Personal Injury Law Blog
From Category: Motorcyle Accidents The Most Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents in Binghamton NY
- February 08th, 2024
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Riding a motorcycle can provide an unparalleled sense of freedom and adventure as you explore the open roads. However, operating a motorcycle also comes with serious safety risks. In fact, motorcyclists are roughly 28 times more likely to die in crashes compared to those in passenger cars. By understanding the most ...
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From Category: Motorcyle Accidents What to do After a Motorcycle Accident in Binghamton NY
- January 10th, 2024
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Riding a motorcycle can be an exhilarating experience for many. The feel of the open road, the wind in your hair, the roar of the engine - it's pure freedom. But motorcycle accidents can and do happen whether it’s in Binghamton NY or across the nation. ...
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From Category: Wrongful Death Who Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in the State of New York?
- September 28th, 2020
- By: Tom Schimmerling
The sudden loss of a loved one is a momentous and tragic event that no one ever wants to experience in their lifetime. When that death is the result of someone else’s negligence, also known as “wrongful death”, it is your right to file a ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Do I have a Claim After Being a Passenger in a Car Accident?
- August 19th, 2020
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A car accident can be a devastating occurrence. Whether you are badly injured or just inconvenienced in a minor accident, it’s never a situation to be taken lightly. Many people develop a certain amount of fear and/or anxiety after being involved in a car accident. Perhaps someone ...
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From Category: Personal Injury Be Proactive - What to do After a Personal Injury
- August 10th, 2020
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Here at Schimmerling Injury Law, we understand that getting injured can really change the course of your life, especially if your injury is severe. It may not always be a first thought...to protect your legal rights - however following a few simple guidelines could save you time and stress ...
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From Category: Wrongful Death What is the Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death in NY?
- July 16th, 2020
- By: Tom Schimmerling
If the worst happens, the surviving party often has more on their mind than a wrongful death lawsuit. This is why the state of New York provides a two-year window, or statute of limitations, on all wrongful death lawsuits. What does this mean? This means you, the surviving spouse or ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Road Rage Accidents - Knowing Your Options
- August 14th, 2019
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Road rage is more common than ever, and you can decide for yourself what sets people off the most. Cell phones make distracted driving more prevalent than ever before. From texting and driving to taking selfies in traffic, you might find yourself more frustrated behind the wheel than ever before. ...
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From Category: Personal Injury 5 Signs Your Loved One Might be the Victim of Nursing Home Neglect
- July 15th, 2019
- By: Tom Schimmerling
The decision to place someone you’ve loved your entire life into a nursing home brings about a myriad of feelings. You feel relief knowing that the person you love is going to be cared for around the clock. At the same time you may feel guilt knowing you ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident First Thing You Should Do When You're in an Accident
- March 09th, 2018
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Nothing is as frustrating as being involved in a car accident. At best you are late getting where you were going, you’re dealing with insurance companies, car rental facilities, repairs, and many things that didn’t quite have a place on your to-do list any given day. ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Without Safety Training, Deadly Construction Accidents Far More Likely
- July 12th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A recent study of New York construction accidents links more than two-thirds of worker deaths on construction sites to employers that did not participate in state-approved apprenticeship and training programs. The report, which was published by a leading consumer advocacy group called Public Citizen, definitely proves that on-the-job safety training ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Canine Car Accident Survivor Showered with Love, and Donations
- July 11th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
When the lives of a young couple were cut tragically short last month near Colesville, they left an unlikely survivor. Their lovable pooch Sawyer was the only one to survive the horrific crash that claimed the lives of a young professor and her husband. In the wake of the accident, ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Construction Workers Not Only Potential Victims of Work Site Accidents
- July 01st, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Asphalt Green runs an innovative fitness and activity center on the former grounds of a major industrial operation that churned out much of the asphalt needed by New York in the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. After being decommissioned, the location was transformed into a major hub of activity ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Combustible Dust Remains Major Unregulated Work Place Hazard
- May 27th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Combustible dust is an umbrella term that encompasses the finely ground form of many common substances in a wide range of manufacturing processes, from food production to metal and alloy processing. The production processes in all of these industries create dust byproducts that become suspended in the air and can ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident When Deer and Cars Collide, Damage and Injuries are Likely
- May 18th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
When Empire State residents think about deer, many of us not conjure up friendly images of Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer and his fellow sleigh-bearing stags. Instead, the terrifying prospect of colliding with one of these 200 pound mammals pops into our minds, as the odds of crashing into one of these ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Negligent NY Employer Responsible for Another Construction Death
- May 06th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A car dealership was the scene one of the most recent fatal construction accidents in New York. The accident occurred in the morning hours as workers were involved in removing partitions from a large showroom. During the demolition, a major portion of the structure’s mezzanine level collapsed, trapping ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident New WTC Project Plagued By Construction Site Injuries
- April 28th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Over the course of the last decade, hardworking Americans have toiled each day at Ground Zero to build the new World Trade Center facility. A testament to the national will to survive and overcome, the project has become symbolic of the nation’s refusal to succumb to the forces ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Proposed Crash Zone Safety Legislation to Strengthen Move-Over Law
- April 20th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
In a move that should garner widespread support from both sides of the aisle, New York State Senator Tom Libous has proposed a crash zone safety law designed to decrease the risks for road workers and motorists alike. The legislation extends the requirements of the existing move-over law in New ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Recent Construction Death: Freak Accident or Foreseeable Danger?
- April 07th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
While tape measures are rarely, if ever, considered deadly weapons, a 58-year-old worker recently lost his life when he was struck by the everyday tool at a construction site. The accident occurred during a simple sheetrock delivery, when the driver pulled into the site to unload his cargo. Unbeknownst to ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Head-On Collision’s Rare Outcome Leaves Victims Unscathed
- April 02nd, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A recent early evening car crash in Chenango defied the odds for head-on collisions when all parties involved walked away without injuries. Three vehicles in total were involved in the pile up, with the two vehicles that collided head-on bearing significant structural damage. Remarkably, the victims refused treatment at nearby ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Toxic Fumes Claim Lives of Two Construction Workers
- March 30th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
The owner of an Idaho construction company recently faced an unbearably tragedy when two of his employees died in a tragic construction accident. These were not any two employees; one of them was his 19-year-old son and the other was his decades-long best friend. The man lamented the loss of ...
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From Category: Bus Injury Start of New Academic Year Means School Bus Accidents
- March 16th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
On a recent Tuesday morning, the parents of nine New York children received news no parent ever wants to hear: their children had been injured in a school bus accident. The crash occurred when a speeding car rammed into the bus, which had made a routine stop at a traffic ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident How Safe is Your Site's Scaffolding?
- March 09th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A ubiquitous sight at most construction sites, scaffolding consists of the temporary metal and wooden structures used to support people and materials when buildings are being constructed or repaired. Also known as staging, scaffolding frequently relies on the adjacent structure for stability or support. Despite the necessity of scaffolding on ...
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From Category: Personal Injury Successive Accidents Multiply Injuries and Property Damage
- March 02nd, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A Friday morning rush hour accident along Route 17 on Prospect Mountain provides a somber reminder of the dangers posed by a phenomenon called chain reaction accidents. As their name implies, such accidents involve either successive collisions in virtually the same location caused by one initial event or a single accident ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Fatal Flat Fixes: Shoulders Pose Dangers to Disabled Vehicles
- February 26th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
While roadside shoulders are designed and built as safe havens for disabled vehicles requiring brief emergency stops, they are frequently the site of serious accidents. This was the case recently on the shoulder of the Van Wyck Expressway just outside of JFK Airport where a motorist pulled over in his ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Construction Accident Brings Tragedy to Young Family
- February 17th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
An ongoing investigation by local police and federal safety officials after a tragic worksite accident is bringing the mother of four young children very little solace. This widow and her grieving family have been left mourning the loss of a 28-year-old father and husband. The man lost his life at ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident In Wake of Tractor Trailer Crash, No One Crying Over Spilled Milk
- February 09th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
On a routine trek from a processing plant in Roxbury to New York City, a semi-truck laden with 18,000 pounds of milk failed to adequately reduce speed as it took a curve on Route 23A on a recent Saturday morning. The truck flipped over, spilling some of the milk, but remarkably ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Forging a Future After Work Accidents
- February 06th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Like too many other constructions workers across the U.S., Ken Worrall was seriously injured in a work site accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. While the accident occurred 20 years ago, the depression and hopelessness lingered for years afterward. At the advice of one of his nurses, ...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident Young Workers Face Heightened Dangers on NY Worksites
- February 03rd, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
If a recent spate of injuries and workplace fatalities are any indication, youthful exuberance is no match for substandard safety conditions on New York worksites. Indeed, young workers remain at risk for serious accidents in the construction industry. Teen worker loses his life In one recent construction site accident, a 19...
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From Category: Construction Site Accident For NY Construction Industry, 2015 a Deadly Year
- January 20th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
While construction positions remain an exciting and lucrative career path for many New Yorkers, it seems that working in this industry gets more and more dangerous each year. Among the state’s most recent construction site fatalities was a 30-year-old man who perished after falling four stories at a ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident NY Safety Advocates Argue: Many Car Crashes Not 'Accidents'
- January 13th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
If representatives of the New York-based advocacy group Families for Safe Streets have their way, people will stop reflexively referring to incidents in which vehicles collide with people and objects as “accidents.” Among the chief complaints of Families for Safe Streets are the connotations that the word accident ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Who is Responsible for a Passengers' Car Accident Injuries and Deaths?
- January 01st, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
As happens innumerable times throughout the season, a couple of friends headed out to a local watering hole to enjoy a few drinks on a recent summer evening in New York. Unfortunately, their night on the town had a very tragic ending when the driver slammed his Porsche into a ...
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From Category: DWI Victim December Marked 25th Anniversary of Famed Yankee’s DUI Death
- December 17th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Billy Martin is best remembered in New York for his roles with the Yankees, from his clutch plays as a second baseman in multiple World Series to his star turn as a manager leading the Bronx Bombers to several world championships. While Martin’s fierce management style and flamboyant ...
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From Category: DWI Victim Don't Let Too Much Good Cheer Turn Holidays into Tragedy
- December 01st, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Only a Grinch could resist the feelings of contentment and uplifting mood that begin with Thanksgiving and wind down with New Year’s Day. For most people, this period of the year means quality time with family and friends, enjoying good meals and holiday parties. Unfortunately, many of us ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident The Auto Accident Triple Threat: Age, Speed, and Alcohol
- November 11th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
To paraphrase famed Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, “youth is wasted on the young”. Their own opportunities in life, however, are not the only casualties when young people drive drunk. Unfortunately, each year we see more and more intoxicated young drivers play out dangerous and deadly scenarios behind ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident High Profile Collision Highlights Highway Hazards and Injury Issues
- November 11th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Hilarity did not ensue, when the crew of comedians including television actor Tracy Morgan piled into a luxury van to return to New York from a rousing performance in Delaware. Mired in slow moving traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike, a Walmart tractor-trailer barreled into their vehicle. After the van ...
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From Category: Personal Injury Construction Accident Victims Deserve Caring Advocates
- November 08th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Three New York men paid a heavy price last year when a construction site retaining wall collapsed on them. Two of the workers were seriously injured, while the elder of the three died as a result of these events. At the time of the accident, the workers were constructing ...
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From Category: Personal Injury Construction Deaths Point to Persistent Worksite Safety Issues
- November 01st, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
While many survive construction site accidents, the reality is that a percentage of injured construction workers lose their lives on the job every year. When this occurs, families are often left without a parent and primary breadwinner. For such families, the consequences of a serious construction site accident can be ...
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