KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HEALTH CARE TEAM IN A HOSPITAL When a loved one enters the hospital, the family may find themselves in an unfamiliar, confusing environment as they try to help their loved one. Afterwards, they sometimes tell me that (1) it was difficult to speak to the physician, […]
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You get that call that no one wants to get. It is the hospital. A family member has suffered significant injuries in a car crash caused by a negligent driver. The news is grim: multiple fractures, a closed head injury, an uncertain future. Sleeping at the hospital during the first few days, you are overwhelmed […]
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No one plans to suffer catastrophic injuries in a car crash. But, as they say in the rehabilitation hospitals, that the only difference between the patients and the medical staff is the ride home. So what if it happens to you or a loved one? If a driver is careless and negligently injures you, that […]
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Well, we are glad you asked. First, our obligatory lawyer stuff. We are not giving you legal advice. This is just a general discussion not specific to you or anyone else. If you need advice about a specific case, then see a lawyer. Okay, so here are the basics. If you are a competent adult, […]
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On a sunny September day about a year ago, a black Honda smashed into the red car shown above at between 50 and 60 miles per hour. The red car was stopped at the time waiting to make a left-hand turn. The impact shattered the back of the red car, pushed the back seats into […]
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This week a judge approved a settlement for a client that I was fortunate to represent. The settlement exceeded a million dollars. Most people would think this is a lot of money — it isn’t for the injuries suffered. Some people would think that the infant and her parents are celebrating and have hit that […]
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Expert disclosure rules for medical malpractice cases change in upstate New York. Big news from Albany, New York in the field of plaintiff’s medical malpractice litigation. The rule has long been in medical malpractice cases that neither side has to identify the name of their medical experts. Recently, the mid-level appellate court covering Albany and […]
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