Do You Need a New Personal Injury Lawyer?
After dealing with a personal injury case for quite some time now, you may find yourself in a position where you’re in between a rock and a hard place because of your ongoing trial. Sure, you were aware that legal proceedings take time, but the rate at which your legal process might be going slower
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Understanding Police Brutality and Broken Windows Policing
Police brutality is a serious issue. Unsurprisingly, it’s an issue that’s been around for decades. Indeed, the instances of police using excessive force have been well documented throughout history. Considering how prevalent it is, it’s rather surprising how little people actually understand what it is and what it entails. To help remedy this, we’ve put
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Sexual Harassment and Social Media: What to Know
Sexual harassment at work has a massive and lasting effect on an individual’s mental health and well-being. It can affect how a person functions at work, often spilling over to their life even after work hours. Traditionally, sexual harassment occurs in or near the workplace. However, with the immense popularity of the internet, more channels
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: What to Know About Proving Liability
Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs can change your life forever. Unfortunately, they affect almost 2 million people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of these statistics, around 52,000 pass away due to TBIs, and 275,000 require hospital care. These patients are often entitled to receive sizeable financial compensation for
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Failure to Diagnose Lyme Disease: Is It Medical Malpractice?
From wrong diagnosis, surgical errors, and incorrect dosages, medical malpractice kills hundreds of thousands of people yearly, making it the third-leading cause of death in the country. This constitutes an improper implementation of healthcare duty, leading to breaches or negligence that can result in emotional or physiological injuries. Breaching this professional duty is possible when
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Understanding Filing a Fire Injury Claim—What to Know
When people experience a fire in their homes or workplace, plenty of damages could occur, which affect their finances and physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and property’s condition. The personal injury resulting from the fire incident often leads the victim to file a lawsuit against another party to receive just compensation. If you’re renting a
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Who Is Responsible for a NY Subway-Related Injury?
The New York City subways are busy every day, transporting thousands of people to their destinations for various reasons. Unfortunately, while expertly built and maintained to ensure the highest level of safety possible, accidents still occur in these subways. These mishaps, however, don’t always have to do with the trains specifically. Slips and falls on
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Uber and Lyft Accidents in NY: What Riders Should Know
Nowadays, Uber and Lyft have flooded the streets with low-cost, easily accessible transportation options. However, when drivers for these services are involved in accidents, this new convenience has produced a new type of personal injury claim. Fortunately, ridesharing businesses in New York must have significant insurance coverage that covers motor accidents caused by its drivers.
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Erb’s Palsy: What Is It and How Can You Seek Legal Action for It?
Out of all the many things you will experience in your lifetime, nothing is more meaningful or life-changing than the birth of your child. After much preparation, you’re ready to welcome your newborn child into the world. This is the beginning of a new chapter wherein you’ll find greater meaning in your own humanity. If
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What to Know About Zantac Lawsuits: Who Can File Them?
Thousands of people in the United States and Canada alone have used Zantac for several years for self-treatment of acid indigestion or heartburn. That was until 2019, when drugmaker Sanofi voluntarily recalled the over-the-counter medication. Since then, Zantac cancer attorneys have started scouring the Internet for prospective victims. Many lawyers believe the cases surrounding the
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