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• A $20,000,000+ Settlement Against Corning Hospital!

  Tragically, just 40 minutes can make the difference between a healthy baby and a little girl who will never walk, never talk, never feed herself, never have a boyfriend, never get married… In this case…

• Google Scholar Launches Online Access to U.S. Laws and Cases

  I want to pass along some BIG news that is wonderful for everyone: Google is now offering FREE access to a huge amount of U.S. law through Google Scholar. Why is this a big deal?…

• Elmira Motorcycle Crash Demonstrates Danger Turning Vehicles Pose to Bikers

  As a personal injury attorney who handles a LOT of motorcycle crashes, I feel confident in saying that one of the greatest dangers to bikers is turning vehicles.  As every biker well knows, people in…

• The Numbers Don’t Lie: Malpractice Payouts Are At All-Time LOW

  Despite what insurance companies and doctors may want us to believe, there is NOT a medical malpractice lawsuit “crisis.” The fact is, 2008 marked the LOWEST number of malpractice payments by physicians since at least…

• New Anti-Subrogation Law for New York State Could Curb Insurance Companies’ Greedy Practices

  Last week, the New York State Legislature passed an anti-subrogation bill. To the general reader, I realize this news needs some explanation, but believe me, this is VITAL information for anyone who lives in New…

• Attorney Adam Gee Added to Faculty of Solo Practice University™!

  The Ziff Law Firm is proud to announce that Adam Gee, one of our injury and malpractice attorneys and an author of this blog, was recently added to the faculty of Solo Practice University™ . …

• Experienced Attorney Warns: Protect Your Personal Injury Case By Being Smart About Social Media

  I have written before on the NY Injury Law Blog about the dangers of giving away your privacy online with social media. Sloppy postings on Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other social sites can easily undermine…

• Just Asking for Disaster: Why Some Legal Matters Shouldn’t Be Do-It-Yourself Projects

  Here is a hilarious guest post, “Self-Help Legal Switcheroo” by Rick L. Law, an Elder Law attorney in Aurora, Illinois. Rick exposes the absolute flim-flam that is legal advice and documents on the Internet.  Here’s…

• Free and Found on the Web: Great Programs for Trial Lawyers

  A cool thing about blogs: Every once in a while, you come across a post with incredibly helpful information from someone with an insider’s knowledge. That was the case for me with the following post,…

• Discussion of New Texting Law– WHY LAWS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US!

  In response to Adam Gee’s recent post regarding the new New York Don’t Text While Driving law (a GREAT law in my book), I received a FaceBook Comment from one of my best friends. Before…