With Child Passenger Safety Week quickly approaching, we’re taking some extra precautions to alert parents, babysitters, grandparents, and any other individual who may be driving with children in the care about the correct way a child should ride. Between September 18th and September 24th, Child Passenger Safety Week will be working to boost awareness of the number of child deaths or injuries in automobile accidents. The Reality of Automobile Accidents Automobile accidents can be dangerous for anyone, but for children […]
If you’ve recently been injured at the fault of someone else, don’t let the thought of filing a personal injury case deter you from seeking justice. With the compensation you receive from a personal injury case, you may be able to cover the lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering damages sustained from your injury. Unfortunately, personal injury law is still widely misunderstood. The experienced attorneys of Held & Hines LLP address a few of the most common misconceptions […]
If you’re entering into a personal injury lawsuit in New York City, you’re probably going to seek compensation for lost wages, medical bills, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. But as you work to figure out how much money you should seek on each of these claims, you’ll want to account for whether or not it will be taxed. So, how do you know if your settlement is subject to taxation? When your New York City personal injury settlement isn’t […]
The Food and Drug Administration regulates and approves the hundreds of new (FDA-approved) drugs released each year, many people are alarmed when they learn that some of these approved drugs cause horrible side effects, injury, or even death. By Law, Drug Manufacturers are Liable for Damages Regardless of the level of harm these drugs cause, the drug manufacturers are strictly liable for injuries if the product they sell is defective or unreasonably dangerous. Another shocking aspect of this area of […]
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident and have reason to believe that a third party insurer is acting in bad faith, which could mean you think the company has withheld evidence or is interfering with a witness, then contact the experienced insurance company bad faith claim attorneys at Held & Hines, LLP. Our firm helps injured motorists and passengers throughout New York City, Long Island, and New York seek legal justice for their pain and suffering. […]
Summertime Spike in Driver Negligence Distracted Driving Accidents School’s out, graduation has commenced, and workers have requested their vacation days — it is officially Summer 2016. Young drivers and families are hitting the road along with everyone else, and with the sense of summer freedom comes with more cars in neighborhoods and highways, naturally upping the risk of collisions. The warmer weather brings out a more carefree attitude, unfortunately this also brings with it distracted drivers. Did you know that […]
When a person’s out-of-control pet causes an injury, it can be difficult to determine whether the victim has a legal claim against the pet’s owner. Whether the owner can be held liable for the animal’s behavior will depend on whether “strict liability” and “contributory negligence” apply. Whether you can hold the owner liable for the animal’s behavior will depend on the “strict liability” and “contributory negligence” were in place. What is Strict Liability? Strict liability says that the owner is […]
Held & Hines, LLP Wins Rare Federal Contempt Motion Against Former CEO of Property Shark 14-CV-9281 (VEC) ORDER —————————– X SANDY HUSSAIN, an individual, Counterclaim Plaintiff, -against- MDB LLC d/b/a GreenPearl Events and RYAN SLACK, : an individual, : Counterclaim Defendants. —————————— X VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: Counterclaim Plaintiff Sandy Hussain (“Hussain”) has moved for a finding of civil contempt against her adversaries, Ryan Slack (“Slack”) and MDB LLC d/b/a GreenPearl Events (“GreenPearl,” and together with Slack the […]
Money maven Suze Orman just sold her one-bedroom apartment at the Plaza Hotel for $4 million, according to city property records. Orman, a TV personality who doles out financial advice, sold her home for above its $3.995 million asking price. The news comes as the Plaza Hotel is setto go on the auction chopping block next month, as the Post previously reported. The one bedroom apartment comes with two bathrooms and was completely renovated. At 1,279 square feet, it features […]
Suze Orman sells apartment at Plaza Hotel for $4M Money maven Suze Orman just sold her one-bedroom apartment at the Plaza Hotel for $4 million, according to city property records. Orman, a TV personality who doles out financial advice, sold her home for above its $3.995 million asking price. The news comes as the Plaza Hotel is setto go on the auction chopping block next month, as the Post previously reported. The one bedroom apartment comes with two bathrooms and […]
