08th April 2009
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Accident Lawyer)
One New Years Eve some 20 years ago my younger brother was walking around Montreal when he slipped and f...
08th April 2009
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Brooklyn Accident Lawyer)
My friend's mother passed away at home recently. Now this is not one of those tales of a senior citize...
04th February 2009
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Injury Lawyer)
In Re: Bertram Brown
Please pay attention to this timeline:
December 15, 1954 - Bertram Brown is adm...
16th January 2009
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident lawyer)
Structured settlements are lawsuit settlements - usually from personal injury or accident cases - paid out over a time period of months or years. "Structure" refers to how ...
16th December 2008
This "just off the presses."
A former client called to tell me that her niece was being evicted from her one-family house in Queens County and asked if I could help. The niece, who had recently lost her husband after a long illness, had already paid th...
03rd September 2008
So, you had an accident. You slipped and fell, or maybe you were involved in a car collision. You thought you were okay, a little sore maybe, bumps and bruises – nothing serious. No broken bones. You noticed your back and neck started feeling tight,...
25th June 2008
Too often I see children standing up in cars, looking out the back window or just sitting on laps. Don't parents know that in an accident the body of an unrestrained child becomes a projectile, bouncing around the interior of the car? A child can be throw...
28th April 2008
Arbitration and mediation are two types of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which is a way to resolve conflicts outside of traditional lawsuits and courtrooms. Sometimes attorneys are involved and sometimes not.
ADR may be used in:
Divorce or c...
25th April 2008
The N.Y.S. Unified Court System, in its on-line Glossary of Legal Terms (see http://www.courts.state.ny.us/lawlibraries/glossary.shtml#) has the following definition:
Infant's compromise: a civil proceeding or motion for obtaining court approval of the...
16th April 2008
An individual that I previously represented visited me the other day. Turns out he was injured in an automobile accident where he was driving and the other car made a left turn in front of his vehicle. He wanted me to represent him and his family that ...
13th April 2008
To remove the mystery about a deposition: it is a question and answer session which takes place under oath, with a stenographic reporter present to take down all that is said. A deposition may also be tape recorded or videotaped. It is sometimes also cal...
12th April 2008
Independent medical examination (IME) is a fancy term for being examined by a doctor when you are involved in some kind of claim or lawsuit where your physical or mental condition or an injury is in dispute. You may be required submit to an IME when you a...
09th April 2008
A. Overview
Construction projects can be dangerous places to work. Tools and materials get tossed around. Large, heavy objects are moved from place to place. Great forces are unleashed; chemicals are used. Torches and flame and pressure may be applied....
05th April 2008
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLIENT "BILL OF RIGHTS"?
Every New York attorney is required to hang this list of rights in his or her office ' where clients can read it:
STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS
1. You are entitled to be treated with courtesy and...
03rd April 2008
Overview:
A catastrophic injury or illness usually occurs suddenly and without warning. Injuries may be considered catastrophic when they disrupt a person's life and livelihood, or ability to earn a living. Management of catastrophic injuries is comple...
