New York Personal Injury Legal Questions

You can go to the small claims court. The paperwork you need to fill out is not complicated, and there usually are court personnel or volunteer attorneys who would help you with filing your claim. When you and the defendant meet in court, you will have 2 major issues - a) you will have to prove that there was a contract between you and the carrier company, and b) that the value of the computer was what you claim it to be. If it replacement value is less than $5000, you will have to prove to the court that the contents of that computer - installed software, documents, etc. - were worth the difference. Please understand that the court might be sympathetic to your anguish over the loss of the files that had great personal significance to you, but the law does not provide for a monetary compensation of such emotional losses unless they caused clinically significant, objective damage to your health. Besides, the defense attorney will argue that you should have had a backup of the lost files if they were of such great value to you, and that your failure to preserve them constitutes so-called contributory negligence that should limit - or completely eliminate - the defendant's responsibility for your loss of these materials. So, technically, you should expect to recover the replacement value of your computer, the replacement value of the software that was installed on your computer (to the extent you can prove that it was installed and that you paid for it), and the money you paid for the delivery the carrier failed to perform.... Read More

You certainly have a case. The restaurant is responsible for the negligence of its employee. Did you file an accident report with the restaurant or take any video/photos while still there? The value of the case will depend on whether there is scarring, neurological damage, and any emotional suffering.... Read More

This unfortunate incident and the subsequent injury suffered by your child was the fault of the waitress and the restaurant is liable for the acts of its employees! WE do personal injury - you need to retain an attorney ASAP to protect your child's right and to get compensated for the trauma that your child injured. WE offer absolutely free consultation and will take your case on contingency, that is we will not get paid until we settle the case for you!... Read More

This is not a personal injury question - but a breach of contract issue; Here the person entered into a contractual relationship and detrimentally relied on that contract by investing in supplies for her business. When the company cancelled the agreement, they violated the contract terms and are liable for the monies due per this contract. The issue that the puffs no longer glow can be a factor and the opposing party will claim that it was a vital ingredient and a deciding factor in their contract with the baker, but she can counter that argument by arguing that the beans responsible for the glow are not under her control. It will also depend on the terms stipulated in the contract itself. Finally, and I presume that the company drafted the contract, the terms of the contract are going to be construed more favorable for the baker because contract law always holds the party who drafted the contract to a higher standard.... Read More