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What Makes a Property Owner Liable for Injuries in NYC?
Have you ever wondered when a property owner in New York City can be held responsible for an injury? Accidents can happen almost anywhere, from apartment buildings to retail stores to sidewalks. However, not every accident automatically leads to liability. In general, property owners in New York have a legal obligation to maintain their… Read More »
Who is at Fault? Comparative Negligence in New York Car Accidents
Car accidents in New York often raise an important question after the initial shock wears off who was at fault. In many situations, responsibility for a crash is not entirely one sided. Multiple drivers may share some level of blame for what happened. This is where the concept of comparative negligence becomes important. At… Read More »
How “Proximate Cause” Can Make or Break Your NYC Bicycle Accident Case
In most personal injury cases, the plaintiff must prove the defendant’s actions were the “proximate cause” of the plaintiff’s accident. Proximate cause refers to the relationship between an action and its outcome. To give a simple example, if Joseph runs a red light and hits another vehicle driven by Lisa in the intersection, Lisa… Read More »
Do NYC Commercial Insurance Policies Cover Off-Premises Accidents?
Most commercial businesses in New York City carry some form of general liability insurance. Among other things, such policies insure against accidents that may occur on the premises of the business. For example, if you are injured in a slip-and-fall accident at a supermarket due to negligence on the part of the store’s management,… Read More »
Are NYC Property Owners Liable for Slip-and-Fall Accidents Following Winter Storms?
During and after a winter storm, the streets of New York City can be a hazardous place for pedestrians to walk. There is a risk of slipping and falling on patches of snow or ice. Such hazards can persist even several days after the storm has passed, especially if private and public property owners… Read More »
Can a Negligent NYC Driver Blame a Pedestrian for an Accident?
Every New Yorker understands implicitly that crossing the street can be a dangerous activity. That is why pedestrians need to always be aware of their surroundings and follow safe practices out on the streets, such as obeying traffic signals. That said, New York traffic laws also obligate drivers to “exercise due care” to avoid… Read More »
What Happens If I Was Injured or Have an Accident While Visiting New York City?
New York City has millions of people visiting from out of town, whether friends or family, tourists, or others who are here on business. Unfortunately, a small percentage of these people will have an accident and suffer an injury while visiting. The first fact to be aware of is that a visitor has the… Read More »
What are my rights if I am injured while boarding or disembarking an airplane?
If you are an international traveler then the airline’s liability is controlled entirely by international treaties. The treaties are known as the Warsaw Convention and the Montreal Convention. Under the Montreal Convention, whether the airline was negligent or not is for the most part irrelevant. All that matters is whether you were injured by… Read More »
Jaroslawicz & Jaros has helped shape the law in New York
We wrote the brief and argued before the highest court in the state of New York-The New York Court of Appeals-in the case of Flynn v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, Court of Appeals of New York, 61 N.Y.2d 769; 461 N.E.2d 291; 473 N.Y.S.2d 154. This case helped define and develop… Read More »
Injured Student Sues School
My kid got hurt because school staffers were off ‘playing’: suit PS 811 staffers played basketball while a 7-year-old boy’s front two teeth were knocked askew in a rough recess game — forcing an emergency root canal, according to a lawsuit. While the kids at the Manhattan school smashed into each other, the adults… Read More »