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Delayed Injuries After a Car Accident
Key Takeaways Your body’s natural fight-or-flight response temporarily dulls pain receptors. You may feel perfectly fine at the accident scene even if you have sustained severe trauma. Common Delayed Injuries: Serious conditions, including concussions, whiplash, herniated discs, and life-threatening internal...
Does New York Have Damage Caps?
Key Takeaways Unlike many states, New York does not place a statutory limit on the amount of economic or non-economic damages you can recover in a standard personal injury lawsuit. Full Coverage for Financial and Personal Losses: You can seek...
What Is Duty of Care and How Does It Affect Personal Injury Cases?
Key Takeways A “duty of care” is the legal obligation to act with reasonable caution to avoid harming others. Establishing that this duty existed is the mandatory first step in winning any personal injury claim in New York. Duty of...
The Dangers of Running Red Lights in New York
Key Takeaways Running a red light almost always results in a broadside (T-bone) collision. Because the sides of a vehicle offer less protection than the front or rear, these crashes are uniquely deadly. Drivers trying to “beat the light” often...
Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable in New York?
Key Takeaways Under federal law (IRC Section 104) and New York state law, settlements meant to compensate you for a physical injury or physical illness are completely tax-free. New York Follows Federal Law: If your settlement is tax-exempt at the...
Threats of E-Bikes in Public Safety in Queens
Electric bikes have joined e-scooters among the most popular modes of transportation on the streets of New York City. But riders on motorized bicycles with integrated electric motors have been involved in numerous accidents involving serious injuries to pedestrians as...
Liability For Backover Accident
Key Takeaways Drivers backing up are generally held liable for failing to check blind spots, mirrors, and rearview cameras—though larger vehicles like SUVs and trucks possess significantly larger rear blind spots. Depending on the details of the crash, other parties...
Who Is at Fault in a Parking Lot Accident?
Key Takeaways Just like on main highways, traffic laws govern parking lots. Drivers who ignore stop signs, speed, or fail to yield the right-of-way when backing out of a spot are typically held liable for the crash. Don’t let insurance...
Can I Get Nerve Damage After a Car Accident?
Key Takeaways Symptoms of nerve damage often don’t appear immediately. Your body’s adrenaline response can mask tingling, numbness, and burning pain for hours or even days after a crash. Under New York’s “no-fault” insurance laws, your own Personal Injury Protection...
Can You Get Internal Bleeding from a Car Accident?
Key Takeaways Collision forces, such as blunt impact, rapid deceleration, and seatbelt pressure, can cause severe internal organ damage without leaving visible external wounds, making immediate emergency care critical even after low-speed crashes. Adrenaline and shock can temporarily mask warning...
