Most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are officially initiated by the filing a Complaint against the responsible party. Often, the process of the parties exchanging information that begins after the filing of the Complaint leads to new information being revealed. This may include evidence that an additional party was negligent or that the manner in which […]
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Occasionally, a piece of evidence may be misplaced or lost in a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit. When this happens and the missing evidence is found to be relevant to either the plaintiff’s or the defense’s assertions, a judge will usually impose some sanction upon the party that lost it. The penalty imposed may range all […]
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There are some special rules that must be followed when a Buffalo personal injury attorney intends to file an action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice. One of these rules is that in addition to filing and serving a complaint to officially initiate the legal action, he or she must execute and submit a document […]
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Western New York residents who suffer a personal injury outside of the Buffalo area often are concerned about the inconvenience of having to travel to court if they file a lawsuit. Fortunately, under New York law these injured individuals rarely must travel far to pursue damages. Section 503 of the New York Civil Practice Law […]
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There are several types of Buffalo personal injury lawsuits in which more than one party may be held responsible. These would include car accidents where more than one driver was negligent in causing a collision or injuries on property where more than one party may have responsibility for maintenance. In such cases, it is sometimes […]
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Buffalo personal injury lawsuits may involve a number of experts. Although these experts may come from a number of different fields, the expert most frequently relied on by the defense in personal injury lawsuits is a medical examiner who is hired by the defense to examine the injured person. When the defense uses multiple experts, […]
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Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are typically initiated by the filing of a Summons and Complaint with the County Clerk in the county where the lawsuit is being pursued. Once this document is filed, the injured party is required to have it served upon the defendant or defendants. There are several methods that may be used […]
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Many Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are straightforward matters that should be resolved without a trial. To facilitate the quick resolution of such lawsuits, New York State law allows a party to request “summary judgment” when the facts of a case can lead to only one conclusion. The original intent of allowing a judge to grant […]
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In our experience as Buffalo personal injury attorneys, it is not unusual to see cases where the defendant attempts to place at least part of the blame for an accident on the injured person. Certainly, there are cases where the plaintiff engaged in conduct that contributed, at least in part, to his or her own […]
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In many Buffalo personal injury lawsuits, the responsibility of the defendant in causing the injury is clear. While a lack of any serious dispute regarding the defendant’s negligence can be very helpful in quickly bringing a personal injury lawsuit to a conclusion acceptable to the injured party, it does not automatically end the case. There […]
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