Category Archives: Personal Injury
Drop in Car Crashes, Spike in Bicycle Accidents Linked to Coronavirus
Once Americans came to understand how deadly the coronavirus can be and how easily it is passed from person to person, transportation habits changed. Not only did people drastically curtail business and personal travel, but many stopped going to their workplaces. That has led to a reduction in car accidents at the same time that… Read More »
Can You Bring an Emotional Distress Claim Related to COVID-19?
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is not only potentially deadly, but can be transmitted by individuals who are not showing any symptoms, so people might fear that they’ve contracted the illness even if they feel fine. While the virus has existed in the United States for months, obtaining a test is still difficult in… Read More »
Define the Moment, or the Moment Will Define You
When an accident or injury occurs and you feel strongly it was the result of someone else’s negligence then that is enough to seek consultation with a personal injury attorney. We always tell clients that it is always better to get the advice of a lawyer, and quickly, then no advice at all. You may feel… Read More »
Keep Bringing the Heat
Last month rapper Ja Rule, a Hollis, Queens native brought a little celebrity (no pun intended) to a dire housing crisis involving the New York City Housing Authority and what can only be described as abysmal living conditions that New Yorkers have been forced to endure. As reported by The Patch it appears that $200… Read More »
Amtrak Crash is Fourth Fatal Train Accident Since December
If you, like us, have been shocked by the recent tragedies surrounding Amtrak accidents we understand. It seems like every other day there is a new massive train wreck in the papers with images of twisted carnage derailed off the tracks drawing almost surreal likenesses to the move The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford. Unlike the… Read More »
Do you have a Trip & Fall case?
Trip and falls, or “slip” and falls, depending on what caused your body to unexpectedly impact the ground, are a specific type of personal injury lawsuit we at James Newman, P.C. specialize in, as they are one of the most common types of serious injury lawsuits that occur in the Bronx and New York City… Read More »
A Tribute to my Father
I have been racking my brain trying to think of topics for our first blog entry for our new James Newman, P.C. website. Although there are endless topics in the field of personal injury and medical malpractice that I could talk about, many of which I will visit over the course of my no doubt… Read More »