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Safety Code Failures That Could Lead To Big Lawsuits

If you’re a landlord, you already know that you run some risks with premises liability laws. One slip-up on your part, and you could face a serious lawsuit from an injured tenant or guest. There are certain safety codes that you particularly want to make…

Know Your Options For Addressing A Work-Related Injury

You likely count on your ability to go to work each day. You need to be able to earn a living. So, what happens if you are injured and can’t work? You might feel like this is a hopeless situation, but it isn’t. You do…

Types Of Injuries Suffered In New York Car Accidents

Getting behind the wheel of your vehicle each day is a risk that not many people realize they are taking. Driving is a dangerous task. Even if you are the safest of drivers, you can never trust that other drivers around you will be just…

3 Tips To Reduce Your Risk Of An Accident When Biking In The Road

Bicyclists are permitted to drive in the road alongside cars and other vehicles. However, if a motor vehicle collides with a bicycle, the results can be disastrous for the rider. Therefore, it’s important for any cyclist to ride defensively and to take extra precautions to…

Falling Objects Can Lead To Fatal Accidents

Falls are one of the biggest hazards that construction workers face, but it isn’t always the worker falling that it is the problem. Objects that workers use when they are at heights above ground level can easily cause a fatality if the object is heavy…

When Can I Receive Lost Wages Benefits?

Injured New York workers who suffered their injuries while carrying out their job duties may be able to receive lost wages benefits through the state workers’ compensation program if their injuries prevent them from going to work. Lost wages will not compensate you for your…

Tennis Pro Eugenie Bouchard Settles A Slip-And-Fall Lawsuit

The once highly ranked Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard settled an injury lawsuit with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Friday, Feb. 23. She had filed a lawsuit against the USTA in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, following a 2015 incident at the…

Don’t Ever Do This When Working With A Scaffold

Construction workers in New York who regularly use a scaffold as a part of their jobs rarely consider how dangerous scaffolds are until after they suffer an injury. As such, it’s vital to remind workers on a regular basis that these devices, although incredibly convenient…

Pushing For Workers’ Rights Despite Intimidation

You’re probably under the impression that your local sanitation worker has decent wages, overtime pay and good health coverage — after all, all sanitation workers are in a union, right? Not at all. Many sanitation workers still labor for meager daily wages in brutal, often…

Should The Owner Have Done More To Protect You?

If you have been recently injured in an assault or other traumatic event, you are probably running through the details in your mind. It’s only natural for anyone who has been a victim to wonder what they could have done to prevent the tragedy from…

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