Five Most Common Types of Medical Malpractice Suits
When you visit a doctor’s office, elect to have a surgery, or otherwise entrust your health to a health care professional, you expect your care to meet a certain level of excellence. After all, you’re spending potentially thousands of dollars on health care. Of course, doctors cannot promise to heal you and they cannot guarantee…
Medical Malpractice: What You Need To Know
You, understandably, want to trust your doctors and health care providers. When something goes wrong, it’s common to think you did something wrong by not seeking help soon enough or by not doing exactly what you should have after your surgery. This isn’t always the case though. Medical malpractice happens much more frequently than many…
Can A Personal Injury Settlement Be Taxed?
The arena of personal injury law is already complex, and adding questions of taxation into the fold doesn’t necessarily simplify matters. When it comes to personal injury settlements, one of the questions our Albany law firm gets most frequently involves whether settlements are taxable. As with most legal and tax-related matters, the answer is that…
Why Choose Girvin & Ferlazzo?
According to the American Bar Association (ABA), there were 177,035 active attorneys in New York in 2017. New York has more attorneys than any other state in the U.S., including states with much larger populations. This is good news for New York residents, as there is a variety of choice when it comes to finding…
The Opioid Epidemic and Medical Malpractice Suits
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Opioid Crisis in the United States was officially declared in 2017. Catalyzed by an exponential increase in opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths, the Opioid Crisis falls into the category of “public health emergency.” Opioid Epidemic Statistics HHS cites data from the 2016 National…
Bicycle Accidents and Personal Injury Law
While the Capital Region might be more known for its iconic New York traffic jams than any other transportation-related phenomenon, there are actually 75 miles of off-road or shared-use bike trails in the Albany area. While the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway, which connects Albany and Schenectady, has always been an off-road favorite, there are also plans to…
Girvin & Ferlazzo Participates in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge!
On May 17, 2018, a team of attorneys from Girvin & Ferlazzo participated in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge in Albany. About the CDPHP Race The challenge consists of a 3.5-mile race through Empire State Plaza in Albany. Thousands of participants compete each year, walking and running with their co-workers throughout the center of the…
Radio Recap: Rental Cars, Contract Law, and Eminent Domain
Daniel Rubin and Chris Langlois, two attorneys at the Girvin & Ferlazzo law firm, host this week’s episode of the Girvin & Ferlazzo radio show, airing Saturday mornings on Talk 1300. Daniel and Chris fielded all sorts of legal questions from the Albany community in this episode, with caller topics ranging from advanced Medicaid planning…
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