Cell Phones, Text Messaging, and Car Accident Information for All Drivers
Feb 17, 2011
Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.
One-fifth of experienced adult drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
In 2009 almost 6,...
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National Car Accident Statistics
Feb 17, 2011
National Car Accident Statistics
There are more than six million car accidents each year in the United States.
A person dies in a car accident every 12 minutes and each year car cra...
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Supplemental Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Feb 17, 2011
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
PLEASE READ
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CLIENTS ON AUTO COVERAGE
As
you know, this office handles serious accident cases of all types, as
well as injuries caused by medical mal...
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Spousal Liability Insurance
Feb 17, 2011
ew York state law
sets forth that there is NO insurance coverage in motor vehicle
accidents for a spouse's claim for injuries against his/her spouse that
causes those injuries, UNLESS Spousal lia...
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The Facts Behind the McDonald's Hot Coffee Case
Feb 14, 2011
In actuality, the McDonald's case is an example of great legal work, although many of the specific facts have been tightly sealed behind the gag order that went with the final settlement. The facts tha...
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Solving Malpractice Costs
Feb 08, 2011
This article is on display in my
office. It appeared in Newsday on July 24, 2007. It is
entitled "Don't Blame the Victims: Other ways to solve malpractice
costs."Costly medical malp...
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Harvard Study Casts Doubt on Claims that the Legal System is Plagued with Frivolous Med Mal Lawsuits
Feb 08, 2011
Very often we hear claims that the legal/litigation system is full of
frivolous lawsuits, especially frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits,
that are brought by money hungry uninjured people or peopl...
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Think Tort Reform is a Good Idea? Think again! (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 25, 2011
*Later
the $137 million dollar verdict was overturned, prompting another
letter to the editor by Mr. Freeley, dated August 16,2006:
As
you may recall early last year the bugle call for tort reform was
...
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Think Tort Reform is a Good Idea? Think again!...(Part 1 of 2)
Jan 25, 2011
This article was written by the managing attorney of my firm in
response to an article calling for tort reform printed in The Village
Times Herald in March 2005. Though this article is already a few ye...
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Maclaren Umbrella Strollers Pose Risk of Injuries to Children's Fingers
Jan 20, 2011
Maclaren is recalling at least 1 million
umbrella strollers because of a potential hazard to children's fingers. A
side hinge mechanism poses the risk of cutting or amputating a child's
fingers when...
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