Our personal injury lawyers explain the common misconceptions surrounding suing a business if injured. When you sue a business owner for compensation after getting injured on their premises, you are typically suing the business itself, rather than the owner personally. This means that any compensation you receive would come from the liability insurance, rather than [...]
If your child brings a weapon to school, it is a very serious matter. Not only can your child face expulsion from school, but they could also face criminal charges. In such a situation, it is important to hire a criminal defense attorney to represent your child and protect their legal rights in both the [...]
https://youtu.be/8WjhK0H2dsY George explains what negligence is in a personal injury case. George: [00:00:13] "Negligence" is a legal term, but it can be broken down into four different elements, and those elements are duty, breach, causation, and damages. So let's take each one of them individually. Duty. In a negligence case, someone, typically the defendant, owes [...]
In this first installment of #askalawyer Andrew Safranko and Darrin Jahnel discuss HIPPA laws and cyber security. https://youtu.be/s1_LgI-wbCA
It may not be immediately obvious whether an accident victim has reason to file a personal injury claim, or not. Even if your accident case does have merit, there could be faults in the claim that may be used against you by the opposing party to limit your financial compensation. Most claims for personal injury [...]
Can the Police Search My Vehicle if I Get Pulled Over for a Traffic Stop? In most instances, if you are stopped for a minor traffic offense, such as running a red light, speeding or passing a stop sign, the police cannot search your vehicle. A search under these circumstances would be a violation of [...]
Should I Contact a Lawyer Regarding My Personal Injury Case? Have you been injured in a car accident, hurt on a construction site, fallen from a height while working, or been injured on someone’s property? If you have, you may have the ability to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover money in a civil [...]
6-3 ruling Striking Down New York’s “proper cause” requirement for concealed carry: What does the decision mean? Prior to this decision, New York required “proper cause,” to grant a concealed carry handgun license, which required a showing of more than a general desire for self-protection to obtain a permit for carry outside the home other [...]
Passed in 2021 year, and taking effect in March 2022, are sweeping changes to New York’s parole/community supervision laws. Collectively called “Less is More”, this legislation amends multiple sections of the Executive and Penal laws, aimed at ending supervision sooner, and removing harsh punishments for a variety of technical violations. While these changes are far-reaching, [...]
Bad news, you’ve just been arrested. As the friendly police officer officer gently guides you into the backseat of his police cruiser, he begins reading you those famous words that you’ve heard so often on your favorite crime TV shows. “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used [...]
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