Section 240 of the New York Labor Law is often referred to as the “Scaffold Law” because it protects construction workers who work at heights and are at risk of
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Plaintiffs sometimes must file a lawsuit before they have all of the information they need to prove their case. The defendant may hold information necessary to prove liability. The plaintiff
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Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine that holds that a defendant may be presumed negligent if it had exclusive control of the instrumentality of the injury, if the incident
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Generally, property owners are not liable for unforeseeable and unexpected assaults on their premises. They may, however, have a duty if the risk of harm is foreseeable. Additionally, while landowners
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Landlords have a duty to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. A landlord may be liable for injuries resulting from its failure to maintain the property in a reasonably
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Sometimes pedestrians cross the street outside the crosswalk. Fortunately for accident victims, crossing outside the crosswalk does not necessarily preclude them from compensation from at-fault parties. In New York, a driver
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A New York automobile accident victim may only bring a negligence case against the other party if the victim suffered at least $50,000 in basic economic loss or a serious
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It is often said that New York law allows dogs one free bite. It is more accurate to state, however, that an owner will be liable for injuries caused by
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Defendants in New York personal injury cases often attempt to prevent a case from going to trial by moving for summary judgment. To succeed in a motion for summary judgment, the
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New York Labor Law protects construction workers and places liability on owners and contractors under certain circumstances. Plaintiffs injured in a construction accident often bring claims under multiple sections of
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In construction accident cases, the defendants are often in possession of information the plaintiff may need to prove his or her case. In New York litigation, there is to be
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It can be difficult for a plaintiff in a New York automobile accident to succeed in a personal injury case when the defendant had the right of way, but it
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Liability is often difficult to determine in accidents involving multiple cars. In some cases, however, liability can be fairly straightforward. In New York, a rear collision with a stopped vehicle
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New York in winter can be dangerous for pedestrians. Although property owners in many New York cities have a duty to clear sidewalks abutting their property, New York law does
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Workers’ compensation is generally the exclusive remedy of an employee against his or her employer for injuries incurred in the course and scope of employment. In New York, this protection
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New York Labor Law § 240(1) requires contractors and owners to provide certain safety devices, including scaffolding, hoists, and ladders, for the protection of the workers. In the recent case
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It is common in personal injury cases for defendants to try to avoid liability by pointing fingers at each other. In premises liability cases, there are often vendors that are contractually
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The New York Labor Law provides protections to construction workers and places specific obligations on owners and contractors. Labor Law § 240 requires contractors and owners to provide appropriate equipment to
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Accidents at construction sites often involve construction workers, but sometimes a person who is not involved in the construction work is injured at a construction site. Since it is not always
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Under New York law, plaintiffs in personal injury cases arising from automobile accidents must show they suffered either a “basic economic loss” greater than $50,000 or a “serious injury” that