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The Very First Legal Things You Need To Know When You've Been In An Accident

Types of Claims You Can Handle Alone--And Those You Shouldn't

10 Ways To Avoid Outrageous Hospital Overcharges
Profit-hungry hospitals are overcharging consumers an estimated
$10 billion a year. Some deliberately work to keep bills indecipherable.
Here's how to fight back.

Time Limits In Which To Sue For Personal Injuries (All 50 States)

FAQs About What To Do and Expect If You Are Injured In An Accident (Nolo.com)

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (Also See their Page 7)

Personal Injuries (Nolo.com)
Articles on subjects like: The Basics of Personal Injury Claims, Getting Started, Gathering Evidence, Who Is Liable and Courts and Mediation.

Find The AARP In New York
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.

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Auto Accidents

What I Must Do When In An Auto Accident (New York)
Includes how to get an accident report.

FAQs on What to Do After An Accident (New York Law Firm)

FAQs About What To Do And Expect If You Are Injured In An Accident (Nolo)

When To Call A Personal Injury Lawyer
Also tells you how long it takes to collect on a claim?

Auto Insurance Claim Letter
Generic fill in the blank form for filing an auto insurance claim.

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (See their Page 7 Also)

Auto Insurance Laws For Each State (Summaries)
Includes violations of auto insurance law that could result in your driver license being suspended or revoked and minimum liability amounts required by each state's auto insurance law. At the bottom of each page you will find a link that leads to an online source that will provide any follow-up information you may need to learn about a particular state's auto insurance law.

Commercial Interstate Carriers (Truckers)
Search the Department of Transportation's SAFER database. Searchable by firm name, DOT Number and Motor Carrier number. If you catch the D.O.T. number stenciled on the cab of a tractor trailer, you can use this database to get the truck's owner, insurance carrier, and crashes in the last two years.

Personal Injuries (Nolo.com)
Articles on subjects like: The Basics of Personal Injury Claims, Getting Started, Gathering Evidence, Who Is Liable and Courts and Mediation.

State Statutes of Limitations For Auto Accidents
Scroll down Page. Each state has a statute of limitations which limits how long you can wait from the date of an auto accident before you must file a lawsuit. Find out how much time you have.

Find The AARP In New York
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.

BBB Brochures
Filing An Auto Insurance Claim
Tips on...Automobile Insurance

Slip & Fall

Premise Liability in New York (Law Firm)

Search Past Questions and Attorney Answers (All 50 States & DC)
Attorneys give state specific answers to questions relating to family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, insurance law, product liability, landlord/tenant, real-estate/real property, traffic law, probate-wills, trusts-estates, workers comp, tax law and more.

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Basic Tips/General Info
Workers Compensation

Dog Bites

Dog Bite Law In New York

Dog Bite Law In General
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Workers Compensation

New York FAQs On Workers Compensation Law

New York State Workers' Compensation Board

Worker's Compensation-What To Do If Injured On The Job (New York)
Who Is Covered, The Claim Process, Hearings & Appeals,
Disability Classifications, Social Services
Advocate for Injured Workers and more.

Search Past Questions and Attorney Answers (All 50 States & DC)
Attorneys give state specific answers to questions relating to family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, insurance law, product liability, landlord/tenant, real-estate/real property, traffic law, probate-wills, trusts-estates, workers comp, tax law and more.

Will My Health Insurance Coverage or Paid Sick Leave From Work Limit My Compensation For An Accident?

FAQs on Workers Compensation Claims
Answers to questions such as what's covered, the benefits you'll get, whether you can see your own doctor and more.

Workers Compensation (Consumer-SOS)
When is it a worker's comp. claim, what to do if your claim is denied and more.

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (See their Page 7 Also)

Find The AARP In New York
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.