New York Personal Injury Legal Questions

You get 66% of your lost pay and you get your medical bills paid. If you have a permanent partial disability, you MIGHT get a 'schedule award" which is a formula based on your income, the percentage of loss of use, the body part and the amount you have been paid up till that point. If someone other than your employer was at fault, you can go after them. If this was in NY and it was on a construction site, you might be able to go after the project owner or general contractor, depending on exactly what happened.... Read Answer

It is difficult to answer your question without more information.  What can be said for now is that in order for a medical malpractice action to lie, there must be a doctor-patient relationship.  Whether you could sue the trainer for malpractice based upon the possibly erroneous diagnosis would depend on whether a doctor-patient relationship existed. If you're asking whether you could sue the tainer for allowing you to play with a pulled hamstring, the answer is probably not since the decision of whether to allow a player to play with an injury usually involves the exercise of judgment, which is not usually actionable.  In addition, under the law participants in athletic activities assume the ordinary risks of the given sport. College lacrosse is a physically demanding sport with many attendant risks.  It is likely that a court would find that a torn ACL is one of those risks. This is not legal advice.  No attorney-client relationship exists at present.... Read Answer

I'm sorry to hear about your accident.  Whether you can sue depends on what caused your accident.  Was there something wrong with the painted cement staircase?  Also, who you can sue depends on more than is apparent from your post.  Was the restaurant locally operated by St. Lucia residents who are independent of RCC?  Did RCC have anything to do with your fall other than select the restaurant?  Assuming that there was something wrong with the staircase, if the owner(s) of the restaurant and staircase do not have a connection to NY, you would probably only be able to bring suit in St. Lucia, and your case probably would controlled by the laws of St. Lucia.  In order to sue RCC, you would need to show that it bore some legal responsibility for the accident.  This does not constitute legal advice.  If, however you would like to further discuss this matter, please feel free to contact us at www.baraschmcgarry.com.... Read Answer

I'd be happy to discuss this with you.   For instance, you would need to file a Notice of Claim against the City of New York within 90 days.  If there was negligent supervision or a failure to take a precaution that is customary for the activity that your son was involved in, there may be a viable case.  But, be aware that there are strict time limitations within which to commence an action.  Please feel free to call me at 1-800-562-9190.... Read Answer

Every claim or law suit has two basic elements: Liability (fault) and damages (how much). Many times a person may have a good claim but the damages are insufficient to interest a lawyer in taking your case. If the damages are modest you may wish to sue in Small Claims Court, where no lawyers are allowed and the damages are limited to $10,000.... Read Answer

Yes, you probably could sue them for slander (possibly libel as well), defamation of character, infliction of mental and emotional distress, possibly fraud, breach of contract, abuse of process, maybe one or two other causes of action I have not thought up. And you can subpoena witnesses and hold depostions, demand documents and so forth. You will spend two years, possibly more, doing this. Slim chance of finding a lawyer to take this on contingency (it's possible, but in my view unlikely) in which case you will be spending at least $10,000 in legal fees. If you don't get a lawyer, you will not be able to do an effective job. You can work your way through several of the items I mentioned above, but to really do it well, you need to have someone who knows the system, the procedures, the techniques, etc. You will have to re-live the experience, you will get mired in details. Then, after all that, if you finally win, can this guy pay you anything? Even if he can and does, will it be worth it?... Read Answer

You have sort of answered your own question when you ask "what can I do?" and say "looking for an attorney". Find a lawyer in your area who is willing to take on this case. Thhere are many means (particularly the internet) to find lawyers. Then call them up one by one and talk to them. The initial consultation is free. But, these cases can be very difficult, for a number of reasons, so don't be surprised if you have to talk to many before you find one who wants to take this on.... Read Answer

The first thing you need to do is to find out why they haven't paid you. Maybe you can take an appeal. If you have a car, you might be able to put this back on your insurance. In NY, there is a back-up program called the Morot Vehicle Accident Indmnification Corporation, I don't know what state you live in, maybe they have something similar.... Read Answer

If you were living on the premises with the landlord's knowledge and permission, and paid rent - you were a tenant. If the landlord "forgot" to inform the insurance company about renting part of the house to a tenant, the insurer can refuse to cover the damages. It would make your case harder, but will not defeat it: you are seeking compensation from the landlord, regardless of his insurance coverage.... Read Answer

I'm sure there is. Since you are on the 'net, enter those search terms and see what you find. There will be a lot of directories, and you can use them if you find them useful, or go directly to law firm websites, and when you see one that looks like a good fit, call them and talk to someone who can let you know if they are interested in all three.... Read Answer

Possibly, but it would likely be hard to prove: there is a severe prejudice against people who have mental illness. Doctors and hospital administrators know how to protect themselves, They want to boil it down to: "Who are you going to believe, some crazy person, or the doctors who are trying to help him and protect others?" So it's an uphill battle.... Read Answer