The amount of compensation you are entitled to depends on many factors including the full extent of your physical injuries and the total amount of out of pocket losses you have suffered. In terms of physical injuries, the value ranges from very minor injuries [...]

If you are injured on a farm or by a farm vehicle your claim lies against the farm and the owner of the farm vehicle which both likely carry insurance coverage. Certain agricultural vehicles and trailers are required to maintain NY State automobile liability insurance [...]

Generally, the time frame to pursue a claim if you are injured on a farm or by a tractor or other farming equipment is 3 years from the date of the accident. This time limit will be extended if the person who was injured is [...]

Maybe. Whether you have a right to file a claim depends on how the accident happened. If you were injured because of the conduct or negligence of another person, business or company, and if you’ve suffered injuries, you have a right to be compensated for [...]

A farm owner has a duty to use reasonable care to keep the farm in a reasonably safe condition for the protection of all people who visit the farm. If a farm owner negligently maintains their property, and if you suffer an injury because of [...]

For a personal injury lawyer to successfully pursue your claim the lawyer must prove the defendant was negligent. Negligence is lack of ordinary care. It is a failure to use that degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would have used under the same [...]

Probably. An employer may be held liable for acts of an employee that cause injury to another person if the act was foreseeable and was in the furtherance of the employer's business. An employee's act is generally within the scope of employment when it is [...]

Yes. Even if you are partially at fault for causing the accident or injuries you have suffered, you can still bring a claim in New York against the other at fault party. The law says that even if you contributed to the accident and [...]

Yes. If you are injured in an accident on a farm, a claim can be brought against the Farm and the owners of the land if they are owned by separate individuals or companies.  To file a claim a farm accident personal injury lawyer will [...]

If you are injured on a farm because of someone else’s negligence, you have the right to pursue a claim and to be compensated for the injuries you have suffered including the out of pocket losses you have incurred. You have no obligation to talk [...]