When To Call Any Attorney During The Pandemic
Most personal injury lawyers in NYC offer
free consultations. The best Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan and
Brooklyn personal injury attorneys can set up a Zoom conference so that you can
discuss your case from the safety of your home. So, if you’re wondering if you
have a viable claim for negligence, recklessness or rights violations, there’s
no reason not to speak to an attorney for information and advice. In addition
to personal injury claims like injuries from car accidents, slip and falls and
dog bites, there are also claims that may arise from the virus itself.
Personal Injury Lawyers in NYC Are Seeing Many Cases Of Nursing Home Neglect
Long term care facilities have been failing
to provide proper protection to their workers, causing the novel Coronavirus to
travel through facilities and many residents to contract the Covid 19 disease.
This has led to a large amount of tragic deaths. Adding insult to injury,
families have been barred entry to prevent the virus from spreading, and find
themselves unable to even obtain information about their loved one’s condition.
It’s not uncommon to get a phone call from a nursing home informing a family
that their loved one has passed, and they didn’t even know they were sick! If
your family member or friend passed away at a nursing home recently, please
feel free to call me to discuss the details. Wittenstein & Wittenstein has
been handling nursing home neglect cases for more than 60 years, we can help
you get peace of mind and compensation if the nursing was negligent or
reckless.
Are You Being Forced To Work Without Proper Protection?
If you contracted Covid 19 while working
for an essential business without proper protection, you may be entitled to
compensation. Employees cannot sue their employers for most types of negligence
in New York and are constrained to workers compensation benefits when they are
injured on the job. There are some exceptions to the bar on employee lawsuits
against employers. Thousands of workers
are making use of this exception by filing complaints under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act’s (OSHA) “general duty” clause. This clause can be used
to hold employers liable when they fail to furnish their employees with proper
equipment to protect themselves from recognized hazards that are “causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm.” If you have contracted Covid
19 because your workplace was unsafe, you may be entitled to compensation. If
you lost your job because you refused to continue to work in an unsafe
workplace, you may have a claim. A Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island or Brooklyn
personal injury attorney can help you. You can call me to discuss the
specifics of your case at 718-261-8114.
Traffic Accidents Are Starting To Increase
You’d think that fewer cars on the road
would translate into fewer accidents. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s
happening. The roads are quieter, but too many drivers use this as an
opportunity to not obey traffic laws. There is an unprecedented amount of
speeding, ignoring stop signs and racing through red lights, and accidents
caused by intoxicated drivers are way up. It’s important to drive especially carefully
if you need to travel by car. If you’re injured in a car accident, it’s
important to get advice from an personal injury attorney in NYC that knows how
to help you without putting you in danger of contracting Covid 19. At
Wittenstein & Wittenstein we provide cloud based virtual services that can
offer you the warmth and support of an office visit without the risk of
infection. Please call us at 718-261-8114 and we’ll help you get started with
your case.
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