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• posted: Jan. 10, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Accidents
• personal injury,  car accident

If a poorly placed or otherwise hidden stop sign caused your accident, you may be a victim of one of the many types of New York car accidents caused by Read More

• posted: Jan. 10, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Accidents
• personal injury,  car accident

If a poorly placed or otherwise hidden stop sign caused your accident, you may be a victim of one of the many types of New York car accidents caused by Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

New York law takes abuse of nursing home residents very, very seriously. Not only is it a crime to abuse, mistreat or neglect a nursing home resident, but anyone in Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

One of the most common injuries resulting from a car accident is whiplash. The term is so common that many people assume this is a minor injury, but any damage Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

Various states have passed laws that put a cap, or limit, on the amounts of compensation a plaintiff can recover in a medical malpractice case. New York currently is not Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

New York City has more foot traffic than any other city in the nation, and consequently, pedestrians are also more at risk for accidents. One pedestrian traffic study indicated that Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

When a failure to provide standard prenatal care harms a fetus, the mother may have legal recourse. A folic acid disorder can lead to spina bifida in unborn babies. The Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

If a fetus dies during delivery, the state of New York does not allow a lawsuit to be brought on behalf of a fetus. However, courts do allow recoveries of Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

When a medical practitioner fails to diagnose a brain tumor, fails to treat infection, over-medicates, mishandles a childbirth delivery or makes errors in administering anesthesia, serious brain damage can result. Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

New York City has more foot traffic than any other city in the nation, and consequently, pedestrians are also more at risk for accidents. One pedestrian traffic study indicated that Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

Various states have passed laws that put a cap, or limit, on the amounts of compensation a plaintiff can recover in a medical malpractice case. New York currently is not Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

When a medical practitioner fails to diagnose a brain tumor, fails to treat infection, over-medicates, mishandles a childbirth delivery or makes errors in administering anesthesia, serious brain damage can result. Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

If a fetus dies during delivery, the state of New York does not allow a lawsuit to be brought on behalf of a fetus. However, courts do allow recoveries of Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

When a failure to provide standard prenatal care harms a fetus, the mother may have legal recourse. A folic acid disorder can lead to spina bifida in unborn babies. The Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

The results are in. The just-released 2011 Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses reports on the annual rate of work-related injuries and illnesses in hundreds of Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 1969
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Uncategorized

Statistics in the 2011 Highway Safety Annual Report for New York State improved over years past, meeting some of the state’s safety goals. There were fewer fatalities for drivers under Read More