New York Personal Injury Laws

Passengers Injured A Number Of Ways

People can be injured in a variety of ways when traveling by train. Passengers are injured by slipping and falling, stepping in the gap between the train and platform, or having a door closed on them as they enter or exit the train. Passenger injuries on trains can include broken bones, torn ligaments, spine injuries, shoulder injuries, and even traumatic brain injuries. Sometimes, the full nature and extent of these injuries is not revealed for a long period of time.

 What To Do Immediately After

If you or a loved one has been injured on a train, you need to immediately seek medical treatment and contact an experienced railroad lawyer who is familiar with all of the federal laws and regulations that apply to the railroad industry. For a free consultation, contact me, Ira Maurer, for more information on how we can help you obtain all of the compensation you deserve.

No-Fault Law

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident in New York, you need to know that under the no-fault law, there are reporting requirements that are essential to your claim being paid. First, you should know under the no-fault law, your own insurance company is going to be paying the bills for your treatment and your wage loss, not the other car’s insurance company. You need to report the accident promptly and your doctors who treat you have to submit their bills in a timely manner; otherwise, those bills won’t be paid. I can help you with your insurance questions when you’re involved in a car accident.

Jewelers Exposed to Asbestos

Did you know that jewelers could be exposed to asbestos from their work as a jeweler, and later in life be diagnosed with mesothelioma? Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney, and I want to talk to you about some of these asbestos exposures.

 When the Exposure Occurs

A jeweler would work on casting jewelry. In order to do that, they would do something called the lost wax method in which they would make a mold using wax in a container. The important part of this is that the container itself would be lined with an asbestos containing product, often an asbestos containing paper. That material would have to be cut and manipulated to get into the mold. The asbestos was used so that when the mold is put into the oven, it would stand the high heat of the oven during the molding process. The jeweler would be cutting this asbestos paper product exposing themselves to asbestos fibers and asbestos dust over the course of their career.

In addition to that, jewelers soldered jewelry. They did that on soldering boards, or pounding boards, made of an asbestos stone. The repeated use of this board made of stone over the course of time released asbestos dust that the jeweler would breath on a continual and daily basis. These exposures to asbestos can cause a jeweler to develop mesothelioma decades later, later in their life, even after their work has long stopped.

Now, I’m telling you this because you have questions about mesothelioma, and about what causes mesothelioma. I’m Joe Williams, and at my law firm we deal with these issues every day. We represent mesothelioma victims and their families each and every day. If you have questions, I invite you to contact our office, and we will answer your questions. Thank you.

Product Liability Cases

A product liability case is usually when someone has been injured as a result of a tool or a piece of equipment that was manufactured negligently or is unreasonably dangerous at the time it’s placed in the stream of commerce by the manufacturer. Sometimes tools can fail, for example, because the metal that is used to manufacture the tool is not sufficiently hard to do the job it’s intended to do. If you’ve been injured as a result of a defective or dangerously manufactured piece of equipment or tool, contact the Maurer Law Firm or go to our website for more information. If you feel you have a product liability case, contact me

Workers’ Compensation Laws

When you’re injured on the job, unless you work for the railroad industry, or you’ve been injured as a result of the negligence of someone other than your employer or a co-employee, you are not permitted to sue your employer. Workers’ compensation laws bar you from bringing that type of lawsuit. You need an experienced law firm, who understands what’s involved and how to analyze the facts and circumstances of your case to know if you, in fact, have a basis for a lawsuit.

Being injured on the job can leave you wondering what’s going to happen in your future. Contact me or visit my website

Asbestos Exposure to Mesothelioma Diagnosis

How long does it take to get mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos? Hi. I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City. And to answer this question, we have to talk about the concept that doctors and scientist refer to as latency.

What latency basically means is the time from exposure to a known carcinogen, to the time when that patient is diagnosed with cancer. And to illustrate the point, I want to give you an example. Let’s say that I have a cough, and I cough into my hand.

I now have those germs on my hand. I then go and I meet you socially and say, “Hi, how are you? I’m Joe Williams. Nice to meet you.” And we shake hands. I then transfer, unfortunately for you, those germs to your hand.

You then wipe your face or your mouth, and the germs go into your system. Well, not surprisingly, three days later you start coughing. That cough, that cold, had a three day latency period. It’s very similar when we talk about mesothelioma.

The difference is the time frames involved. And it’s widely accepted by doctors and scientist throughout the world, that there is a very significant latency period for mesothelioma. From the time of exposure, perhaps a powerhouse worker working in a powerhouse in the ’50s.

Or a machinist mate on a aircraft carrier in the US navy in World War 2, could today be diagnosed with mesothelioma. The latency period, again widely accepted by the entire medical community, could be that long.

Anywhere from 20 years, 15 years, all the way up to 60 or more years, from the time of that exposure to asbestos to the time when that diagnoses of mesothelioma is made. Why is that important? It’s important because the nature of this disease requires us to journey back, and evaluate those exposures that occurred decades, sometimes many decades ago.

And it’s important to be able to take a thorough occupational history, to figure out all the possible exposures to asbestos for a mesothelioma victim. Now, you may have many more questions about latency as it relates to mesothelioma, and I can provide the answers.

I’m Joe Williams, and in our firm we deal with these issues every day. We represent victims of mesothelioma every day, and we can answer your questions, and we’ll be happy to do that. So look at the number below and call our office, and we’ll answer your questions. Thank you very much for watching. I hope this was informative.

Pleural Mesothelioma

How does a person get pleural mesothelioma? Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and in order to explain to you the general ways in which mesothelioma forms in the human body, I need to talk to you a little bit about the process of how those fibers get into the system.

Recovering Medical Bills

Can a victim of Mesothelioma recover the medical bills that they incurred through their legal case? Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I Mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City, and I can tell you that the answer to this question is definitely, yes. In every case I’ve ever handled, in all the years I’ve been representing Mesothelioma victims, every victim and their family stresses to me the stress that they have over the large amount of medical bills that they are incurring.

 Making A Claim for Medical Bills

I can tell you, just like I tell every one of them, that in every Mesothelioma case we assert a claim in the case for the repayment of the medical bills. What that means is that we bring a lawsuit against the companies who exposed our clients to asbestos. As part of that lawsuit, one of the claims that we make is that our client has incurred significant medical bills, and that those companies should have to pay those bills, because they caused them to contract this unfortunate cancer.

Breaking Down The Medical Expenses

These bills can be extensive. A Mesothelioma victim’s treatment can include surgery or multiple surgeries. It can include chemotherapy, multiple rounds of chemotherapy. It can also include radiation, as well as well as numerous office visits.

All these things are obviously very expensive, and the bills can really add up, adding stress to an already stressful situation. I can tell you that as part of the legal case, we seek to recover payment of these bills from the companies we bring the case against.

 Further Questions and Concerns, Contact Us

Now, I’m sure you have many other questions about how medical bills are taken care of as part of a legal case. I can answer those questions. I’m Joe Williams, and in our firm we handle these cases every day. We represent Mesothelioma victims every day.

I encourage you to call the number on your screen below, that’s my office number, and we’ll answer your questions. Thanks so much for watching.

Diagnosed With Mesothelioma

You’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, but your employer and every employer that you ever worked for is out of business and you’re concerned with how you could have a legal case.

Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City, and I can tell you that almost every client that walks into my office brings up this concern. I’ll give you an example.

 Worker’s Compensation for Asbestos Exposure

A plumber that I represented recently came to my office and talked to me about his exposures to asbestos, but his big concern was that the four plumbing companies that he worked for during the course of his career as a plumber, which was over 40 years, they were all small companies and were all out of business. I explained to him that in New York State, and in most states, you can’t even sue your employer for work-related injuries; your benefits are limited to worker’s compensation.

How a Plumber was Exposed

So when I met with this client, this plumber, we talked about all the ways he was exposed to asbestos and it came out that he was exposed to asbestos from all types of equipment during his 40-year career as a plumber, boilers, and pumps, and asbestos cement, and pipe covering and pipes, and all sorts of things, and he was able to have a very strong and successful case.

 Employer Out of Business, Not Out of Responsibility

Why am I sharing this with you? Because this is a common concern. The client comes into my office and informs more that their employers are out of business, and they think that they can’t address their legal rights. And I explain to them that it’s not just the employer who can be responsible, there’s many other entities who can be responsible, and an asbestos case is really an attempt to capture all of the lifetime exposures to asbestos.

 Contact Us With Questions or Concerns

I’m sure you have many more questions about this topic as it relates to mesothelioma, and we can answer those questions. I’m Joe Williams, and if you look at the screen below you’ll see my office number. I encourage you to give us a call, we’ll answer your questions. Thank you.