September 2012

In most Buffalo car accident lawsuits, the parties have automobile insurance.  This auto insurance usually pays the initial medical expenses and lost wages.  An auto insurance company is also, in most cases, the source of any financial compensation obtained through a personal injury lawsuit. For those cases where no other auto insurance is available, New […]

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Federal Study Finds Increased Risk of Injury In Older Cars.

by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC on September 17, 2012

in Buffalo Car Accidents

Many of the residents of Buffalo can make do just fine with an older car.  After all, if the car is running well, there may be little point in spending the money to replace it.  Unfortunately, a recent study has revealed that driving an older model car actually increases the likelihood of suffering a personal […]

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Most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits involving motor vehicles arise from car accidents and negligent drivers.  Occasionally, however, a motor vehicle has a design defect that may lead to injury.  When such a defect is apparent, it is best to have it fixed as soon as possible rather than run the risk of personal injury.  That […]

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Keeping infants safe from dangerous or defective products is an important issue.  Buffalo residents should be aware that a recall was recently issued for approximately four million baby seats manufactured by Bumbo International of South Africa.  These molded foam floor seats were sold at Babies R Us, Target, Walmart and other retailers throughout the U.S. […]

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As experienced personal injury attorneys practicing in Buffalo, we try to keep up to date on issues related to motor vehicle safety. Collisions involving trucks pose obvious and extreme danger to those in passenger vehicles, and – in our opinion – additional steps should be taken to protect motorists from these very large vehicles. Recently, […]

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An admission of negligence by the defendant in a Buffalo personal injury lawsuit is obviously very helpful to the injured party.  Such admissions often go a long way towards helping to settle a case without having to go to trial.  They do not, however, automatically establish that the defendant was negligent or bring about an […]

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It is not unusual for a person to suffer a loss of memory following a Buffalo personal injury accident, particularly when that accident involves a serious blow to the head.  This can be a problem in pursuing a personal injury claim because the injured person is unable to present his or her eyewitness account of […]

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Most Buffalo personal injury lawsuits revolve around the issue of whether the defendant caused an injury due to his or her negligence.  In a legal sense, to find someone negligent requires that they be found to have failed to use the same standard of care that an ordinary person would be expected to use under […]

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