If you are visiting the United States from abroad, it can be overwhelming trying to learn how to handle serious situations in a completely foreign environment. Sustaining a significant injury, for example, will likely give rise to many questions as to how you can...
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Foreign citizens and compensation for a CA car accident injury
As a visitor to the United States, whether long-term or short-term, it can be difficult to determine what your legal options are, particularly when laws often vary so much between U.S. states. After a car accident in California, your injuries may result in missed work...
Violent crime may lead to negligent security lawsuits
Concerns over violent crime weigh on the minds of New York residents. Sadly, robberies and assaults happen, and these incidents could happen anywhere. That said, the chances of an assault are higher when security is lax vs. when property managers take better steps to...
Notifying your country’s consulate after an accident in the U.S.
If you are planning to travel to the U.S. for business or pleasure, you may already know how challenging America's roads can be. After all, not only must you comply with a different set of traffic rules, but you also must deal with a different driving culture. In any...
When you can sue a casino for an accident
Many adults in New York travel to casinos for gambling, shows, food and other fun things. The largest casinos have a lot of amenities to keep their guests entertained, so it’s no surprise that the U.S. casino industry makes billions every year. But all of these...
Understanding fault when a guest suffers an injury at a hotel
Whether traveling for business or pleasure, checking into and staying at a hotel comes with expectations for safety. Hotel guests don't want their stay to end with an injury, but accidents happen. Sometimes injuries occur due to negligence, and the hotel's management...
Does premises liability include violent crimes?
When the term "premises liability" receives a mention, slip-and-fall accidents come to mind. However, just as there are many different premises in New York and Florida, various liabilities exist. Inadequate security reflects one way a property owner could be...
Summer driving for teens can raise risk of personal injury
The risk of auto accidents and personal injury is an international issue whether a person is on the road in Florida, New York, Germany or anywhere throughout the world. A common factor in these collisions is a teen driver. Since these drivers are so young and...
Dangers that drivers face on rural roads
For many travelers driving in the United States for the first time, rural roads can be unfamiliar territory, so it's important to know that these roads are not as safe as they look. Though there may be less traffic, they present the following difficulties. First are...
Proving liability after an accident occurs
Those who slip and fall may experience a significant head or brain injury. Victims may be able to hold at-fault property owners liable for any damages that they incur related to these injuries. However, they have to first show that the injury was directly caused by...