Buffalo Injury Questions and Answers

For many years, Buffalo mothers whose child was stillborn as a result of medical malpractice could not recover any compensation for the emotional anguish of suffering a stillbirth.  In 2004, the New York State Court of Appeals overruled this longstanding rule, finding it unfair that a woman who lost a baby had no legal recourse […]

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Personal injury lawsuits have developed a bad reputation for proceeding at a notoriously slow pace.  While the slow pace of some cases can be frustrating for everyone, it can be especially problematical when a Buffalo resident is terminally ill and may not live to see the outcome of the matter.  Fortunately, when the terminal illness […]

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Buffalo personal injury lawsuits frequently involve multiple injuries to different parts of the body. As medical treatment has become extremely specialized, various injuries will often be treated by different treatment providers who have developed an expertise in a specific area of treatment. When a medical providers testimony is needed, for example, at trial, most personal injury […]

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Are you concerned about what will this mean to you and your family. What’s going to happen if you can’t pay the bills? If you can’t work, will you lose your job? If you need answers to these questions, why not pick up the phone and contact me. My name is Mike Ranzenhofer, and I’m […]

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Injuries to children are among the most emotionally difficult cases handled by Buffalo personal injury attorneys.  No doctor sets out with the goal of injury a patient’s baby, but they do occasionally make mistakes that lead to a birth injury.  Erb’s Palsy is among the more common injuries that can arise from a mistake in […]

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While some Buffalo personal injury lawsuits involve injuries from which the plaintiff will eventually fully recover without long term effects, other cases involve injuries that are permanent.  When this happens, both the degree of the injury and the age of the victim may play an important role in the amount of damages. Usually, the parties […]

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Before most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are brought to trial, the defense will request that the injured party be examined by a doctor of their choosing.  While the defense will refer to this as an “independent” medical examination, these examinations are frequently looked upon with great suspicion by personal injury attorneys because the medical provider […]

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My Doctor Wants Me To Get An EMG. What Is That?

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on September 12, 2011

in Buffalo Injury Questions and Answers

The injured party in a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit may be requested to undergo an EMG test by their medical provider.  This test, which is often performed in conjunction with another test called a nerve conduction study, is occasionally used in the diagnosis of injuries involving damage to the spine causing pain to radiate into […]

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All Buffalo personal injury lawsuits must go through a formal discovery and disclosure process prior to being brought to trial.  During this process, the parties request information and documentation from each other that may provide evidence necessary for trial.  In most cases, the information sought is fairly routine and will be readily turned over by […]

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Buffalo personal injury attorneys must abide by very specific rules if they wish to provide medical information to the court prior to trial.  This medical information may be needed when, for example, one of the parties makes a motion to the court in which your medical condition is an issue. For plaintiffs in personal injury […]

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