October 2011

While it would seem that suffering personal injury in two separate accidents would be rare, it is actually surprising how frequently a Buffaloresident can become involved in multiple accidents.  While having been involved in multiple accidents complicates a personal injury lawsuit, there is no bar to pursuing both claims. The primary difficulty with pursuing such […]

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Evidence of the injuries suffered is instrumental to successfully pursuing a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit.  In many personal injury cases, the plaintiff’s medical treatment is ongoing.  As a result, it is not unusual for additional testing conducted after a personal injury lawsuit has been filed to reveal objective evidence of injuries not originally claimed by […]

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What Happens At An Examination Before Trial?

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on October 26, 2011

in Buffalo Injury Questions and Answers

Prior to going to trial, nearly all Buffalo personal injury lawsuits will involve what is commonly referred to as an examination before trial.  At an examination before trial, the personal injury attorney and the defense attorney question a party to the lawsuit or a witness regarding issues such as how the accident occurred, medical treatment […]

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Exposure to certain strains of E. coli in food can cause serious and – in some cases – fatal injury.  Thankfully, Buffalo has avoided any widespread E. coli outbreak in recent years.  For the past seventeen years, the meat industry has been required to test their products for only one strain of E. coli.  There […]

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Most of the evidence presented during the trial of a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit will be regarding things that did happen, such as how a car accident unfolded or how a particular medical procedure was performed.  Occasionally, however, it is helpful when a witness can testify regarding a party’s failure to perform some action.  Whether […]

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What Is “Material And Competent” Evidence?

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on October 17, 2011

in Buffalo Injury Questions and Answers

All Buffalo personal injury lawsuits hinge on evidence.  As a result, the rules regarding what evidence will be admissible for use at a trial are very complex.  Parties often seek some basis to have evidence detrimental to their position barred from being presented to the jury, which has led to a variety of court rulings […]

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Given the number of commercial trucks on the roads of Buffalo, it is evitable that some drivers will violate the rules regarding when they can drive.  Personal injury accidents caused by fatigued drivers of large trucks could be completely avoided if all drivers would follow federal regulations regarding hours on the road and rest time.  […]

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When a person injured in a Buffalo personal injury accident is also receiving Medicare, it can add a layer of complication to resolving the personal injury lawsuit.  This is because by law, Medicare should be the last insurer to pay any medical expenses arising from the personal injury accident, and it is required to monitor […]

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Buffalo personal injury lawsuits against drunk drivers who cause a serious injury almost always involve a parallel criminal case.  The injured party is rightly seeking compensation for the injuries caused by the driver while the government seeks to impose criminal penalties for the same conduct.  There are several reasons that a Buffalo personal injury attorney […]

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For many years, Buffalo mothers whose child was stillborn as a result of medical malpractice could not recover any compensation for the emotional anguish of suffering a stillbirth.  In 2004, the New York State Court of Appeals overruled this longstanding rule, finding it unfair that a woman who lost a baby had no legal recourse […]

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