Category: Personal Injury

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…

April is Distracted Driving Month, when organizations and advocates nationwide raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The National Safety Council calls distracted driving an epidemic, noting it causes more than 3,000 deaths and 400,000 injuries in the United States each year. Almost 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes involved a driver looking…