Recovering from a medical procedure necessitated by an injury or an illness can be a long and costly process. When you are the victim of medical malpractice from a trusted healthcare provider, this only adds insult and injury to the entire situation. You put your faith in a physician or other...
If you are like most New Yorkers, you lead a busy life and can’t always drive yourself. Instead, you rely on ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. These are convenient, relatively inexpensive, and easy to book with their online apps. However, just like other vehicles, Uber and Lyft drivers sometimes get into...
Decubitus ulcers, which are commonly known as bedsores, are painful injuries to the skin and underlying tissue. Nursing home residents with mobility issues are prone to developing bedsores. Bedsores often affect the shoulder blades, ankles, and hips of victims. Nursing homes are required to take steps to prevent residents from forming bedsores....
If an intoxicated person injured you in New York, you may file a personal injury lawsuit against that individual. However, depending on your situation, you may have additional legal options available to you. In some circumstances, the victim of an intoxicated individual may file a claim against the business that provided the...
Nurses play an important role in hospitals and clinics. However, when nurses make mistakes, the consequences can be catastrophic. In the state of New York, the Nurse Practice Act outlines the duties of nurses. One key component of this law is that it forbids nurses from providing services that they aren’t competent...
When someone is killed due to another person’s negligence or misconduct, the deceased party’s family members may file a wrongful death lawsuit in court. A wrongful death lawsuit typically seeks financial compensation for the surviving family members’ losses, such as funeral expenses, lost wages, and lost companionship. In this article, we...
Although car accidents routinely result in serious injuries, not all injuries are readily apparent. In fact, due to a variety of factors, including the surge of adrenaline experienced during a car accident, many people walk away from car accidents feeling perfectly fine. However, these same people often experience symptoms hours—or even days—later....
Whether you ride a bicycle for exercise or transportation, you are at risk every time you hit the road. Unfortunately, drivers often fail to respect the rights of cyclists, and this can create dangerous situations, many of which result in accidents. In this article, we discuss eight of the most common causes...
After going through several long months of pregnancy, the last thing a new mother expects is for her baby to suffer birth injuries. Unfortunately, however, birth injuries occur every day, and many of them are due to the negligent behavior of doctors and other medical staff. In this article, we examine risk...
Cancer is a terrible disease. In many cases, a person’s survival is dependent on early detection and diagnosis. So, when a doctor fails to diagnose cancer early, it could literally mean the difference between life and death. Following a doctor’s failure to diagnose cancer, a case that may have been treatable is...
