INJURY LAW BLOG

Accidents happen every day. It’s something you can’t predict, but it is something that you can plan for. Knowing the laws and your rights if you’re injured on someone else’s property is one of the best things you can do to safeguard yourself from the unexpected.

If you find yourself injured while on someone else’s property, speak to a personal injury attorney right away. Every injury case is different, and they will know how best to represent your situation to the property owner, insurance companies and other parties involved.

Construction work can be incredibly hazardous. Every day, construction workers face situations that most employees will never experience in their lives: Operating heavy machinery, using dangerous tools and scaling intimidating heights.

It's no surprise that it is one of the industries in which workplace injuries are most common.

You're headed upstate to visit your parents. It took you longer than expected to get out of the city, and now it's dinner time. You pull over at a drive-through restaurant and order yourself a taco. Moments later, you're back on the freeway. Only now, you're holding a disintegrating tortilla in the air as you try to prevent cheese and salsa from falling on your lap. While you're attempting to juggle driving with the balancing act that is your meal, you drift into the lane beside you crashing into the adjacent vehicle. 

Cycling in the road can be dangerous — particularly in New York City. With heavy motor vehicle traffic plus a virtually constant stream of cyclists and pedestrians, there's a lot to pay attention to in order to keep yourself safe.

New York is a crowded city. In addition to its heavy motor vehicle traffic, it also boasts some of the highest bicyclists and pedestrian densities in the country. This creates a situation in which the likelihood of car-bicycle or car-pedestrian accidents is especially high. And when a two-ton car collides with an individual unprotected by such armor, the results can be disastrous.

World renowned magician David Copperfield is facing civil charges after an audience member who was brought on stage to participate in Copperfield's act was severely injured. The plaintiff alleges that his back-stage fall led to serious injuries to his body and brain costing him $400,000 in medical expenses.

Working in construction comes with a lot of risks. Even if you're an experienced professional, spending your days balancing on a roof, scaffold or ladder is an inherently dangerous business, and no one is immune to the occasional misstep.

People are traveling by plane more and more these days, often taking their pets with them. However, taking your cat or dog on an airplane doesn't guarantee them a safe ride. There is a risk that your pet could be injured, lost or even die as a result of air travel. If your pet is above the airline's weight limit for carry-one baggage, they could be forced to travel in cargo which puts them at increased risk of suffering trauma, including personal injury.

As a work platform, scaffolding makes all kinds of construction work possible. Though built for temporary use, scaffolding needs to safely support workers and their equipment while they are elevated.

Whether supported or suspended, scaffolding can pose sizable risks to workers if they’re not installed correctly and used safely.