Are you going to participate in the trick-or-treat tradition at your home his year for Halloween? If so, take these tips from a Syracuse New York personal injury lawyer who has handled trick-or-treat injury cases. I’d rather see our children safe than sue on their behalf after they are injured…
Premises liability is a legal concept that holds property owners and “occupiers” (occupiers can include tenants responsible for the property upkeep or others who are in possession of the property) responsible for accidents and injuries that occur on their property due to unsafe conditions. In New York State, premises liability…
Here is a rough summary of your New York slip-or-trip-and-fall lawyer’s tasks: Gathering Evidence The first step in presenting a trip or slip and fall case starts long before trial. It is to gather evidence, including photographs and videos of the accident scene and the specific hazard that caused the…
It’s been quite a while since this Central New York Injury Law blogger has posted anything. In fact, almost a year. It was a busy year and blogging gave way to serving our clients’ pressing needs, always our number 1 priority. But to quote Arnold Schwarzenegger (sort of), “we’re back!”…
Holy Kamoli! The weather gods sure dumped a lot of that white fluffy stuff on us last night here in Geneva NY! I measured almost a foot and a half in my backyard this morning. But it’s not just Geneva – the whole State is blanketed, including New York City. …
Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. But somehow he got his first big acting gig (in the movie Mad Max, his break-through role) in Australia in 1978 at age 22. But why was this Peekskill, New York-born US citizen in Australia? Because his parents decided to emigrate there…
The City this Central New York personal injury lawyer calls home, Geneva, New York, recently amended its sidewalk law. Many local homeowners are concerned about the effect this might have on their “liability” for snow and ice on sidewalks. Before the amendment, the City Code had said, and continues…