On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Aug 11, 2020 | Personal Injury
Just like their name, personal injury incidents are as personal and as unique as the victims involved in them. Since there is a varying degree of pain that each person goes through, there is a specific category of compensation that a person can receive based on the...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Mar 30, 2020 | Personal Injury
Many people have a simple and clear mental image of the symptoms of a spinal cord injury. A physician with extensive experience in spinal cord injuries is more likely to say, “it depends.” Among the most common and maybe most harmful myths is that a spinal cord...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Mar 19, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries, Personal Injury
Car accidents can cause a variety of horrifying injuries, many of which result in long-term pain and suffering, or even death. Of the most traumatic of these injuries are a type known as crush injuries. A crush injury is much like it sounds – an injury resulting from...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Sep 8, 2017 | Auto Accident, Bicycle Accidents, Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Soft Tissue Injuries, Truck Accidents
If you were involved in a minor accident, you may feel fine shortly afterward and think that you are uninjured. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you are injury-free, however. Some injuries can take several days or weeks to manifest. What should you do if you...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Aug 24, 2017 | Accident, Brain Injuries, Concussions, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Whiplash, Wrongful Death
Each year, thousands of people are injured at amusement parks, whether from water slides, roller coasters, slip-and-fall incidents, bumper cars, or some other reason. If you are harmed at a park or one of your family members is injured, it is important that you...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Aug 7, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
Did you know that as a social host, you have an obligation to act responsibly when serving alcohol to your guests? Much like the way a bartender may be held liable for over-serving someone who then drives intoxicated, the host of a house party is similarly responsible...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Jul 14, 2017 | Accident, Auto Accident, Drunk Driving, Personal Injury
Teen drivers are some of the most inexperienced, dangerous, and reckless drivers on the road. Fatal car accidents are one of the top causes of death amongst teens in the United States, which is a frightening statistic for parents and all other drivers everywhere....
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Jun 28, 2017 | Personal Injury
Workplace injuries, though preventable, are growing increasingly more common. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, more than 13 people died a day while doing their jobs. At Berenson & Associates, P.C., we find...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | May 9, 2017 | Personal Injury
New Mexico just passed a law banning “lunch shaming,” one of the first U.S. states to do so. Lunch shaming is defined as punishing or humiliating a student who cannot afford school meals. Before the ban, schools were doing things like having kids mop the...
On behalf of Berenson & Associates, PC | Nov 23, 2016 | Auto Accident, Insurance, Personal Injury
Determining liability after a car accident is rarely a clear-cut matter. In fact, many car accident claims involve heated disputes between involved parties and their insurance companies regarding which driver is responsible for the collision. While independent witness...
