Employees often presume that longevity at a company ensures that if/when they ultimately depart they will be entitled to some lump sum payment or...

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Having handled multiple podiatric malpractice cases in New York, I can tell you that there are occasions on which a poorly performed bunion removal...

This question raises a few issues. First, if you were acting within the scope of your employment the injury may fall within the context of...

There are a few legal issues at play here. First, if your condition qualifies as a "disability" - whether temporary or permanent - you would be...

Although New York State and the EEOC have what are know as "dual filing," the choice of which administrative agency to initially file a claim can...

My surgeon did not inform me of my post operation complications do I have a claim?

This question raises a couple of issues. The first is the principle of a "recognized complication" of a surgical procedure. Generally, in New...

This question raises two important issues. The first is that New York is what is known as an "at-will" employment state - meaning that your...

Been told that it is better to represent myself in malpractice case don't agree

While an individual may generally be permitted to bring a lawsuit pro se (without counsel), we never advise plaintiffs to represent themselves...

What is the difference between personal injury and malpractice injury?

Negligence is the failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would act. Medical malpractice is negligence in the practice of medicine - in...

If 90%of all personal injury case settles why ask for tria

Experience tells us that greater than ninety percent of cases either settle OR get dismissed, an important point. The remaining cases go to trial....