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What Happens if a Minor is Injured in an Accident?

What Happens if a Minor is Injured in an Accident?

Representing the Child’s Interests in a Personal Injury Matter When an adult is injured in an accident of some sort, he or she may bring a personal injury lawsuit on their own behalf.  They can also settle with the other party at their discretion.  However, if a child is injured in an accident, it is the responsibility of the child’s parent or guardian to advocate for the rights for the child.  A child does not have this legal[...]

Municipal Liability Claims: Suing New York

Municipal Liability Claims: Suing New York

If handled properly, suing a municipal government can yield very lucrative verdicts and settlements whether it’s a city, county or state! However, lawsuits against municipal defendants must be handled with special care because of various obstacles that exist in order to make the task of suing a municipality especially tricky and sometimes difficult. One major difference between a municipal personal injury lawsuit and most other personal injury cases is the need to file a "Notice of Claim" in[...]

Punitive Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit

Punitive Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit

What Are Punitive Damages? Punitive damages.  You may have heard this term from time to time in the news or read it in a newspaper and asked, “what in the world is that?”  Punitive damages can be quite confusing to understand.  They are known as exemplary damages and may be awarded in addition to compensatory damages in a lawsuit.  Punitive damages may be awarded in personal injury cases where there is wanton and egregious negligence – injury caused[...]

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Brain injuries often times bring with them long and difficult roads of recovery. Tragically, many times the consequences of brain trauma are permanent and forever alter the course of a victim's life. If one of your loved ones suffers a brain injury or coma, you need all the help you can get in dealing with it. You need insight and guidance to help you prepare for the long term care and recovery of your loved one. You need[...]

Bicycle Accidents in New York: What You Should Know About Riding a Bike in NY

Bicycle Accidents in New York: What You Should Know About Riding a Bike in NY

Injuries resulting from a bicycle accident can be quite serious.  In some instances, bicycle accidents may even be fatal.  Bicyclists should wear helmet and reflective clothing to help reduce injuries in the event of an accident.  Unfortunately, though, they are not always effective.  Sometimes, even a bicyclist wearing a helmet and other protective gear can fall vulnerable to injuries due to a bicycle accident. Bicycling in New York: Know to Follow the Rules of the Road In New[...]

Apartment Fire Cases in New York City, Who is Responsible?

Apartment Fire Cases in New York City, Who is Responsible?

Too often we see fires consume apartments throughout our city, many times there are injuries and too often these apartment fires cause fatalities. Apartment building fires pose a tremendous risk not only to the residents of the buildings but also to the firefighters and other emergency workers who respond to them. At the Law Office of Richard Kenny, our attorneys and staff have decades and countless cases of experience handling personal injury claims from fires for both NYC[...]

Personal Injury Cases: What Damages Am I Entitled To?

Personal Injury Cases: What Damages Am I Entitled To?

What Kind of Damages can be Awarded in a Personal Injury Suit? If you have been injured in an accident, you may be able to receive monetary damages from the at-fault party.  The monetary damages in a personal injury law suit can consist of compensatory and/or punitive damages.  Both types of damages seek to help the injured party recover financially from harm caused by a defendant. Compensatory Damages Compensatory damages are damages intended to compensate the injured person[...]

Dealing with Whiplash from a Car Accident

Dealing with Whiplash from a Car Accident

When it comes to car accidents, there is always a potential for injuries. Even when there are no visible abrasions or cuts, or even broken bones victims can still suffer a range of soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries that can prove to be aggravating and chronic down the road. A common example of these types of injury is a whiplash injury. Whiplash injuries are neck injuries caused when the head jerks suddenly forward and backward from the impact[...]

Breaking: Fatal Bus Collision Kills 3 in Queens

Breaking: Fatal Bus Collision Kills 3 in Queens

BREAKING NEWS – A bus collision in Queens has left 3 dead and over a dozen injured. The accident took place early Monday morning at the busy intersection of Northern Blvd. and Main Street in the Flushing neighborhood around 6:15 a.m. A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus and a charter bus collided, causing at least one of the buses to hit a nearby building. One of the three who have been pronounced dead was a pedestrian, discovered trapped underneath one of the[...]

Dangerous Dogs in New York

Dangerous Dogs in New York

New York has its own rules when considering owner liability for injuries that are caused by their animals.  There may be several different laws that can come into place in the event of a dog bite injury/lawsuit.  New York’s dog bite statute for dangerous dogs addresses the potential liability of an owner when their dog injures another person. What is a Dangerous Dog? A dangerous dog can be any dog that attacks and injures/kills another person or pet[...]

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