If you or a loved one has ever been arrested, you understand the shock and confusion that the arrest generates. Once the handcuffs are on, your freedom is taken away and you are under the complete control of the police. This may last a few hours, days, weeks, months or years. Being taken to jail can...

Uber and Lyft have become popular modes of transportation for many people across the world. People often choose to take Uber or Lyft rides when their car is in the repair shop or because it may be generally more convenient. Lyft and Uber rides are generally less expensive than traditional taxis whic...

The number of people using Uber is increasing, and so is the number of Uber accidents. Injured victims of Uber accidents may be able to take advantage of the company’s $1 million insurance policy. However, the coverage is applicable only in specific situations. Here are some examples of circumstan...

Patients in a hospital are entitled to a certain basic level of care. If conditions, events or conduct in that hospital result in harm to a patient, that individual has the right to sue the hospital for malpractice. However, it can become difficult to determine whether the hospital or doctor is liab...

The World Health Organization created a checklist for surgeons to prevent surgical errors because it is estimated that in the United States, surgeons operate on 200 to 300 wrong patients each year. Close to 2,500 patients have had the wrong part of their body operated on and patients have died becau...

The taxi has become the iconic method of transportation for New York. An aerial view of New York appears to be a sea of yellow due to the thousands of taxis on the streets. With so many taxis, accidents are not an uncommon occurrence. Most times they are minor, but some accidents result in serious i...

Realizing that your loved one may have been abused sexually in their nursing homefacility in New York City can be devastating. Unfortunately, this type of abuse occurs with alarming frequency in nursing homes throughout the US. This type of abuse happens when caregivers take advantage of compromised...

Drivers for Uber and Lyft are not employees of the companies that they drive for. They are independent contractors, also called third-party contractors, and as such, it may be very difficult to sue these companies if a rideshare driver is involved in a vehicle accident. These companies can deny liab...

If you are injured in a car crash, you should try to gather as much information at the accident scene if possible. The more information you have, the more beneficial it will be for your claim, and the easier it will be to file a claim with your insurance company and increase your compensation. Read...

Placing your loved one in a nursing home facility can be an emotionally challenging experience for the patient, the family and you. Your loved one’s life will demonstrably change in many ways and those changes can be frightening and confusing. While it is difficult to imagine your loved one being...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that at any given time in the United States, there are over 250,000 crane operators and 175,000 cranes in operation on construction sites and on loading docks. Cranes are intrinsically important pieces of industrial equipment but the...