New York Personal Injury Insights
Articles by the attorneys at Davidov & Cohen Law on how injury claims actually work in New York — deadlines, no-fault, case value, and what to do in the days after an accident.
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What to Do After a Car Accident in Queens
A Queens personal injury attorney explains the steps to take after a car accident in Queens, NY — from the scene to the 30-day no-fault deadline. Free consultation.
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How Long Do You Have to File an Injury Claim in New York?
A New York injury attorney explains the deadlines: three years under CPLR 214, 90 days for a Notice of Claim against the City or MTA, and the exceptions that change both.
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Who Pays Your Medical Bills After a Car Accident in New York?
How New York no-fault works: the $50,000 basic limit, the 30-day NF-2 deadline, what happens when benefits are cut off, and what no-fault does not cover.
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What Is My Personal Injury Case Worth in New York?
What actually determines the value of a New York injury claim — the serious injury threshold, comparative negligence, available insurance, and why early numbers mislead.
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No-Fault Insurance in NY: What It Covers, What It Does Not, and the 30-Day Trap
How no-fault insurance works in New York: what it pays, the $50,000 basic limit, the 30-day NF-2 deadline, and the serious injury threshold that lets you sue.
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Who Pays for a Sidewalk Slip and Fall in NYC? Administrative Code § 7-210, Explained
NYC shifted sidewalk liability from the City to abutting property owners in 2003 — with one big exception. Who is responsible for your slip and fall, and the 90-day trap.
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New York's Scaffold Law: How Labor Law § 240(1) Protects Injured Construction Workers
New York's Labor Law 240(1) imposes absolute liability on owners and contractors for gravity-related construction injuries. Who can claim, and what it covers.
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Wrongful Death Claims in New York After the Fourth Grieving Families Act Veto
After a fourth veto of the Grieving Families Act, New York wrongful death law still limits families to pecuniary loss. What that means, and the two-year deadline.
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Herniated Disc Settlement Values in New York Injury Cases
What drives a herniated disc settlement in New York: surgery vs conservative care, the degeneration defence, the serious injury threshold, and policy limits.
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How Long Does a Car Accident Settlement Take in New York?
Most New York car accident settlements take months, not weeks. What sets the pace, which stages you control, and why the fastest offer is usually the worst one.
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Landlord Negligence in New York: When Your Building Owner Is Liable for Your Injury
When a New York landlord is liable for an injury: the notice requirement, the Housing Maintenance Code, out-of-possession owners, and the 90-day NYCHA trap.
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The Most Common Car Accident Injuries — and What Each One Means for a New York Claim
The injuries that most often follow a New York crash, why several appear days later, and which ones tend to clear the serious injury threshold.
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Loss of Consortium in New York: The Claim a Spouse Can Bring
What loss of consortium means in New York, who can bring it, why it is derivative of the injured person's case, and why children and unmarried partners cannot.
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Payouts in New York: What Families Can Actually Recover
New York wrongful death damages are limited to economic loss, not grief. What the statute allows, the separate survival claim, and the two-year deadline.
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Personal Injury Lawsuit Timeline in New York: Every Stage, Start to Finish
What happens once a New York injury case is actually in suit: pleadings, discovery, depositions, note of issue, mediation and trial — and how long each stage takes.
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The Four Elements of a Premises Liability Claim in New York
Duty, dangerous condition, notice and causation — what a New York premises liability claim has to prove, and which element most cases actually turn on.
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Do You Need a Lawyer for a Car Accident in New York? An Honest Answer
An honest answer: when a New York car accident claim genuinely needs a lawyer, when it does not, and the deadlines that decide it either way.
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New York Car Seat Laws: Every Age, Weight, and Front-Seat Rule
New York car seat and booster requirements by age and weight, the rear-facing rule, the back seat rule, penalties, and what a violation means for an injury claim.
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Structured Settlement or Lump Sum? How to Choose in New York
A lump sum is yours on day one. A structured settlement pays over years and the growth is tax-free. What actually decides it, and the New York rules on minors and on selling payments later.
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Workers' Comp vs Personal Injury in New York: You May Have Both
Workers' comp pays no matter who was at fault but never pays for pain and suffering. A third-party claim can. How the two run alongside each other, and the consent rule that can cost you your benefits.
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Erb's Palsy Lawsuits in New York: When It Is Malpractice
An Erb's palsy diagnosis is not by itself proof of a delivery error. What a New York claim has to show, the defence that succeeds most often, and the deadline that catches families with a child.
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Concussion After a Car Accident in New York: The Proof Problem
A concussion rarely shows on a CT or MRI, and New York's serious injury threshold demands objective proof. What actually establishes a mild traumatic brain injury claim, and what quietly destroys one.
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Who Is at Fault in a Parking Lot Accident in New York?
Police often will not respond to a private lot and no ticket is issued, so fault is decided by evidence you have to collect yourself. The right-of-way rules that apply, and why the lot owner may share the blame.
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Light Duty and Work Restrictions in a New York Comp Claim
Refusing light duty can suspend your benefits. Accepting the wrong light duty can end your case. How reduced earnings benefits work in New York, and what to do when the offer does not match your restrictions.
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Form MV-104: The New York Report Drivers Forget to File
New York gives you 10 days to file your own accident report with the DMV, and the police report does not satisfy it. Who has to file, what happens if you do not, and how the form gets used against you later.
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Can You Sue for a Dog Bite in New York? The Law Changed in 2025
For twenty years New York barred negligence claims against dog owners. Flanders v. Goodfellow ended that in April 2025, and dog bite victims now have two routes instead of one.
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New York Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator: Schedule Loss of Use
New York schedule loss of use awards are set by statute, not negotiation. Calculate yours from the § 15(3) week schedule, your wage and the cap for your date of injury.
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New York Pain and Suffering Calculator: How Damages Are Valued
Most pain and suffering calculators ignore the two New York rules that decide the number: the serious injury threshold and the no-fault offset. This one applies both.
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