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Personal Injury Glossary: Accident Insurance

Jun 30, 2015

Accident insurance is exactly what you’d expect—an insurance policy that pays a benefit in the event of accidental injury or death. Accident insurance policies can vary widely in benefit amount and in what sort of accidents are excluded. Common exclusions include accidental injury sustained fighting in a war, while under the influence of illicit drugs,...
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[Legal Dictionary] Definition of Tort

Jun 29, 2015

You may have seen or heard the phrase, “tort law” used, often in relation to personal injury law or other civil matters. “Tort” is from the French for “wrong”. In legal terms, it refers to a wrongful act, whether accidental or intentional, that causes injury or harm to another. Personal injury cases fall under the...
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Contingency—What It Means to You

It’s a widely held belief that hiring a lawyer is expensive. It’s true, attorney hourly rates are generally high, due to the large investment of time and education required to practice law. However, some lawyers, including many personal injury lawyers, operate on a contingency arrangement. What does that mean, you ask? It literally means you...
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The Client-Attorney Partnership: We’re in This Together

Jun 26, 2015

After suffering injury from any sort of accident, you naturally want to focus on your recovery. While medical bills pile up, you have pain to manage and you need to rest. While it’s natural to worry about your uncertain future, it’s in your best interest to do whatever you can to reduce your fears and...
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Your Case Is Our Mission. Start to Finish.

Jun 25, 2015

The Brooklyn and Staten Island attorneys of Kuharski, Levitz, & Giovinazzo are in the business of helping injury victims put their lives back together after an accident. Our partners and associates are caring, empathetic and highly experienced lawyers with a solid background of representing injury victims in and out of court. Once we take a...
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