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• posted: Jun. 15, 2025
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury
• claim,  compensation,  evidence

The term "pre-existing condition" applies to any medical issue that preceded the incident leading to the claim. A pre-existing condition may include a previous injury to the same body part Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2025
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury
• E-bike,  e-scooter injuries,  Accident

In recent years, New York City has witnessed a surge in accidents involving electric bikes (e-bikes) and electric scooters (e-scooters). This uptick has raised concerns about rider safety and the Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2024
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury,  Motor Vehicle Accients
• TBI,  Traumatic Brain Injury,  Head Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious medical condition that results from an external force impacting the brain. It often causes significant and lasting effects on an individual’s cognitive and Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2024
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Accidents,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• premises liability,  injuries,  retailers

The large retail operations known as “big box stores” have become so prevalent that we may wonder how we ever did without them. But despite their convenience and product diversity, Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2024
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• emotional distress,  lawsuit,  serious injuries

New York’s no-fault insurance system is designed to streamline the process of resolving car accident claims so that injured parties receive reimbursement for medical costs and related losses without litigation. Read More

• posted: May 04, 2020
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury,  COVID-19
• litigation process changes,  personal injury lawsuits

Like most other activities where in-person interaction is required, personal injury lawsuits have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This can put serious stress on parties who are looking to Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• accidents,  New York sidewalks,  pedestrian accidents,  slip and fall lawsuits

Unlike sprawling modern cities like Los Angeles or Dallas, the five boroughs of New York City do not take up that much geographic space. However, the city has 12,750 miles Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• slip and fall,  accidents,  New York sidewalks,  pedestrian accidents,  slip and fall lawsuits

Unlike sprawling modern cities like Los Angeles or Dallas, the five boroughs of New York City do not take up that much geographic space. However, the city has 12,750 miles Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• informed consent,  doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• birth injuries,  birth injury lawsuits,  Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Construction Accidents,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• construction accident lawsuit,  faulty equipment,  new york scaffolding law,  scaffolding accidents

Construction site workers are at tremendous risk for injury — especially workers who regularly walk on scaffolds and use other equipment at heights where falls can be fatal. New York Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Construction Accidents,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• construction accidents,  construction accident lawsuit,  faulty equipment,  new york scaffolding law,  scaffolding accidents

Construction site workers are at tremendous risk for injury — especially workers who regularly walk on scaffolds and use other equipment at heights where falls can be fatal. New York Read More