Road Rage

ROAD RAGE With any discussion of Road Rage, there is a lot to unpack.  Unfortunately there is probably only one thing that will get through to anyone who caves in to Road Rage, and in the process jeopardizes their safety and the safety of others on the open road. And that is the potential loss…

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Drivers License Points

DRIVERS LICENSE POINTS Accumulating points is usually a good thing.  Take for instance a backyard volleyball game at a summer barbecue. Whoever scores the most points wins and can brag as loudly as they like, much to the chagrin of everyone else, for the rest of the barbecue. There is one glaring instance, however, where…

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Car Maintenace

CAR MAINTENANCE Not everyone can replace ball bearings on the wheel of a car, install a new headlight or change spark plugs.  But there are some basic automotive maintenance tasks that Bridgestone Tire recommends completing on a regular basis “to maximize the life and performance of your vehicle.” According to the law firm of Phillips…

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DWI

DWI As laid out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the costs associated with drunk driving are broad and staggering.  “Every day, about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes—that’s one person every 52 minutes. In 2019, these deaths reached the lowest percentage since 1982, when NHTSA started reporting alcohol data—but…

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Post-Auto Accident

POST-AUTO ACCIDENT The moments immediately following a motor vehicle accident typically unfold in a blur of rat-a-tat, split-second events that turn time fluid before everything hits a hard stop.  And everything is punctuated by the cries of screeching tires and smashing of glass.  Once everything comes to a stop, your first thought will likely be,…

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Malpractice

MALPRACTICE The New York State Hospital Patients’ Bill of Rights spells out quite clearly that, as a patient in a hospital in New York, you have the right to: “Complain without fear of reprisals about the care and services you are receiving and to have the hospital respond to you and if you request it,…

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Traffic Violation

TRAFFIC VIOLATION New York State law forbids the use of a handheld mobile telephone or portable electronic device while driving.  According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, this includes: Talking on a handheld mobile telephone Composing, sending, reading, accessing, browsing, transmitting, saving or retrieving electronic data such as e-mail, text messages or…

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Did He Stop or Did He Not

Did He Stop or Did He Not, That is the Question On November 25, 2020, the Second Department reversed the Supreme Court and decided that a defendant’s claim that the plaintiffs’ car stopped suddenly did not raise a question of fact to defendant’s negligence, and therefore summary judgment should have been granted.  Prior case law…

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