What Is Sum Coverage and Why You Should Have It
Understanding what sum coverage is and recognizing its importance can significantly impact your financial security following an accident. Sum coverage, or Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage, provides an essential safety net that extends beyond the limits of the at-fault party’s insurance, offering you and your family additional protection. In a world where unexpected events can lead…
Legal Help for Car Accident Back Pain: Your Path to Compensation
After a car accident, victims can be left reeling. In addition to potential injuries sustained, victims of car accidents are often mentally scarred and traumatized. The victims may be quite shaken up, and in the worst circumstances, car accidents can be fatal, leaving the family left to pick up the piece. On top of all…
Rear-end Accident Cases Involving Disputed Facts
In New York City, there are plenty of drivers who aggressively tailgate other vehicles, even when there is a ton of traffic that can cause a rear-end accident. Imagine you slow down your car while in traffic and another car that was tailgating you rear-ends you. Then the driver who just rear-ended you starts accusing…
Understanding New York’s “Threshold” Law In Car Accident Cases
Being involved in a car accident can be an overwhelming and frightening experience. While you may have been injured in a car accident, you are not guaranteed a financial recovery. It is important to understand New York State’s serious injury “threshold” requirement applicable to car accidents. Fortunately, Grandelli & Eskenasi has a long history of…
Deadly Truck Accident: Woman Killed on the Cross Bronx Expressway
A woman was killed on the Cross Bronx Expressway when a tractor-trailer rear-ended her Range Rover. According to the New York Daily News, the motor vehicle incident began as the driver of the Range Rover first rear-ended a different tractor-trailer at about 12:30 AM. As the driver of the Range Rover and the first tractor-trailer…
Fatal Car Accident in New York Leaves Four Teenagers Dead May Be Linked to TikTok Challenge
Last week, four teenagers were killed in a car accident in New York, which may have been caused due to a social media challenge circulating on the TikTok phone application. A total of six people were in the vehicle when the collision occurred in Buffalo, New York. The four teenagers, aged 19, 17, 16, and…
Road Traffic Accidents Involving Emergency Vehicles and the “Reckless Standard”
Most New Yorkers assume that all drivers in New York are held to the same standard of “ordinary care” in operating their vehicles. After all, everyone had to take the same written and driving tests to get their licenses. Generally, a driver can be held liable for “ordinary negligence” if they fail to exercise due…
Pedestrian Accidents on Staten Island Roadways: Navigating the Risks
Staten Island residents have long voiced their complaints about the New York City borough’s intersections and streets lacking proper safety infrastructure leading to car accidents and pedestrian accidents. Although the city has focused efforts on upgrading and repairing infrastructure, there is still much to be accomplished to protect Staten Island motorists and pedestrians. Danger On…
Protecting Your Legal Rights After an Auto Accident
In the city of New York alone, thousands of motor vehicle collisions occur every month. When someone else is not practicing safe driving and they crash into your vehicle, they are directly causing harm to you, your passengers, and your property. Victims of this behavior deserve to be compensated, but instead, many find themselves being haggled…
How to Know If You Have a Case for a Personal Injury Lawsuit After a Car Accident
Did you know that over 50% of personal injury claims filed in New York over the last three years ended in a pre-trial settlement? If you’re suffering from neck pain after a car accident or any other car accident injury, hiring a personal injury lawyer is vital in order for you to receive the compensation that…