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[Legal Dictionary] Recovery

Jul 17, 2015

When you hear the term recovery in personal injury law, it refers to two things: one, a state of physical wellness achieved after an accident, and two, to obtain damages or something else through a judgment. Recover in a physical sense means that your injuries have healed. When it comes to personal injury law, though,...
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[Legal Dictionary] Public Duty Doctrine

Public duty doctrine is a doctrine in tort law that says an injured person can’t hold a government entity liable for injuries that resulted from a public officer or employee’s breach of duty to the public (not to the individual). The rationale behind public duty doctrine is that the government owes duties to the entire...
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Most Common Medical Malpractice Suits in New York

Jul 16, 2015

Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other health professional harms a patient or fails to provide proper medical treatment that another competent professional would have reasonably provided. Doctors, nurses and emergency responders are human, and they make mistakes just like the rest of us do – but unfortunately, their mistakes are often of the...
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Three Shades of Recovery

Jul 15, 2015

Three Shades of Recovery After any sort of injury, you probably just want to get on the road to recovery. It’s not just a physical recovery; an injury accident takes a toll on your financial and emotional health as well. The caring legal team at Kuharski, Levitz, Giovinazzo strives to help accident victims recover from...
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[Legal Dictionary] Definition of Pain and Suffering

Jul 14, 2015

In the context of New York tort law, pain and suffering is “physical or mental distress” for which one can seek damages in a personal injury lawsuit. The plaintiff must show that the pain and suffering resulted from the defendant’s negligence in order to win such a suit. Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury...
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