settlements, often putting their profits ahead of fair compensation for accident victims....
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What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know About Injury Settlements

New York Brain Injury Attorneys

A brain injury is a life-changing and devastating event for those injured, as well as their family and friends. According to the New York Department of Health, nearly 400 cases of traumatic brain injury occur each day in the State of New York. What’s more, there are more than 2,000 deaths, 19,000 hospitalizations, and over 112,000 emergency department visits amount residents in New York each year due to this severe damage. Traumatic brain injuries often occur in car accidents, trip and falls, construction accidents, and other severe and catastrophic accidents.  This injury can be caused by a trauma that results in...

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New York Personal Injury Lawyers explain High Low Agreements

A high low agreement is made between the lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant with the consent of their clients. Such an agreement is a contract that sets a ceiling and a floor on the recovery thereby seeking to limit the potential payout defendants must make in the event of a large jury verdict while confirming the plaintiff will receive some baseline monetary amount. For example, in a personal injury action where the insurance policy limits are one million dollars ($1,000,000), the parties may enter into a high low agreement of $100,000 to $550,000. This means that if the...

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Use of Cell Phone while Driving Causes 1 out of every 4 accidents

Statistics show that 1 out of every 4 motor vehicle accidents involve a driver who was speaking on a cell phone, texting, or otherwise distracted by a cell phone. This includes those who use the hands free ear pieces. Many states including New York have banned the use of cell phones while driving and are issuing tickets and fines. However, the problems continue. Recent studies have found that driving while texting or speaking on a handheld cell phone increases your odds of getting in an accident equally to being intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08...

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New York Personal Injury Lawyers explain High Low agreements

Often times the plaintiff and his or her attorney will make an agreement with the defendants and their attorneys called a high low agreement. The purpose of such an agreement is to set a high or ceiling value as well as a low or floor value for which the case will be resolved. This guarantees the injured plaintiff will receive monetary compensation thereby eliminating the possibility of obtaining no recovery in the event of a dismissal or defense verdict after trial. It also sets a ceiling on the recovery which defendants favor because it prevents them from having...

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Toyota Recall – Hearings before Congress attempt to determine if Toyota knew of defects and yet took no remedial action

Toyota Motor Corp. officials are under fire with questions from Congress during Senate hearings on the company's worldwide recall of 8,500,000 vehicles. The hearings are underway on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Toyota has attributed the problems to gas pedals that can get covered by floor mats. The gas pedals also stick due to design flaws. Safety experts have said the problem may be with the electronics inside the Toyota vehicles. An estimated 52 deaths since 2000 have been linked to the sudden acceleration problem.  Toyota is also fixing 1.6 million cars due to oil hoses with leaks. A large numbers of death...

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What to do if you fall on snow or ice

If you fall due to snow or ice, you may be able to bring a successful lawsuit to recover money damages. The important factors to consider are 1. Where did you fall? Certain areas are actionable under the law while other areas are more difficult or even impossible. For example, someone who fell on a sidewalk in front of a commercial premises on a Wed when it last snowed on a Sun may have a strong case because the landlord/ management should have cleaned the snow or ice in the 2-3 day time window. However, someone who fell on a...

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Why it is important to keep in contact with your lawyer

If you have been injured, it is vital to keep in touch with your attorney. An attorney is your representative who is handling all aspects of your personal injury claim. He or she must be "in the loop" and get constant updates on your medical treatment and other important facts.  In New York, a personal injury case filed in Court may take from 6 months to 2 years or more to resolve. During that time, you need to be in touch with your lawyer and your lawyer should be proactive and be in touch with you! At Frekhtman & Associates, we...

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Labor Law 240(1) decision from Court of Appeals helps plaintiffs

Recently, on December 17, 2009, the Court of Appeals of the State of New York decided a case called Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, 2009 WL 4840213, NY Slip Op 09310 (2009). It clarified the state of the law with respect to construction accident or Labor Law cases where an object falls and comes into contact with a worker. These are commonly referred to as "falling object" cases.  The Court held that there is no strict requirement that the worker and the falling object make contact.  The proper question to ask is not whether the object hit the worker...

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Nursing Home Abuse Case resolved by Frekhtman & Associates

An elderly man who was a patient in a nursing home in Brooklyn, New York filed a lawsuit against the nursing home for failing to properly treat and care for him.  Due to the nursing home's negligence, the man sustained serious bed sores also known as decubitis ulcers. He needed surgery to debride the bed sores.  The New York medical malpractice lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates filed a lawsuit against the nursing home and settled the case while awaiting trial. The case was resolved for $325,000.00. New York's Public Health Law 2801(d) allows a private cause of action against a...

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NY Lobby Day planned for April 20th, 2010

Many plaintiff's attorneys are going to Albany, New York the State Capitol to address the legislature concerning the New York serious injury motor vehicle law also known as Insurance Law 5102(d) or the "threshold" law.  The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSLTA) is attempting to change this law to avoid dismissal of cases with serious injuries. The New York personal injury attorneys at Frekhtman & Associates will send a number of attorneys to participate in this effort.  We will also speak to clients whose cases were unfairly dismissed due to the threshold law.  Currently, Insurance Law 5102(d) has nine categories...

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