Buffalo Car Accidents

Any experienced Buffalo personal injury lawyer will tell you that everyone should wear their seat belt. Not wearing a seat belt greatly increases the risk of suffering a serious injury in a motor vehicle accident. Also, while failure to wear a seat belt does not prevent an injured person from pursuing a personal injury claim, […]

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Many Buffalo car accidents involve defendants who were ticketed for moving infractions such as Following Too Closely or Passing a Stop Sign. While the defendant receiving a traffic ticket may be helpful in any lawsuit you file, its value as evidence that the defendant drove in a negligent manner largely depends on how the ticket […]

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Following most Buffalo motor vehicle accidents where an injury occurs, a personal injury lawyer initially deals with the defendant’s auto insurance company when pursuing the case. Defendants who have no insurance pose a problem in personal injury cases because they usually have little else in the way of personal assets, and in the absence of […]

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Many Buffalo residents are already struggling to support themselves under tough economic conditions. When a serious injury after an accident renders someone unable to work, that person’s ability to provide for themselves and their family may be severely impacted. In most cases, someone who is injured as a result of another person’s negligence can pursue […]

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As experienced Buffalo personal injury lawyers, we have seen many cases where a drunk driver causes devastating personal injuries in a car accident. Unfortunately, the drunk driver in these cases rarely has sufficient insurance or other assets to fully reimburse the injured person for his or her damages. While the person who provided the driver […]

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Some Buffalo drivers injured in a motor vehicle accident choose not to speak with a personal injury lawyer. This is especially true when the accident involved a minor collision or the person does not think they are very hurt. For those fortunate people who did not suffer a serious injury, the decision not to consult […]

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When someone suffers a personal injury in a Buffalo motor vehicle accident, New York State has special requirements that must be met before that person can sue. One of these requirements is that the person not only have suffered an injury, but that the injury meets the standard to be considered a “serious injury” under […]

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In most Buffalo car accident lawsuits, the parties have automobile insurance.  This auto insurance usually pays the initial medical expenses and lost wages.  An auto insurance company is also, in most cases, the source of any financial compensation obtained through a personal injury lawsuit. For those cases where no other auto insurance is available, New […]

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Federal Study Finds Increased Risk of Injury In Older Cars.

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on September 17, 2012

in Buffalo Car Accidents

Many of the residents of Buffalo can make do just fine with an older car.  After all, if the car is running well, there may be little point in spending the money to replace it.  Unfortunately, a recent study has revealed that driving an older model car actually increases the likelihood of suffering a personal […]

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As experienced personal injury attorneys practicing in Buffalo, we try to keep up to date on issues related to motor vehicle safety. Collisions involving trucks pose obvious and extreme danger to those in passenger vehicles, and – in our opinion – additional steps should be taken to protect motorists from these very large vehicles. Recently, […]

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