Additional Damages When Suing A Drunk Driver
Most Buffalo personal injury cases involve compensation for issues such as medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering. When a personal injury is caused by a drunk driver, however, under some circumstances, the injured person may also be able to pursue punitive damages. Punitive damages consist…
Weather in Slip and Fall Lawsuits
Everyone knows winters in Western New York can be rough, and no property owner can be expected to do a perfect job of keeping snow and ice off a sidewalk. When the weather allows, however, businesses and building owners are required to make reasonable efforts…
Survey: Adults Worse Than Teens at Texting While Driving
There has been a great increase in motor vehicle accidents caused by texting while driving as the popularity of texting has spread. Most people think of this as a problem associated with teenage drivers – probably because we think of teenagers as glued to their cell phones.…
Can I Sue—Injury—Bad Weather Vehicle Accident
The Buffalo personal injury lawyers at Steve Boyd, PC, frequently deal with cases where a personal injury accident occurred on icy roads or in white-out conditions. As Buffalo residents, we are all used to occasionally having to drive in bad winter weather, and when a personal injury accident occurs…
Buffalo Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse: Full List
Updated on March 25, 2019 List of Buffalo Priests List of Rochester Priests List of Syracuse Priests DIOCESE OF BUFFALO [contact-us id="1"] [get-in-touch id="1"] List of Buffalo Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse—Substantiated Claims of Sexual Abuse of a Minor The following list identifies the Diocese…
Personal Injury Caused During Sporting or Outdoor Activities
Buffalo property owners are required to keep their property reasonably safe. If someone suffers a personal injury because the owner did not maintain the property, that property owner may be held responsible. If the personal injury occurred on someone else’s property during an outdoor recreational…
Reporting Priest Sex Abuse – A Test of Faith
It was in the early 1990s when I first began investigating and reporting priest sex abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. I never took joy from breaking these stories. It was heartbreaking, and it tested my faith. I’m Catholic. I was…
Negligence in Buffalo Personal Injury Cases
All Buffalo personal injury lawyers deal with the issue of negligence every day. However, because very few cases involve intentionally caused injuries, often personal injury attorneys have to prove that negligence caused the injury. Legally, a person is considered negligent if their actions fall below…
Does a Ticket In Personal Injury Accident Cases Matter?
A personal injury lawyer seeking compensation for someone injured in a motor vehicle accident must prove that the other driver was negligent. Often, the other driver will have been issued a traffic ticket by the police for an offense such as Speeding or Following Too Closely. While this can be…
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