15 July

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NYC Commercial Truck Accidents: FAQs, Definitions and Statutes

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Without a doubt, the most dangerous type of vehicle to collide with in an accident is a large commercial truck. Even the smaller ones often weigh far more than the average passenger car that weighs between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds. As might be expected, injured passengers of other vehicles (as well as cyclists, pedestrians and motorcycle riders) often die of their injuries. People who manage to survive accidents with commercial trucks are often left paralyzed – or suffering from traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, spinal cord injuries – or a vast array of other medical problems. While many people improve greatly...

14 July

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Hoverboard Injury Lawyers Discuss Their Case on NBC TV News – Trial Lawyer Interviewed

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Hoverboard Situation Last week the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) has officially issued a recall for over half a million hoverboards explain NYC hoverboard injury lawyers. Consequently, after a long and thorough investigation into the safety of hoverboards, the Commission found that the scooter’s batteries may overheat leading to a possible fire or explosion. Nearly one hundred incidents have been reported throughout the United States of hoverboards erupting in flames, exploding, catching fire, or emanating smoke. These claims include both personal injury and property damage. The CPSC has explicated said the hoverboards that are the subject of the recall had design flaws...

12 July

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New Technologies Can Help Truckers Decrease Fatigue and Accidents

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Veterans of the trucking industry like Juan Ochoa, who currently manages a group of about 80 long-haul trucks in Kent Washington, estimate that roughly seventy percent (70%) of all trucking accidents are caused by fatigue. Ochoa also asserts that once truck drivers become too tired, they’re no longer able to respond quickly enough to road dangers. Aware of this problem, many businesses are now creating and marketing products that can help truckers remain fully aware of when they’ve become too drowsy to drive. Dr. Daniel Bongers’s Australian company SmartCap currently markets a line of industrial safety products that can help most...

11 July

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New York City Can Provide Better Protection Against Delivery Truck Accidents

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Every day, New York City delivery truck drivers are constantly trying to meet daily deadlines while serving the needs of over eight million residents, countless commuters, and constantly expanding business interests. Yet like everyone else, they must avoid negligently causing accidents just because they’re trying to impress their employers by shaving a few minutes off their delivery times explains a New York City delivery truck accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. Since the average delivery truck is much larger than many of today’s smaller cars, if you’re hit by one – you’re likely to be seriously injured....

10 July

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Do You Need a Commercial Vehicule Lawyer in New York?

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If you were hurt in a commercial vehicle accident in New York City or New York State, you could receive help from the car accident lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates. We will work to protect your legal rights. Commercial vehicles are a broad category that includes garbage trucks, delivery vans, long-bed pickup trucks, and much more. If you’ve been injured in an accident that was caused by the reckless or negligent actions of another person or entity, you could seek compensation for what happened by filing a personal injury claim. The party responsible for the accident could owe you money for things...

10 July

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How Can You Get Help After Being Seriously Injured In A Tractor Trailer Accident

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in Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truck Accidents

If it can be done safely, drivers must consider steering their tractor trailers off to the shoulder of the road or freeway after an accident to avoid blocking traffic. If you have been severely injured -- and traffic is heavy – try calling 911 on your cell phone. Witnesses to the event should also be dialing first responders on your behalf. If you cannot get out of the vehicle by yourself, keep dialing 911, sound your horn and wait for help Sadly, this type of scenario happens far too often as tractor trailers navigate the many NYC freeways and surface streets....

07 July

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What Is The Lawsuit Value Of Herniated Disc

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A New York City Car Accident Lawyer Explains What is the personal injury lawsuit value for a herniated disc ? Clients often ask, how much is a herniated disc worth after a car accident case? Well, it really depends on the type of injury that you sustain and the type of medical treatment that you end up getting and the way that the case progresses. In New York, a herniated disc can be worth just five thousand or ten thousand dollars. How much is a soft tissue injury case with little medical care worth ? If, for example, you as a client sustain...

02 July

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Four Types Of Civil Rights Claims That Can Be Brought Against Police Departments

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Although the duties of police officers can be quite difficult and demanding, there is never a valid excuse for handling assigned tasks in an abusive or harassing manner. Even when people being questioned or arrested become agitated or defensive, professionally trained officers must use the least amount of force necessary to bring them under better control. Chokeholds should never be used and tear gas, tasers and rubber bullets should only be employed when the lives of police officers are directly threatened – or mob violence and looting continue after verbal warnings. Our law firm understands the full range of constitutional rights...

01 July

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Taser Guns Used By Police Can Seriously Harm or Kill People – Police Brutality

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George Floyd’s death in May 2020 reminded everyone that police brutality must stop, and proper respect must be regularly shown to blacks and all other citizens. Far too often, police officers use guns, tasers, rubber bullets and tear gas when better options are available. Law enforcement must remember that tasers are only supposed to be used to give them a little added time to bring suspects under better control – and never to negligently harm or torment them. What follows is a closer look at the basic way a taser gun should work, situations when tasers were used negligently and specific...

22 June

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Since COVID-19 Delivery Trucks Accidents are on the Rise in NYC

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Pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers riding in cars or trucks are in greater danger today of being in serious accidents due to COVID-19 and careless delivery drivers. After all, the pandemic and all the restaurants and stores that are still closed are making it necessary for many Americans to keep ordering food and other goods to be delivered to their homes therefor Delivery Trucks Accidents are on the Rise in NYC. With so many truck and van drivers rushing around to meet employer-imposed deadlines, it is much more dangerous to be outside now than at the same time last year. These days,...

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