While the insurance system in the U.S. is often criticized, it exists for an important reason. Insurance is there to prevent financial ruin after you experience some type of disaster. For example, if you are seriously hurt at work, you could require hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical care and miss weeks or months
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When you have been injured due to the negligence of another party, New York law allows you to get compensation for the pain and suffering you endure. But how do you prove that you are enduring pain and suffering? An insurance adjuster or a jury member can’t feel your pain after you are hurt in
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Local, state, and federal government entities own about 37% of New York’s land area. These holdings include parks, recreation areas, and government buildings. Unfortunately, visitors get injured on government property all the time. In some cases, the injured visitor bears the blame for the accident. In other situations, government employees and contractors cause accidents on
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More fatal injuries occur on construction sites than in any other workplace. However, construction sites are not the only place workers suffer injuries. Workers in many industries and work settings get injured while performing their job duties. What Is a Workplace Injury? Workplace injuries include any medical condition, trauma, or occupational disease that occurs in
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A controversial study by Johns Hopkins University concluded that medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., killing over 250,000 patients annually. A later study by the same university concluded that as many as 795,000 patients are killed or permanently disabled annually by diagnostic mistakes. Even if these statistics overestimate the number
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An assault can leave you battling injuries and emotional trauma that could make your everyday life much more difficult. Most people who are victims of assault focus on filing criminal charges against the perpetrator, but not all of them realize they also have the right to file a lawsuit. If you’ve been assaulted, you can
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