If your teen has obtained a New York state driver's license, it means that he or she is now deemed qualified to drive a vehicle. However, it is important that you set limits as to when your teen can drive and how many people can be in the car at any given time....
Truck accidents are not uncommon in the Poughkeepsie area, and perhaps you were a victim. If it's clear that the truck driver was the one at fault, then you may rest assured that you have a chance at recovering damages. Still, one of the challenges with a personal...
If you drive in New York, you may be particularly concerned about the threat posed by truck accidents. After all, the weight and volume of a typical commercial truck puts other vehicles at a significant disadvantage should a crash occur. Drivers and passengers in...
You’re traveling on Interstate 84, about to exit off onto U.S. Highway 9. Suddenly, someone tries to speed around you and cut you off on the exit ramp, hitting the front end of your car and forcing you into the ditch. You end up in the hospital with broken bones and a...
Newly released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data reveals traffic fatalities fell by more than 6% in 2018 on New York roadways. However, the statistics show alcohol-related fatalities jumped by 6.6% and accounted for one-third of all traffic...
When you least expected it, another driver on Route 9 didn’t pay attention and slammed into your car. Now, while dealing with the shock of the sudden crash, you must pull yourself together to start dealing with the aftermath. Accidents can come out of nowhere. But...
Some deaths feel accidental, tragic, unavoidable. And some others feel so easily preventable. Malfunctions and accidents happen, but we hope that the systems we put in place to protect us from those inevitable dangers will work. And when they don’t, we want to hold...
A family vacation in Mexico turned deadly for one Wisconsin family, and they’ve filed a wrongful death lawsuit in a Florida civil court to not only uncover the truth of that fateful day, but also to recover costs and damages. Though none of this will bring back their...
The Los Angeles School District has agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that it failed to supervise a former teacher who molested a student. The settlement comes on the eve of a re-trial, ordered after a change in California’s sexual assault laws. Here’s a look....
Three law firms, calling themselves Northern California Fire Lawyers, filed suit against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), claiming the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County is the “direct and legal result of the negligence, carelessness, recklessness, and/or...
Main Office
Across from Marist College South Gate
3344 Route 9 North
Suite 100
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Please send all mail to this location.
Phone: (845) 486-0300
Fax: (845) 486-0270
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75 Crystal Run Rd., #G34
Middletown, NY 10941
Phone: (845) 566-4321
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