I keep late night office hours and am conveniently located in Manhattan close to public transportation. If I take your case it will be done right. Admitted to the New York State Bar March 2001 Admitted to the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York 21st day of July 2003 Admitted to the Federal Court of the Eastern District of New York 16th day of July 2003 Admitted to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 12 day of November 2010 Past Member New York State Trial Lawyers Association.. Contingency Fees
A contingency fee means that payment of legal fees is only owed upon a successful result. Under this system, an attorney will agree to represent a person without billing any hours, and afterwards will collect a percentage of the money received in the lawsuit and be reimbursed for expenses associated with the case, such as Court fees, expert fees, investigation fees, fees for copies of medical records, deposition transcripts, but with the legal fee as constituting the main method of payment for providing legal services. If the case is not successful, no fee is owed. The rules of professional conduct require the amount of a contingency fee to be reasonable. Generally, a contingency fee will be one third of what you may recover as the result of a lawsuit, either in a settlement or with a win at trial. The contingence fees lawyers can realize for medical malpractice actions are different and fixed by the law. At the office of Manuel Moses, Esq., I often agree to represent personal injury victims on a contingency fee basis. If you do not win the case, you will not owe any payments for legal fees. Hospital Negligence
A hospital can often be liable for damages when a patient is injured during his or her hospital stay. Any injury caused by the negligence of an employee of the hospital, including nurses, paramedics, or other hospital staff, is an injury for which the hospital is often also responsible. These employees can be the cause of many injuries, including providing the wrong medication, losing or mishandling medical histories or charts, neglect, misuse of treatment or diagnosis devices, or improper preparation. Other problems that might arise from a hospital stay include improper use of anesthesia, botched surgeries, infections, medication overdose. In these cases, the consequences can be very severe. In the case of a doctor’s medical malpractice, the hospital will claim they are not always liable. This is because doctors are not necessarily employees of the hospital but rather are independent contractors. Even if it looks like a doctor works in a hospital, the hospital will often inform you either orally or in papers that you sign that this is not the case. Regardless of what a hospital or doctor may have indicated in a consent provision you signed an attorney can help you determine if a hospital might be liable for his or her medical negligence. It is important to remember that negligence is not always the cause if something goes wrong with a medically sick patient. This is why the medical records have to be reviewed by competent professionals. Medicine is a difficult practice, and sometimes hospital staff or a doctor will do all they can to help but an unforeseen injury occurs anyway. At the law office of Manuel Moses, Esq., I work with doctors who are also medical malpractice lawyers, we do the cases together, and we are prepared to review your medical files for negligence. You may contact me for a free consultation at 212-736-2624, extension 11. Disclaimer: Nothing on this page constitutes formal legal advice and you are strongly urged to consult a lawyer about your injury and potential law suit. Construction sites can be dangerous areas to work. While construction related jobs makes up about 6% of the American workforce, it accounts for 20% of workplace deaths. Additionally, about 8 in 100 construction workers are injured on construction sites per year. There are many potential hazards that can cause serious injury to a construction worker. In New York, regulations exist which require the property owner at a construction site to provide functional, properly placed safety devices that are appropriate to protect the worker for the work being performed. For example, New York Labor Law requires certain safety devices to be erected to protect against injuries caused by gravity or a fall from an elevation or elevated work surface. When a worker is required to do work that exposes them to different elevations, the law demands a proper and adequate safety measure to be installed, including, but not limited to, scaffolding, ladders, ropes, hoists, or bracers or guard rails or netting. These devices must be properly placed to prevent an injury due to a fall. There are many other sources of danger on construction sites, all of which can lead to serious injury and most of which are regulated by law. Some of these dangers include machinery accidents, excavation or demolition accidents, health hazards from chemical materials such as asbestos, extreme noise, falling objects, steel beams and injuries to iron workers or broken glass or other construction material. If you were injured on a construction site there is a very real possibility that a safety device may have failed, been improperly placed, or did not even exist at all. An attorney can assist you in determining if a law or regulation was violated on a construction site where you were injured. There are thousands of regulations and it is important to seek professional assistance in protecting yourself or compensating yourself after an injury. At the law office of Manuel Moses, Esq., I can assist you in determining what your rights are if you have been injured on a construction site. Traumatic brain injuries occur when an external force causes injury to the brain. Such injuries can cause a host of physical, mental, psychological, or behavioral impairments, as well as permanent disabilities, seizures, or death. Traumatic brain injuries often arise from car accidents, trip and falls, construction accidents, medical malpractice, hospital negligence, concussions, or any other event that might result in a blow to the head. CDC records indicate that as many as 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year and that traumatic brain injuries are a contributing factor to 30% of all injury related deaths in the United States. Additionally, most traumatic brain injuries are suffered by small children, older teens, and the elderly. The consequences of a traumatic brain injury can be dire. Often, the symptoms do not take effect immediately, but rather present months or even years later. Many traumatic brain injuries require long term care and the costs associated with this care can be crippling. Most traumatic brain injuries are terrible not only for the injured person, but also for his or her friends and family, who suffer from the frequent emotional and personality changes just as much. The costs of treating these injuries, as well as the emotional costs of living day-to-day with the symptoms, should be carried by those who are responsible. It is only fair. It is therefore important to meet with a lawyer who can review your situation to determine if you and your family should fairly receive compensation for the injury. Disclaimer: Nothing on this page constitutes formal legal advice and you are strongly urged to consult a lawyer about your injury and potential law suit
