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Don?t Rely on Carfax Accident Reports, Cautions Elmira Attorney

Posted on January 26, 2009
Carfax is NOT totally reliable. Negative information about vehicle accidents and wrecks does turn up on Carfax reports, but, unfortunately, Carfax does not always receive all of the information available.

NY Injury Attorney Announces Source of Peanut Butter/Salmonella Infections!

Posted on January 23, 2009
Image via Wikipedia For the last several weeks, local, state and federal health departments have been scrambling to find the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people across 43 states and caused the death of at least 6 people...

New York Workers? Comp Attorney Discusses Mileage Reimbursement

Posted on January 22, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Mileage reimbursement may not seem like an exciting topic, but I’m here to tell you that this benefit can add up to real money that can make all the difference if you’re struggling to make ends meet on Comp...

Bad Car Accident on Rt. 14 in Schuyler County Near Montour Falls

Posted on January 13, 2009
A WETM-TV story (pasted below) got me thinking about one of the most dangerous roads in the Twin Tiers area– Route 14. Over the years I have handled WAY too many Route 14 car crashes. In particular, the area South of Watkins Glen, NY between Montour Falls and Horseheads, NY is particularly hazardous...

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New York Workers? Comp Attorney Says Two More Things About Labor Market Attachment

Posted on January 13, 2009
Image via Wikipedia If you’re on Workers’ Comp, I hope you read my “Ten Compmandments” in my blog post “Elmira Workers’ Comp Attorney Discusses the Ten Commandments of Workers’ Comp.” A guy by the name of Lee emailed me a great question about labor market attachment based on that blog post...

Elmira Workers? Comp Attorney Discusses The Ten Commandments of Workers? Comp

Posted on January 08, 2009
Image via Wikipedia I’m not Moses bringing down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai. Heck . . . I’m not even Charlton Heston as Moses. I am an attorney who currently represents about 700 Workers’ Compensation claimants. You can think of my Ten Workers’ Compensation Commandments as the “Ten Compmandments” and they are among the habits of folks whose [...

Innovation: Taking Baby Steps to Achieve Big Results!

Posted on January 04, 2009
It’s that time of year when many of us are setting goals and making plans for what we hope will be a successful and prosperous 2009. It’s very tempting to set goals that are so lofty that you just know you will never achieve them. I suggest that rather than create a master plan that [...

How Long Do Social Security Disability Benefits Last?

Posted on December 28, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Dallas, Texas Attorney Bob Kraft recently wrote an informative blog post explaining some critical information regarding continued eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits after you have been approved. The post is titled “How Long Do Social Security Disability Benefits Last?“ The test of the post is below...

New York Bike Accident Lawyer Applauds Indictment of Bicyclist-Tackling Cop!

Posted on December 21, 2008
Some of you may recall the story from this past summer when a New York City police officer violently body-slammed a bicyclist who was riding in a large cycling event. Normally, no one would have believed that a police officer would just tackle a bike rider for no reason...

Your Worst Nightmare? The Uninsured Driver Who Hits You?.

Posted on December 18, 2008
As my clients and regular readers know, I STRONGLY urge EVERY car owner to make sure that they have good uninsured and underinsured coverage on their car insurance policy. This coverage, often referred to as UM or SUM coverage, protects YOU if you have the incredibly bad luck to be hit by another driver who [...

NY Attorney Feels Your Pain?

Posted on December 17, 2008
Oh, the irony. Last Friday I wrote a blog post warning drivers in upstate New York to use extra caution when driving because the Southern Tier was experiencing its first major snow storm of the season. In fact, a review of the New York Injury Blog over the past several weeks reveals several posts by multiple authors [...

Elmira Social Security Disability Attorney Recommends Social Security Podcast on When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits

Posted on December 15, 2008
Image via Wikipedia While this post has little to do with my practice in Social Security Disability, when I run across something helpful I feel compelled to pass it along. The Social Security Administration is now posting podcasts and their first is titled “Deciding When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits...

KOOBFACE STRIKES LAWYER IN ELMIRA, NEW YORK

Posted on December 12, 2008
Ouch. Koobface hurts. Last week my computer was infected by what is fast becoming one of the most notorious monsters in cyberworld. Koobface, a software virus referred to as a worm, spreads through Facebook, a very popular social networking site with over 120 million subscribers...

Upstate New York Attorney Urges Extra Driver Safety

Posted on December 12, 2008
Christina Bruner Sonsire of the Ziff Law FIrm describes ways drivers in Upstate New York can protect themselves in winter.

New York Social Security Disability Attorney Explains BEST

Posted on December 09, 2008
Image via Wikipedia And by the title, I don’t mean that I explain best. I can only try to do that. What I want to explain is that the Social Security Administration offers an online Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) that allows you to find out what benefits for which you may be eligible...

Tis? the Season to be Jolly (and safe) in Upstate New York

Posted on December 05, 2008
The headline from the news story on WETM (in Chemung County, New York) featured below says it all. “Alcohol involved in Big Flats Crash.” The season of festivities, gatherings and plenty of libations is upon us, and with it comes the responsibility of making sure we keep ourselves — and everyone else on the roads [...

NEW YORK ACCIDENT AND MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY WARNS: DON?T BE FOOLED

Posted on December 05, 2008
It is the little dark secret that peeks inside the courtroom through stoic-looking windows or the elephant in the room that no one is allowed to speak of, or reference, or even whisper in the presence of the jury. It’s taboo, prohibited, proscribed, the poster child of Orwellian Newspeak for modern day litigation...

New York Workers? Comp and Social Security Disability Lawyer Begs for HELP!

Posted on November 24, 2008
For some time we’ve been kicking around the idea of creating a guide to communication for our clients. We’ve got something, but I’d like to know if it can be improved. Who better to ask than our clients or potential clients. Please read our draft guide to communication below and let me know [...

Winter Driving Tips from the New York Accident Lawyer

Posted on November 19, 2008
What Happens When You Don’t Drive Safely in the Snow!! The headlines this morning said it all: Buffalo Car Accident Kills Two Snow Causes Two Car Crash in Elmira Corning Highway Accident Due to Snow In my area of Upstate New York, the first snow falls of the year provoke lots of car crashes and auto accidents...

Elmira Workers? Compensation Lawyer Explains Settling Workers? Compensation Cases

Posted on November 17, 2008
I am frequently asked about settling of Workers’ Comp cases. The question of whether or not to settle your Workers’ Comp case is an individual choice that involves a lot of factors. However, I’ll address a couple of important points that touch on the concerns I see raised by folks on our blog and in [...

Hunting Safety Tips from the Lawyer Who Will Sue You If You Aren?t Safe!

Posted on November 14, 2008
OK, sorry for the provocative headline but I wanted to make sure I got your attention….. “Let’s be CAREFUL Out There”….. That’s Sergeant Phil Esterhaus’ famous line from Hill Street Blues he used every day before sending his police officers out on the street to fight crime...

Great Website to Make Your Life a Little Easier?.

Posted on November 13, 2008
OK, this is a tip for the people who do the REAL WORK in the law office– the secretaries and paralegals who toil in the background to make sure our cases keep moving forward– the unsung heroes in every law firm. One of the things that drives everyone nuts is trying to schedule depositions in multi-party [...

NY Accident Lawyer Explains Legal Liability in One-Car Accidents

Posted on November 11, 2008
The one-car accident described below got me thinking about a question I am often asked: If I am riding in a car driven by one of my friends and he does something dumb (speeding, driving drunk, driving too fast for conditions) that causes me to get injured, can I bring a claim against my friend? The short [...

New York Accident Lawyer Applauds a Defensive Driving Course for Teens in Watkins Glen, NY

Posted on November 10, 2008
Having witnessed the tragic consequences of teen drivers too many times, I was overjoyed to read about a defensive driving course being offered at the Watkins Glen International Racetrack in Watkins Glen, NY. The full story is pasted below but essentially it describes a course offered to local teens who learn the practical skills of [...

New York Car Accident Lawyer Warns About Deer Accidents

Posted on November 09, 2008
‘Tis that time of year again. The cool crisp air, the leaves blowing in the wind, the early setting sun…. Autumn is almost over and Winter is on it’s way. This time of year brings two significant events both of which greatly increase your chances of a car collision with a deer– it’s deer mating [...

A Moment to Reflect

Posted on November 06, 2008
Regardless of your political views, your partisanship, your religion or your race, it seems we can all agree something quite historic happened on NOvember 4, 2008. In a country recently known for its voter apathy and discontent with governmental officials, people came out in droves to be sure their voices were heard at a time when none [...

NY Accident Lawyer recommends CiteGenie? A GREAT, free, Firefox Add-on

Posted on October 31, 2008
For our lawyer readers of this blog, a recommendation for a VERY useful tool– CiteGenie. For those of you who are using FireFox as your browser, I recently discovered an awesome free Add-On called CiteGenie. It lets you cut and paste from Westlaw directly in to a Word document and it automatically pulls over [...

Pennsylvania Accident Lawyer Explains That Many PA Car Insurance Policies Do NOT Provide Death Benefits

Posted on October 23, 2008
Own a car in Pennsylvania? Pay a lot of money every year for insurance coverage? Think your auto insurance policy provides coverage for your funeral expenses should you be killed in an accident? Better think again….. WETM-TV covered a story (copied below) that is relevant to all of our friends in Pennsylvania– You REALLY need to [...

First Graders Attend Lesbian Wedding As A School Field Trip?

Posted on October 22, 2008
As the parent of a first grader, this story grabbed my attention immediately. A class of first graders was taken on a school-sponsored, school-sanctioned, school-funded field trip to San Francisco City Hall to attend the wedding of their female teacher...

Ithaca?s Workers? Compensation Hearing Location To Close

Posted on October 16, 2008
Ithaca’s Workers’ Compensation hearing location is slated to close January 15, 2009. The closing of hearing locations and the implementation of new forms and the so-called “rocket docket” create new hardships for claimants. The closing will leave claimants traveling to other locations for hearings...

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