Losing a loved one under any circumstances is tragic, but the loss of a loved one due to another party’s negligence can be truly devastating. When someone else’s carelessness or intentional action causes the death of someone you love, it is important to find out more about filing a claim against the responsible party. Although …
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Wrongful Death
Going through the horrific experience of losing a loved one in an accident or as a result of another party’s reckless or harmful actions can be the most devastating experience of a person’s life. Although it can extremely difficult to think about the possibility of moving forward with a lawsuit while you are grieving the …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Medical treatment delays can result in serious and deadly harm, particularly when a delay in treatment results in a disease like cancer spreading and becoming incurable or inoperable. Yet it can be difficult for patients to know whether a medical treatment delay is an actionable case. When is delayed treatment the result of medical negligence, …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Delayed diagnoses and diagnostic errors that result in delayed medical treatments can be extremely costly in multiple ways. Although many patients do receive accurate diagnoses from physicians and specialists that allow them to seek treatment as quickly as possible for illnesses and conditions, many other patients suffer serious harm as a result of diagnostic errors. …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
Getting hurt in a construction accident can be life-altering, leaving the injured worker with disabling injuries that require extensive medical care and limit the worker’s ability to return to the job in any capacity. Indeed, life after a construction accident can be extremely difficult, and it is important to think about how to get the …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
New York construction workers are routinely tasked with job duties that put them at risk of serious and fatal injuries. Indeed, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) routinely identifies the “fatal four” types of injuries that happen on construction sites. Those construction injuries include falls, struck-by injuries, caught-in or between injuries, and electrocutions. In …
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A concussion is a form of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), and it can affect a person’s life in many different ways. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), concussions are caused by “a bump, blow, or jolt to the head” or by being hit in a way that “causes the …
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Nobody should have to be concerned about sustaining serious injuries in an Uber or Lyft ride. Yet, ridesharing vehicles are commonly involved in motor vehicle collisions, and passengers in those vehicles, as well as other vehicle occupants in separate cars or pedestrians and bicyclists can be injured in these crashes. One of the first steps …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Delayed Diagnosis
Nobody should ever have to learn that an illness has worsened or became terminal because of a delayed diagnosis. Yet, much too often healthcare providers make diagnostic mistakes and patients suffer the consequences with a delayed cancer diagnosis. When cancer is not diagnosed in a timely manner, it can spread and can become more difficult …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
After you have suffered a serious injury as a result of a healthcare provider’s negligence, or you have lost a loved one due to a fatal medical mistake, you should be thinking about finding the best medical malpractice lawyer for your case. When you begin seeking help from a medical negligence lawyer in New York, …
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