Newburgh Personal Injury Law Blog

Car accident claims are usually more complicated than they seem at first glance. If you decide to handle your claim on your own, you risk skipping certain steps that can legally protect you, or else accidentally failing to follow the specific procedures that New York imposes on car accident claims.

In some situations, it may seem obvious which driver is at fault for a car accident. However, in almost all cases, the question of fault will remain unclear until the evidence and circumstances of the accident are thoroughly examined. You might not have every fact about the accident at your immediate disposal and, statements you might make to an insurance company may be inaccurate and harmful to your case.

In addition to these complications, if you are seriously injured after your car accident, the time you spend in the hospital can prevent you from being able to pursue a claim on your own. Even if your claim is successful, you may not obtain the full measure of compensation you deserve. For all of these reasons and more, having an experienced car accident attorney on your side can prove invaluable.

If you have been injured in a Bronx car accident, please contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation with Bronx car accident lawyer Charles N. Rock. Our firm represents injured car accident victims throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie and Kinston areas of New York.

Researchers put it bluntly: Smoking marijuana before driving can nearly double the risk of a car crash.

The study found that smoking pot within three hours of getting behind the wheel raises the dangers of a car accident that can cause injuries and fatalities by a factor of 1.75, compared to the collision rate of sober drivers.

Working in a dangerous environment inevitably puts employees at risk. Fortunately, if you work in construction that requires you to work at an extreme elevation, you may know a little about New York's Scaffold Law. If you have been injured in a work-related accident, under New York Labor Law 240, you may be entitled to compensation. This law protects an employee that has been a victim of a work-related scaffolding injury, even if he or she contributed to the accident. While you may have the option of a workers' compensation claim when you are injured on the job, it is important to know that there are other options.

In a recent local story, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged a tile company for various safety violations. The Manhattan-based company was cited following a September accident. According to reports, an employee fell 80 feet from the top of a scaffold, which was around 120 feet high.

It was just two days before New Year's Eve. The 17-year-old high school student had spent Christmas with his grandmother and was now returning home for New Year's. It was on that drive home that life changed for him forever.

As he drove down an interstate highway, a car suddenly pulled out in front of him. He swerved to avoid a collision -- and his car rolled five times. When he regained consciousness after the accident, he learned his neck was broken and that he would have to deal with the devastation of quadriplegia.