People often associate post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, with soldiers, police officers, and others who routinely experience traumatic events. Although people involved in these professions are certainly highly susceptible to PTSD, this disorder reaches far beyond these high-stress professions. In fact, PTSD can affect any person who experiences a situation...
Studies indicate that drivers on the road at night are about three times more likely than daytime drivers to be involved in a serious automobile accident. The reason for this is that driving at night presents several risks that aren’t present during the day. In this article, we examine some of...
Being in a car accident sets the victim’s adrenaline in motion and demands immediate action and snap decisions. In the rush of all this, it’s easy to make mistakes. However, these oversights could prove costly when it comes to claiming the compensation that victims need.
If you were involved...
Victims who were previously plaintiffs in unrelated car accident lawsuits often worry that their prior litigation can be used against them. Lawyers and insurers may try to paint you as a “habitual litigant” or discredit you in other ways. That doesn’t mean their arguments are valid.
It’s important to...
New York is known as a “no-fault” state for car accidents. In most cases, an injured party’s car insurance will cover the cost of his or her injuries following an accident. And if people are hurt in the other vehicle, they...
Although generally not admissible in court, a police report can be very useful when filing an accident claim. However, for a variety of reasons, police reports aren’t filed after every accident.
Fortunately, you don’t need a police report to...
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...
Drunk drivers and other intoxicated persons who cause accidents can be held not only criminally responsible but civilly liable for the victim’s medical bills and other losses. However, in many cases, liability extends even further back to the bar or other business that served the person too much alcohol. This is generally...
