If you find yourself driving into a DUI checkpoint, it's important to remain calm and carefully consider what's about to happen. With the right approach, you increase the likelihood of making it through the checkpoint without incident. Here are a handful of tips that...
Year: 2019
Filing a personal injury claim for a brain injury
Car accidents can prove deadly. Even if you or your loved one survived a serious auto accident, you may wish to pursue justice against the driver who caused the crash. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to serious lifelong impairments and hundreds of thousands of...
NY Court: Volunteers can’t sign away their rights
It’s true that when you start a new job, you often sign a lot of papers that talk about waivers and rights. Maybe you don’t understand all of them. Maybe you believe signing them is just part of getting and keeping a job. For the most part, you’re...
The most common safety violations in construction accidents
New York City never has a shortage of construction projects on the streets and sidewalks. Unfortunately, as the number of projects continue to line up in the city, the amount of injuries and fatalities increase as well. It should come as no surprise that the...
These estate planning mistakes can cost you and your loved ones
Creating an estate plan is every bit as challenging as it sounds since you have so many important decisions to make. Furthermore, the decisions you make now will affect your loved ones in the future. There are a variety of estate planning mistakes that can cost you...
3 tips for maintaining your safety when biking to work
Depending on your profession and where you work, you may find that you're able to commute via bicycle. For many people, this is more efficient than driving their car or taking public transportation. While there are many benefits of biking to work, such as the ability...
Why do pedestrian-vehicle accidents happen?
As a pedestrian, you'll constantly find yourself in close proximity to moving motor vehicles. This holds true when jogging around your community, strolling through the parking lot at the mall or walking to work. Knowing why pedestrian-vehicle accidents happen can help...
Plan now for future care
When creating an estate plan, it's easy to focus the majority of your time on your assets, and who will receive them upon your death. While this is important on many levels, there are other aspects of the estate planning process that require your attention. For...
These are among the most common causes of car accidents
As a driver, it's important that you never become too comfortable with your surroundings. Instead, you must remain alert at all times. There are many common causes of car accidents, with these five among the most worrisome: Distracted driving: Any form of distracted...
Pedestrian killed in accident on Meadowbrook State Parkway
As police investigated a one-car crash on Meadowbrook State Parkway, another driver struck a pedestrian just down the road. According to WNBC, Michael Patterson was walking near his car when he was hit and killed by a motorist driving a SUV. Driver also hit two police...