Breaking Down New York’s Complex Vicarious Liability Laws
This title might set a record for the most three-syllable words we’ve used in a sentence. However, it indicates just how messy these laws are. Understanding, and leveraging, these laws is often the key to maximum compensation in a car crash case. New York has one of the lowest auto insurance minimum requirements in the […]
Hit-and-Run Driver Sends Manhattan Scooter Rider to Hospital
Very little information was available about a late-night hit-and-run in Harlem that left a 37-year-old man clinging to life in a local hospital. The man was driving a motorized scooter on Saint Nicholas Avenue near West 126th Street in Harlem when the driver of a sedan slammed into him just before 10 p.m. Investigators had […]
Why Is My Car Accident Settlement Taking So Long?
Sometimes, conflict is a good thing. If Jaimie is in conflict with her college roommate, the longer they wait to clear the air, the more difficult that process becomes. Usually, however, conflict breeds catastrophe. In the context of a personal injury claim, that claim might be a bit overblown. That’s especially true since victims win […]
Deadly Fireball Wreck in Orange County
Two people were killed in an early-morning wrong way wreck on the New York State Thruway in Orange County. According to New York State Police investigators, a 68-year-old man driving a black SUV was northbound on the southbound side of Interstate 87. When he collided with a 67-year-old man driving a white sedan, both vehicles […]
Four Passengers Seriously Injured in Riverhead Crash
Authorities believe an 18-year-old man was intoxicated when he left the road and slammed into a tree, injuring four people. All four van passengers were seriously injured in the wreck that happened on Main Street in Riverhead. One victim was airlifted to a hospital. The others were transported by ambulance. Authorities arrested the driver, who […]
If a U-Haul Truck Hit Me, Can I Sue the Company?
In all states, the answer to this question is complicated, mostly because of the federal Graves Amendment. But in New York, the answer to this question is really, really complicated. Alas, this question is also a common one. A standard, fully-loaded U-Haul truck weighs over 22,000 pounds. Normally, vehicles that large require a commercial drivers’ […]
Church Bus Crash in Upstate NY
Emergency responders rushed multiple victims from a Queens church to an area hospital following a wreck on the New York State Thruway. According to investigators, the van’s driver swerved to avoid another vehicle, lost control of the passenger van, hit a guardrail, and plummeted over the side of a cliff. All fourteen passengers were treated […]
Passaic Cop Arrested on Hit and Run, DUI Charges
A 31-year-old man faces multiple criminal charges after he allegedly rammed into a parked car while he was intoxicated and then fled the scene. The wreck happened near the intersection of Central Avenue and Yereance Avenue in Clifton. When emergency responders arrived at the scene, they found a seriously injured 28-year-old woman in the abandoned […]
Teen Driver Kills Three People in Two-Car Collision
Two teenage girls and a 15-year-old boy are dead, and a number of others are hurt, following a highly destructive wreck on Staten Island. According to police, the victims who died — a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl along with the 15-year-old boy — were all in a red Mustang that another 16-year-old was […]
Mets’ Pete Alonso Reflects on Car Crash
The Mets’ first baseman is having another good year. But, he almost didn’t make it to spring training in one piece, after a horrific car crash in Florida. After another driver sideswiped it, Alonso’s Ford F-150 flipped over multiple times. “A big accident like that, when it happens to you, I don’t care who you […]