First things first: What is a wrongful death case? A wrongful death is when your family member has passed away due to the negligence of another party. A wrongful death case can take a long time to settle, whether in or out of court Lawyers need to do investigations, get expert witnesses and so forth. If your case is very complex, it could take months or even years to process. which is why getting good wrongful death funding is so important.

This can be a very frustrating and difficult time for the family of the victim. Over and above the personal trauma of losing a loved one, you have expenses to cover with wrongful death funding available out of your own pocket while case is in process. Legal costs can escalate pretty quickly and along with your expenses due to the wrongful death of your loved one e.g. loss of wages; you can face a heavy financial burden due to the wrongful death case. This is especially true if the deceased family member was the breadwinner of the family. But how to get wrongful death funding?

Some financial institutions provide wrongful death funding to help you cover your living costs during legal proceedings. Wrongful death is one of the types of legal proceedings that can be covered with a loan. While undergoing additional debt with wrongful death funding may not be ideal, it will help you to get some peace of mind regarding your finances while the wrongful death case is ongoing.  Some financial institutions offering wrongful death funding only expect you to pay back the expenses if you’ve won your wrongful death case.

Linden Law lawyers are experts in wrongful death cases. If you want to file a wrongful death case we will gladly take a look at your case for free. We try to make the financial impact as low as possible – we will only charge you legal fees when we win the case. Call us on 212-804-8440 today.

We know how you feel. You may have been in a major car accident that was not your fault and missed your sister’s wedding because you were bed-ridden in the hospital and now all you want to do is to sue the daylights out of negligent party who caused the accident. When you do call the lawyer’s office, the only person you get to speak to is an inexperienced paralegal. Is it so much to ask to just talk to an attorney about your personal injury case, face-to-face?

If you don’t get to speak to an experienced lawyer the first time that you contact their offices about your case, you deserve a better law firm! Lawyers who think that talking to you about your case is a waste of their time will be wasting your time and money in the end. If you get blocked by secretaries and paralegals, march right out of that office and find a lawyer who wants to take a personal interest in your case. Linden Law takes a personal interest in each client’s case – no matter how big or small.

A good personal injury lawyer will take a personal interest in your case from the get-go. You will be able to see them the first time you make contact and they won’t charge for taking a look at your case. A good personal injury lawyer will also keep you in the loop on the progress of your case, be open about the costs involved and, will be quick to respond to your questions.

At Linden Law, you get to talk to an attorney EVERY time you call or come in. If you want to speak to a real and experienced lawyer in New York about your personal injury case today, call the experienced and friendly New York City Attorneys at Linden Law at 212-804-8440 or visit our offices at 1500 Broadway, Suite 903.

There’s an easy answer to this question. It all depends on what is called the statute of limitations in your state. In New York, you have three years to file a case if you fell on someone else’s property and suffered damages to either yourself or your property. The clock starts ticking from the moment of the accident.

This rule only counts if you fell on private property. If you fell on government property, a whole different set of rules apply. You must first file a formal notice of the injury and can have as little as 30 days to file your formal notice. You must also make sure that you file the notice to the correct government office. Otherwise, you’re just wasting valuable time. Call the local municipality to make sure which government agency is liable for the area in which you slipped and fell. Alternatively, you can call a personal injury lawyer to find out on your behalf. Remember that time is of the essence, so you have to get started as soon as possible. If you don’t report the accident immediately, you are very likely to lose your claim.

Be sure to take as many pictures as possible of the scene where you fell. Take pictures of broken staircases or sidewalks, snow or ice that may have been the reason why you fell. Also, take pictures of any bruises or damage to your property as the government will want to see evidence of your case.

Linden Law specializes in slip and fall cases. If you want expert advice or assistance in filing a complaint against the government, call us as soon as possible after the accident so that we can beat the ticking clock. You can call us on 212-804-8440 for a free evaluation of your case or visit our offices at 1500 Broadway, Suite 903.

Babies can easily get hurt during the birthing process. If doctors are negligent, they can sustain bone fractures, nerve damage, umbilical cord entrapment, facial paralysis, and forceps or vacuum injuries. In worse cases, babies can end up with cerebral palsy. According to statistics, 6-8 in every 1000 babies suffer birth injuries, most of which occur in private non-profit hospitals.

The most common types of mistakes that doctors and nurses make that lead to birth injuries are:

Any birth injury is traumatic and can end up in more hospital costs than you’ve expected. Under certain circumstances, you have the right to claim compensation for your expenses. But first, you need to make sure that you have a valid case with https://kinousers.com. Three things must be in place before you can file a complaint:

Remember that you will need evidence, so be sure to act as soon as possible when all the information that you may have is still fresh in your mind.

If you think that your baby’s birth injury was due to the medical staff’s negligence, you should consult a personal injury lawyer to determine whether you have a case. Linden Law has expert personal injury lawyers who specialize in medical malpractice cases and will review your case for free. Call us at 212-804-8440 or visit our offices at 1500 Broadway Suite 903 for a free consultation.

Despite being a concrete jungle, New York is a very pet-friendly city. And New York State judges tend to agree. They acknowledge that pets can be of immeasurable value and that if they are wrongfully injured or killed, that their owners should be able to claim compensation. Here are some examples of how judges have dealt with a pet’s wrongful death and injuries as well as how what you need to know to file a case.

A New York Judge awarded a woman $700 for personal suffering because she was denied the right to give her dog a proper funeral and to be able to visit his grave after the animal hospital didn’t deliver the dog’s body to the funeral arrangement company.

In New York, some judges have even awarded compensation for the cost of treatments for very old dogs which some other state judges might argue that the dog was on its last bones anyway.

Another New York judge ruled that a man who abused a dog had to pay punitive damages (compensation as punishment) after the dog suffered head trauma due to his abusive actions.

Most people form strong relationships with their pets, and it’s hard to quantify the value of the loss when a pet is injured or killed. Even so, some courts are willing to hear claims for compensation for the following:

If you want compensation for your pet’s wrongful death or injuries,  talk to an expert personal injury lawyer about your case. Call Linden Law at 212-804-8440 or visit our suite at 1500 Broadway Suite 903 for a free consultation

If you’re attending a significantly large protest action, you can expect the police to be there to ensure that the event proceeds in a civilized manner. Unfortunately that may not always be the case. Although many of New York’s finest are committed to serve and protect its people, there are always those who, for whatever reason, resort to brutality.

Police brutality can cause severe damage ranging from physical injury to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. These effects can be long-lasting and can affect your ability to work and earn an income. In order to sue a police department or officer for personal injury, you will have to be able to prove that the police officer crossed the line between reasonable force and excessive force. This counts for events before, during or after an arrest. Luckily, with camera phones, it is easy to collect evidence of police brutality, and if you or a friend happened to have caught the incident on camera, you have enough evidence to file a complaint against the officer or the police department. If you can prove that the officer acted in a way that no reasonable officer would have in the same situation, you are within your rights to contact a civil or personal injury lawyer to help build your case.

Lawsuits against the 10 cities with the largest police departments in 2014 amounted to $248.7 million in settlements.  Total settlement amounts for these cities have increased with 48% in the last four years. This includes beatings, shootings, and wrongful arrests; all of which can happen during a protest action. The facts around police misconduct are quite disheartening and to make it worse, it is the city of New York that has to pay for the settlement, and not the offending officer.

If you have suffered personal injuries due to police brutality or misconduct of a police officer, contact Linden Law’s experienced New York City Civil Rights Lawyers for a free evaluation of your case. Call us at 212-804-8440 or visit us at 1500 Broadway Suite 903 in New York City.

So, you think you can possibly file a personal injury complaint. However, you know that legal fees can be expensive and you don’t want to be taken for a ride. We’re here to tell you how your legal expenses can play out.

A what?
This means that you won’t have to pay your lawyer any fees unless he wins your case. If you win, your lawyer will get a percentage of the amount that you claimed in the case. If you lose the case your lawyer won’t charge you any fees. But that doesn’t mean that you walk away from the trial with all your dimes in your pocket. You still need to pay for the costs of the trial and case expenses.

Simply put, fees are what a lawyer charges for his time, while costs are for his out-of-pocket expenses. Charging a contingency fee means that your lawyer is willing to waive the fees for his time if he loses the case (which he hopefully won’t), but will hold you accountable for the costs that he had to incur to make the trail happen. Seems fair, right?

Lawsuits are expensive and there are quite a few hidden costs involved that you will have to pay for. Here are some examples of things that can add to the costs of a legal battle.

If you have been injured in an accident and have questions about costs and fees, call the experienced and friendly New York City Attorneys at Linden Law at 212-804-8440 for a free consultation!

The last thing that you want to worry about is getting into an accident while abroad. Although you are in vacation mode where everything feels like sunshine and cocktails, a host of bad things can still happen to you. Slips, falls, motor-vehicle accidents, ferry accidents – just about anything that can happen to you at home can also happen to you abroad.

The first thing to do after getting medical help is to check whether your travel or car insurance will compensate you for your costs.

Just as with any personal injury case, you need to have evidence if you want to file a case for compensation. Take pictures of the scene of the accident. Get a police report at the local authorities. Get the contact details of any witnesses as well as the information from the negligent party. You don’t want to get back home without any evidence of what happened during the accident abroad.

If you want to file a case against someone, you have to file it in a court which has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the individual that you’re suing. So, if you want to sue in New York, the person that you’re suing must have been in New York at some point e.g. or should have done business in New York or give consent to fall under New York jurisdiction. If the person responsible for your accident abroad has never set foot outside his home country, you’ll have to sue him in his own country.

If you have a contract with the person, tour operator, hotel etc. your contract will usually specify where and how you should file your complaint.

If you’re unsure about how to go about filing a personal injury claim over an accident that happened abroad, contact the experienced New York City Lawyers at Linden Law at 212-804-8440.

What can go wrong in a health class, right? Ask Kylie Nielson from Kaysville, Utah who broke her ankle while wearing “drunk goggles” – a simulation aimed at teaching kids about the dangers of alcohol abuse. She broke her ankle in multiple places after getting her foot stuck under a desk during the simulation.

The student had to undergo two surgeries to fix her ankle, and her one leg is now shorter than the other. This is especially unfortunate as Kylie was a former track star and can now no longer participate in her sport. Kylie’s medical and legal expenses amounted to $39 000 and the school district sued had to fork out a further $39 000 for pain and suffering.

Letting children run around a classroom playing tag wearing “drunk goggles” was an exciting but not very prudent way of teaching kids about the dangers of alcohol abuse. This was definitely a case of negligence on the part of the teacher as the court results showed.

While the “drunk goggles” is perhaps not the most common factor in personal injury cases, there are thousands of people who get into accidents that ruined their hopes and dreams as Kylie’s were. Filing a personal injury case to compensate for medical bills, lost wages and personal suffering can help, but one has to wonder whether monetary compensation really makes up for personal injury.

If you have suffered an injury due to the negligence of another party, contact a professional, expert personal injury lawyer for a consultation. At Linden Law, one of our experienced personal injury lawyers will review your case for free.