Lever & Stolzenberg, LLP, New York Personal Injury Legal Article Library | Personal Injury Informational Articles

When you have been injured in an accident and need legal help, it is vital that you are aware and informed. Below is a list of helpful informational legal articles for each of our practice areas -- a library of articles that contain basic information, frequently asked questions, safety tips, statistics, and other useful subject matter that could help you better understand your own case.

Library Categories:

• Car Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Slip and Fall
• Truck Accidents
• Products Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Injured Workers Law
• General

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Car Accidents:

• New York Winter Driving Tips: How To Drive In The Snow   
  Description: Winters in New York can be difficult - and the roads can be extremely hazardous. Any New York resident should prepare their car correctly for winter and understand how to drive safely in the snow. Even more importantly, New Yorkers should understand that the best way to prevent a weather-related car accident is to not drive in dangerous conditions.
• Don't Text and Drive: It May Kill You   
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• Safety Tips   
  Description: Car Accident Insurance Police What-To-Do Report Claim Responsibility
• The Taconic Parkway Disaster -- Summons and Complaint [PDF]   
  Description: The family of two victims from Diane Schuler's wrong-way crash on the Taconic State Parkway said their lawsuit filed today isn't about money or revenge but about awareness to drunk driving.
• Students, doctors, and lawyers are the most accident prone in White Plains?   
  Description: The next time you get into an motor vehicle accident, there's a good chance that a doctor or a lawyer will be on hand. Maybe both. Not for the reasons you might expect!

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Construction Accidents:

• New York City Crane Accidents – NYC Construction Worker Killer   
  Description: Two different serious crane accidents took place in New York City in 2008. Learn more about why crane accidents take place and what NYC construction companies are doing to prevent crane accidents in the future.
• Overview of Construction Litigation Under the Labor Law [PDF]   
  Description: How to Litigate a Labor Law Construction Accident Case: An Overview of Recent Cases

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Slip and Fall:

• Elevator Fall Injuries And Deaths | Slip and Fall Attorney | Elevator Safety Tips   
  Description: After a renowned drummer fell to his death in Brooklyn after jumping from a stalled elevator, New York officials are promoting elevator safety in local schools. Learn what to do if you elevator stalls and how to avoid a fatal elevator fall in New York City.
• Traumatic Brain Injuries & New York Slip And Fall Accidents | NY Premises Liability Lawyers   
  Description: Slips and falls are often more dangerous than you might think. While some might suffer a simple twisted ankle or broken bone, many others - especially the very old or very young - are likely to suffer serious injury including a traumatic brain injury. Learn more about how common head injuries are among those who fall and what the consequences of a traumatic brain injury are.
• If I’m Injured In My NYC Apartment, Can I Sue My Landlord?   
  Description: Your landlord has a responsibility to keep his or her property safe and free of foreseeable dangers. Therefore, if you are injured in your apartment building due to the negligence of your landlord, you may be able to collect damages for your personal injury. Learn more about premises liability and read about some examples of slip and fall accidents in which the NYC landlord was at fault.
• Absolute Liability for Injury by Vicious Dog   
  Description: dog bite twice bitten rule absolute premises liability injury liability
• Slip And Fall Injuries: More Common Than You Think In New York City   
  Description: Most slips and falls are minor - but each year over a million trips and falls result in a visit to the emergency room. In some of these cases, a property owner was responsible for a slip and fall, and your accident could have been prevented. Learn more about premises liability in New York and New York City.

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Truck Accidents:

• New York Truck Accidents And Mechanical Errors | NYC Big Rig Accident Attorney   
  Description: Did you know that the second most common cause of truck accidents in New York is mechanical malfunctions and mechanical failures? Read more about how truck brake failures and tire blowouts can cause serious truck accidents and truck accident injuries. Also learn about what causes truck accident mechanical failures.
• Commercial Truck Accidents And Speeding | NYC Truck Accident Lawyer   
  Description: Commercial trucks are dangerous on our roads for a number of reasons - and they can be even more dangerous when speeding is involved. Learn more about why speeding is the cause of so many serious truck accidents and truck accident injuries.
• NYC Truck Accidents And Text Messaging   
  Description: Truck drivers have long been known for causing accidents due to distracted driving, but the advent of text messaging has made them even more likely to cause a truck accident due to inattention to the road. A new study released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that texting made truck accidents 23 times more likely.

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Products Liability:

• New York Drivers Beware: Defective And Dangerous Auto Parts   
  Description: The recent New York Toyota recall has shone the spotlight on defective car parts and vehicle recalls in past decades. Learn about some of the biggest and more notorious car recalls in New York.
• Products Liability: Lead Paint And Toxic Toys | New York Dangerous Toy Attorney   
  Description: Although many think that lead paint is a problem limited to old houses and antiques, dangerously high levels of lead can still be found in some defective children's toys. Learn more about the federal regulations regarding lead in toys and about lead poisoning in general.
• New York Product Liabilities: Salmonella And Food Poisoning | New York City Products Liability Attorney   
  Description: Food recalls are getting more and more common each day - badly run food processing plants and other poor conditions can lead to E. coli and salmonella contaminating our food. Spinach recalls, beef recalls, and peanut recalls have affected all of our lives in the last few years and led to dozens of deaths from food poisoning.
• The Infamous McDonald's Spilled Coffee Case   
  Description: McDonalds Cofee Spilled Punitive Damages Frivolous vs. Product safety the need for personal injury attorneys to make world safe
• Products Liability: Flammable Garment Injuries and Deaths | New York Defective Product Lawyer   
  Description: A recent robe recall took place nationally after nine different people suffered serious and deadly burns while wearing a flammable and dangerous chenille robe - and each year hundreds of people suffer burn injuries that could have been prevented if not for their dangerous, flammable garments.

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Medical Malpractice:

• New York Times Investigation: Radiation Medical Errors & Malpractice   
  Description: A new report has exposed how common radiation errors and radiation mistakes causes harm to cancer patients in New York. Read more about how radiation errors occur and what hospitals are doing to prevent radiation medical mistakes.
• Physician Burnout And Medical Errors | NYC Medical Malpractice Lawyer   
  Description: A shocking new study has found that stress, depression, and burnout could be larger factors in medical malpractice cases than overwork and fatigue. Many surgeons from around the country have answered a survey admitting that their medical errors and surgical mistakes have taken place more often during times of mental distress and depression.
• New York Medical Malpractice: Misdiagnosis and Wrong Diagnosis | NYC Medical Malpractice Lawyer   
  Description: When you have a serious illness or condition, it is imperative that you get the correct diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. If you receive an incorrect diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or wrong diagnosis, it can stall your treatment and endanger in life. In addition, being treated for a disease you don't have can be equally as dangerous and traumatic.
• Cerebral Palsy And Medical Malpractice | New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers   
  Description: There are a number of causes of cerebral palsy, but a significant number of cerebral palsy cases are caused by birth injuries in the delivery room and could have been prevented if not for mistakes made by the doctors, nurses, and hospitals were the baby was born. Learn more about the causes of birth injury cerebral palsy and which causes of cerebral palsy could be associated with medical malpractice.
• Stroke Misdiagnosis | Stroke Wrong Diagnosis | New York Medical Malpractice   
  Description: A stroke need immediate medical attention and treatment - and not getting treatment for stroke can lead to permanent disabilities, a more difficult recovery, and even death. However, each year thousands of people receive a wrong diagnosis for their stroke, especially young people (who rarely have strokes) and the elderly (whose strokes are misdiagnosed as signs of aging).

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Injured Workers Law:

• New York Injured Workers: What Is Workers’ Compensation? | New York Injured Workers Attorney   
  Description: Have you been injured while on the job, but don't have enough information on what workers' compensation is or whether or not you qualify for New York workers' comp benefits? This article tells you the simple, introductory facts about NY workers' comp and what the requirements are for securing benefits in the wake of a work accident or illness.

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General:

• Task Force Finds Crisis in New York Juvenile Prison System   
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• 5 Reasons Not To Hire an Attorney When Your Were Hurt At Work   
  Description: You DONT need to hire me! I have discovered at least five reasons why injured workers believe that they do NOT need to hire an attorney to represent them when they were hurt at work. If you beleive these reasons to be true then you do NOT need an attorney. But if you realize that these reasons are really not accurate, you should consult with an attorney before proceeding on your own.
• Report Cites Abuse at Juvenile Prison Center [PDF]   
  Description: Children at four juvenile detention centers in New York were so severely abused by workers that it constituted a violation of their constitutional rights, according to a report by the United States Department of Justice made public on Monday.
• 2003 Report Exposing the Truth When Insurance Companies Pull Out of Markets [PDF]   
  Description: Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Myths Exposed When They Pull out of Markets; Tort Reform
• New Report Describes Insurance Company Tricks [PDF]   
  Description: American Association for Justice Releases New Report Condemning Some Insurance Company Practices

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