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Collecting Workers’ Compensation for Injuries Incurred While Working From Home
02 December 2020 IN: Workers' Compensation
An employee who is injured while working is entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits pay for medical costs, lost earnings, and other out of pocket expenses. The injured…
NY Dog Law: Changes to Vicious Propensity
01 December 2020 IN: Dog Bites and Injuries Caused by Animals
In New York, the rule has long been that a dog gets one free bite. More, specifically, if someone is injured by an animal, the victim is required to prove that the animal had previously shown a…
New York Seat Belt Law
03 November 2020 IN: Automobiles, Buses,Cars, Motorcycles, Motor Vehicles, Taxi Cabs, Trucks
As of November 1st, 2020, New York has a new seat belt law, which requires all occupants in vehicles to use seat belts regardless of where they are in the vehicle. Previously, passengers 16 years of…
Lawsuits From Slips and Falls on Wet Leaves
13 October 2020 IN: Slips Trips and Falls
A property owner may by liable for a pedestrian’s slip, trip, and/or fall, on leaves on the property owner’s walkway or sidewalk. A walkway or sidewalk with an accumulation of leaves, especially when…
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