October 2010

Who Can Bring A Claim In A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on October 29, 2010

in Buffalo Wrongful Death Issues

When a family in Buffalo suffers the loss of a loved one due to a wrongful act or negligence on the part of another, the personal representative of the estate may bring a lawsuit to recover damages.  The personal representative is usually the executor.  If the personal representative of the estate refuses to pursue a […]

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It can be easy for Buffalo personal injury attorneys to forget that sometimes their non-lawyer clients don’t know what they’re talking about.  While most people would know what the word “presumption” means in normal conversation, it also has a specific legal meaning.  Many clients would not be aware of this legal definition when the term […]

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When a Buffalo injury victim wishes to pursue damages from a public agency, New York State law requires that a Notice of Claim be filed with the agency involved.  In most personal injury cases, this Notice of Claim must be filed within 90 days of the accident that led to an injury. A Notice of […]

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What’s An MV-104A?

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on October 21, 2010

in Buffalo Car Accidents

Buffalo personal injury attorneys will usually ask a new motor vehicle accident client if an MV-104A was completed in their case.  This form can be very useful to an attorney in gathering details regarding the accident. The MV-104A is a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles form that is completed by the member of […]

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Buffalo personal injury attorneys have several methods that may use to discover information from the opposing parties.  Interrogatories are one of the more uncommon methods used in personal injury cases. Basically, interrogatories are a series of questions that one party submits in writing to another party requesting information that they believe is relevant to the […]

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Under New York State law, most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits must be brought within three years of the injury.  There are, however, exceptions to that rule. For many years, there was no provision under New York State law for the types of injuries, such as certain cancers, that may take years to develop following exposure […]

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It is not unusual for a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit to involve a dispute over what documents or other evidence will or will not to be disclosed to the other party.  When this happens, the party seeking the evidence will usually request that the Court intervene and determine whether the evidence must be provided. Even if the […]

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Most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are heard in the Supreme Court of Erie County.  Each county in New York State has its own Supreme Court.  Occasionally, a personal injury attorney may wish to appeal an adverse decision made by the judge at the Supreme Court level to a higher court. For Western New York, the […]

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Buffalo parents should be aware that Fisher-Price recently recalled more than 10 million products sold in the United States because they pose a potential hazard to children.  This recall involves a variety of different products. Fourteen models of the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes tricycles are being recalled because a plastic ignition key that sticks […]

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When a personal injury lawsuit is filed in Buffalo, there are several situations in which the action or inaction of one of the parties may result in a “default judgment” in favor of the other party.  This most commonly occurs, however, when a defendant fails to appear in court to challenge the allegations of the […]

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