Despite proportionally fewer medical malpractice lawsuits than many other states, New York and New Jersey malpractice cases have seen far more money paid out to victims. According to a recent report, medical practitioners in these states paid out nearly $1 billion in malpractice settlements in 2015.... Read More

Falls are a more serious threat to older Americans than many people may realize. According to a recent warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an elderly person falls every second in the United States, leading to serious and even fatal... Read More

A Hawaii widow recently reached a $4.2 million settlement with the federal government over her husband’s 2013 death. The man went into a clinic emergency room for a sore throat but did not come back out. Antonio Marrero was 32 on the night of January... Read More

Kids and adults alike are drawn outdoors as the summer heats up. Safety experts including emergency room doctors and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recognize a sharp increase in accidental injuries in the summer. With proper caution, many of the top injuries can be... Read More

There were nearly 300,000 motor vehicle crashes in the State of New York in 2014 and 19% of those involved driver distractions or inattention. This led to 100 distracted driving-related fatalities. Needless to say, distractions like texting have a serious impact on the safety of... Read More

A newly-released study by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute offers a valuable look into the distractions that lead to motor vehicle accidents. The study illustrates that some known distractions are really not all that risky while others actually are quite dangerous. The study’s lead author, Tom... Read More

A decision by the highest court in New York has radically redefined the scope of medical malpractice claims. According to the New York Court of Appeals, medical providers including doctors and hospitals have a duty to protect unknown third parties by warning patients when a medication... Read More

An Amherst woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against an emergency room doctor who pronounced her husband dead because he trivialized her claims that he was alive. The lawsuit alleges that if the doctor had not, for over two hours, brushed off the family’s... Read More

Last week, a runaway boat on the road killed a bicyclist and seriously injured her friend. The boat mysteriously unhitched from a pickup truck on Staten Island as the driver wa attempting to pass the bicycles. The driver of the Toyota Tundra, 42-year-old Michael Khmil,... Read More

With over 45 years of trial experience representing victims of serious injury, The Sanders Firm fights for justice for those who have suffered spinal cord injury or brain injury caused by the negligence of others. Our New York spinal cord injury lawyers care not just about our... Read More