New York Legal Blog

Have you been injured in a rear-end accident? Did the severity of the accident meet New York's severe injury threshold? If so, the driver who hit you from behind is likely at fault, which should be pretty easy to prove. Here's what you need to know. Rear-End Collisions With Stopped or Stopping Vehicles A rear-end…

Bus collisions can cause serious injuries to victims, and while bus companies would like us to believe they just don't happen, we've seen plenty of cases here in New York. Here are a few from the past two years.  In May 2023, 14 were injured in an NYC crash between an MTA bus and multiple…

In 2022, the New York Department of Transportation repaired 37,624 potholes. The problem is pervasive, especially in the springtime. This is because potholes happen when precipitation soaks through the outer layer of asphalt to the road's sub-base. When temperatures drop below freezing, the water expands, cracking the surface. When the water falls, a hole gets…

No case matches the McDonald's hot coffee case for the sheer number of times it's been either made fun of or trotted out to discourage personal injury victims from seeking compensation. The myth of this case was that someone got themselves hurt because they were "too stupid" to know that "coffee is hot" and then…