What Does Statute of Limitations Mean? In a nutshell, a statute of limitations is defined as a period of time which is allowed for a person to bring legal action against another person. Here is an explanation of Statute of Limitations on Wikipedia. Car Accidents in New York: What is the Statue of Limitations? For most car accidents and other motor vehicle accidents (such as truck accidents), the New York statute of limitations is three
What are the Top Mistakes People Make After an Accident or Injury? If you are injured as a result of someone else's negligence or as a result of an accident such as an automobile accident or a slip and fall accident, it is important to understand what NOT to do if you are thinking about talking to a Syracuse personal injury lawyer about pursuing an personal injury claim. There are a number of things you
New York doesn’t take driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs lightly. It is a serious offense and accidents related to DWI often result in serious injury and deaths. When an driver is impaired and has a child in the vehicle with them at the time they are stopped by law enforcement, or when a car accident occurs, the state looks at this as child endangerment. If you are someone facing charges of driving
There will be new reports coming out that shares the sobering effects of distracted driving and car accidents. This is especially true when smartphones and other similar devices are the culprits. A study done at The Ohio State University in Columbus found that distracted driving raises the chance that an accident will end in severe injury or death when compared to other crashes caused the other means. Phillip Renaud, an executive of the danger institute
The most common type of accident according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are rear-end collisions. They make up over 30% of all car accidents. For many, this may not come as a surprise with the growing number of smart devices and GPS units in our vehicles. There is little doubt that these devices have created distracted drivers and the root cause of many rear-end collisions. There is some good news. When it
There is a phrase that has become commonplace to hear especially when the discussion is about a victim of personal injury negligence. Pain and suffering is the term used to determine financial compensation but you may be wondering what qualifies as pain & suffering in the legal sense. No two cases are alike when it comes to victims of negligence and the health outcomes of pain and suffering can be different. Generally, what defines this
One of the most traumatic events a person can go through is a automobile accident. You can be left physically and emotionally scarred for life. Even if you are not seriously injured, just the stress resulting from an accident can affect a person for years after. Victims of catastrophic accidents suffer from costly long-term medical treatments and sadly some die during treatments. The last thing on the mind of these victims or the surviving family
It is not uncommon for people to not contact a lawyer early on. This is because the insurance company is taking care of you by paying your benefits, paying your medical costs, and the adjusters act so nice to them that people often feel that everything is going along fine, then before they know it, they send you to an IME (independent medical examination). The Hazards of an Independent Medical Exam (IME) An Independent Medical
Car crashes are traumatic enough when they happen near home, but what do you do if you are involved in an out-of-state car accident and are injured? Who do you talk to? Who should you not talk to? Car accidents are bad enough when they happen in the city or county where you live. But what happens if you travel out of state (or to Canada) and get into a car crash? How do you
Commercial Truck Accidents: Proving Negligence In most all cases, car accidents in which there is the involvement of commercial trucks are a major catastrophe simply because of the weight and sheer size of the trucks involved. Property damage is much more severe with major and serious injuries to the drivers and passengers involved. If you are the victim of a car accident involving a commercial truck and you have been injured, in order to collect