New York Personal Injury Legal Questions

I am sorry to hear about this - it sounds like a privacy law issue. Given we are a medical malpractice law firm we would probably not be the best avenue for help. I suggest a privacy law attorney who would absolutely help you more with regards to this issue. Thank you for contacting us. Dr. Guy Regev... Read More

It is always better to have an attorney handle even minor accidents, even if the insurance company is handling the case. This is because there are many minor and major legal issues where you want someone who is advocating for you giving you advice. Depending on your injuries this may amount to significant compensation. Hope this helps, Dr. Guy Regev.... Read More

I am sorry to hear about this. It appears we never know which medications or chemicals end up causing harm to our bodies. This type of case is more fitting for a "product liability" attorney to evaluate. They deal with injury done by products which seems to fit your case. I would recommend contacting one of those. I suppose we have to take Dr. Oz's advice with a grain of salt. I hope your face heals quickly. Thank you for contacting us. Dr. Guy Regev.... Read More

I am sorry to hear about your accident as well as your issues with the attorneys. I am not sure of the details of what occured between you and your attorney but attorneys do have an obligation to communicate with their clients and ensure statutes of limitation are not passed. Keep in mind there are legal malpractice attorneys that are more knowledgeable on these matters. Our firm focuses more on medical malpractice. Hope this helps, Dr. Guy Regev.... Read More

There are certainly statutes of limitations in NY for various types of cases. For personal injury they are typically 3 years although various factors may affect them and therefore you must work with an attorney to go over the details of the case before determining this. Our particular firm focuses more on medical malpractice - I would recommend contacting a general personal injury firm to go over the details of this case but please contact us back if you ever have a case related to construction site accident or medical malpractice. Thank you, Dr. Guy Regev.... Read More

Licensing laws for the cosmetic and hair industry may vary depending on location and type of business. Certainly if there is sufficient evidence that the hair stylist led to your alopecia and that the alopecia is signficant and affecting your life, you may have a lawsuit. We happen to deal more with medical malpractice in this office but I would suggest contacting several other general practitioner / general personal injury attorneys and see what they think. Thank you for contacting us, Dr. Guy Regev.... Read More

We get a lot of malpractice questions on this site. It appears that you have done significant research, and from what you describe, you do have something to go on. Contact a malpractice lawyer in your area, sooner rather than later. No matter how clear-cut the liability, the insurance companies fight all of these. They will pay no attention to you without a lawyer, and with one, they will force the matter into litigation, refuse offers to negotiate and stonewall all the way. This will take years, and cost thousands of dollars. Even so, it may be worth pursuing.... Read More

You would have to prove that the buffet provider was negligent, that they were careless in the way that they handled the turkey resulting in their dropping it, or that they knew or should have known that there was an excessive amount of liquid which would make it likely to splash on a patron. Also, how burned were you? Did you have to go to the emergency room? Did you require skin graft surgery? Are there scars? As for what to do, contact a personal injury lawyer in your area. Consultations are free, and if you have grounds for a claim, the lawyer can do the follow-up.... Read More

I won't say it's impossible, but this kind of claim is very unlikely to succeed. Government agencies have extra levels of protection that individuals and corporations do not have. If an action is within their "discretion" then they can't be held liable, even if what they did is an abuse of discretion. Then there are lots of technical issues about the extent to which damages can be claimed, or proven. Possibly, you may be able to get more records, if that is what you are looking to do, depending on what you want, why you want it, and why they are denying the request.... Read More

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