New York Personal Injury And Medical Malpractice Law Blog

If you've been seriously injured in an accident due to another person's willful or negligent actions, you have every reason to seek an attorney's assistance in order to get the compensation you're due.

Yet, a lot of people hesitate to seek representation as promptly as they should. They disadvantage themselves when dealing with the other party's insurance company because they've bought into one or more damaging myths they've heard about personal injury attorneys, like:

When you hear the words "birth injury," most people assume that the injuries are obvious immediately after the baby is born. But that's not always so.

Here's what parents need to know about birth injuries:

A 15-year-old girl's parents have filed a lawsuit against Juul, the wildly popular e-cigarette company, for causing their daughter's nicotine addiction.

The New York couple isn't alone. At least three such claims have also been filed in New Jersey on the behalf of other young people. All of the lawsuits essentially say the same thing: Juul knowingly targeted young people in its advertising and marketing campaigns. They developed a product that they knew would appeal to teenagers and falsely marketed it as a "safe" alternative to traditional cigarettes.

When you went to your first prenatal visit, you likely talked to your New York obstetrician about your current health condition. A nurse and your doctor may have measured your baby or, perhaps, let you see your little one on a sonogram screen. Throughout the approximately nine months of pregnancy you will navigate, such discussions, tests and examinations will take place often.

In fact, the closer you get to your due date, the more visits you may have, especially if your doctor considers you high risk for premature labor or other adverse pregnancy issues. An obstetrician is trained to recognize signs of preterm labor and to determine a best course of action to keep mother and baby as safe as possible. If your doctor or another medical team member is negligent, you or your child might suffer injury.