What Is the Cost of Medical Treatment for a Traumatic Brain Injury?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) contribute to 30 percent of all accidental injury deaths in the United States. The Mayo Clinic reports that some of the most common causes of TBIs include: Falls; Motor vehicle accidents; Assault; Sporting accidents; and Explosive blasts. People who sustain TBIs in[...]
5 Tips for Using Social Media During the Personal Injury Claims Process
Proving damages in a personal injury claim requires strong evidence, complicated formulas, and possibly the testimony of expert witnesses. If you were injured and you intend to bring a claim, you should expect the insurance company or defendant to search for reasons to dispute the value of your case. Two out of three American adults are[...]
3 Essential Elements to Prove in a NYC Personal Injury Claim
Personal injury claims fall under tort law, which is a body of rights, responsibilities, and remedies that aims to compensate individuals who have suffered some kind of avoidable harm. Every successful tort claim has two basic components: liability and damages. Accident victims need to prove both in order to recover compensation for their economic and non-economic[...]
How Do You Calculate Pain and Suffering Damages in NYC?
How Do You Calculate Pain and Suffering Damages? There are two types of compensatory damages that can be included in New York personal injury claims: economic and non-economic. Economic damages are objectively verifiable losses such as medical bills, lost income, and reduced earning capacity. Non-economic damages can be more challenging to calculate because they are[...]
Failure to Diagnose in NYC
Individuals in New York City and throughout the United States rely heavily on their doctors to diagnose and treat any health issues accordingly. When a doctor or nurse does not diagnose a health issue in an effective manner or fails to diagnose the issue at all, the victim may suffer serious consequences and in some cases,[...]
What should I do if I am injured as a pedestrian in NYC?
Many people rely on New York City's sidewalks to get around, or at least to get to the subway station. Regardless, any time an individual walks on city streets, they are putting themselves at a certain level of risk simply because of all of the motor vehicles sharing the road. When a pedestrian is hit by[...]
