The popularity of motorcycle riding is tempered by very sobering news: there was an eight percent increase in fatalities related to motorcycle accidents in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Motorcycles made up three percent of all...
New York’s tame dog law
Sometimes, a dog may harm people and other animals. New York provides limited relief for victims suffering injuries from a dog attack. New York law requires dog owners to pay for the medical treatment for bites inflicted by their dogs. A dog is dangerous if it makes...
Medical lawsuits: Success down and payouts up
There is good and bad news for plaintiffs in medical malpractice litigation. The rate of paid malpractice claims dropped almost 56 percent in this country between 1992 and 1994 according to research by the Harvard Medical School. However, the average payout for...
Been in a motorcycle accident? Don’t get taken for a ride!
Though here on Staten Island, you may like to think you live in the "forgotten borough," there are times when the volume of traffic may make you feel quite the opposite. Between commuters passing through and residents moving between New Jersey and Manhattan, this can...
Pedestrian deaths set record in 2016
Projections indicate that there was an 11 percent increase in fatalities attributed to pedestrian accidents in this country in 2016 from one year earlier. This was the greatest increase in the actual number of deaths, according to a report made by the Governors...
