Monday, March 25, 2019
Injuries and Independent Medical Evaluations
Posted in Personal Injury
Independent Medical Evaluations During the course of a personal injury lawsuit, a plaintiff is asked to submit to what is called an “independent medical exam” or “independent medical evaluation”. This is an exam conducted by a doctor hired by the defendant to perform a physical examination and review the plaintiff’s records. This doctor acts as…
Friday, March 1, 2019
Escalator Injury Does Happen
Posted in Personal Injury, Unsafe Premises
Escalator Injury On Monday, an Metropolitan Transit Authority (“MTA”) maintenance crew was called upon to respond to a broken escalator at the 5th Avenue/53rd Street subway station in New York City. While an MTA employee acknowledge that the malfunctioning escalator could have caused a serious injury to commuters, luckily, there was no escalator injury as a…