New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Under New York law, plaintiffs are allowed to recover damages for loss of income and loss of earning potential in a personal injury case in NYC. Where loss of income is actual earnings lost, a loss of earning potential is an estimate of how much you could have earned had you not been injured. They…

Putting a price on lifelong pain and suffering is not a simple task. Two people can be involved in the same accident, suffer the same injuries, but experience more or less pain and emotional trauma than the other. For that reason, pain and suffering falls under the category of non-economic damages, meaning no precise dollar…

An owner of a dog who knows, or has reason to know, that his or her animal has a vicious disposition or a vicious propensity will be strictly liable for injuries or property damage caused by its animal. The term “vicious disposition” includes not only “biting”, but also the jumping up and on to people,…

As a response to the increasing number of lawsuits concerning Roundup weed killer and its primary ingredient, glyphosate, a discussion is intensifying regarding a likely settlement. Here, the consumer product liability attorneys at Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. discuss recent updates regarding the Roundup litigation and what it may mean for individuals…

A New York personal injury lawyer will take care of your property damage claim as part of your case when a personal injury lawsuit is being pursued, due to severe injuries caused by another party’s negligence. However, lawyers typically do not handle claims for property damage that are unaccompanied by serious physical harm. It is…