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Car Accidents:

• When a NY Police Officer Causes Your Auto Accident   
  Description: Long Island, New York auto accident and personal injury attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses how auto accidents that are caused by a New York police officer are handled and evaluated under New York law. For additional information regarding how auto accident claims are generally handled under New York law, please download a Free copy of Jonathan Cooper's book, "Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim" from www.TheNewYorkAccidentBook.com, or contact Jonathan Cooper directly at 516-791-5700.
• Why Some Bicycle Accident Claims Are Barred Under New York Law   
  Description: In this article, Long Island, New York bicycle accident lawyer Jonathan Cooper discusses how a recent decision by a New York appellate court conceded that the line between a viable or not viable personal injury lawsuit resulting from a biking accident is unclear. For more information on this topic, or to discuss your particular case, Long Island, New York personal injury attorney Jonathan Cooper can be reached at 516.791.5700.
• Elevator Accidents and Injuries Under New York Law   
  Description: In this article, Long Island and Queens, New York elevator accident attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses what a plaintiff needs to prove in order to win his or her case for personal injuries that were sustained due to a defective or malfunctioning elevator. For more information on personal injury cases generally, Mr. Cooper's free eBook entitled "Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim" can be downloaded directly from www.TheNewYorkAccidentBook.com.
• Why Employers Are Liable For Their Grossly Negligent Employees in NY   
  Description: In this article, Long Island, New York accident and train crash attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses how and why employers can be held liable for their employees' negligence in causing a fatal train crash accident. For further information on this topic, please download Mr. Cooper's FREE eBook "Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Accident Claim" from www.TheNewYorkAccidentBook.com, or contact Mr. Cooper directly at his central Long Island, New York office at 516.791.5700.
• Dangerous Intersections: Municipal Liability Under New York Law   
  Description: In this article, Long Island, New York Car Accident attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses what a plaintiff needs to do to win his or her personal injury lawsuit against New York State or the local municipality where the intersection or roadway was negligently or dangerously designed, or the traffic control devices or signals, such as a stop sign, were either obscured, knocked down, misaligned, or otherwise not readily visible from the public roadways.
  
  For further information on this important topic, and how it could impact your case in Brooklyn, Nassau, Queens or the Bronx, please visit the firm's website at www.JonathanCooperLaw.com, where you can download a copy of Mr. Cooper's Free eBook entitled "Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim," or contact Mr. Cooper's New York office directly at 516.791.5700.
• Are Bad Faith Claims Against Liability Insurers Viable in New York?   
  Description: Unlike many other states, which award claimants with attorneys' fees or punitive damages when their insurers negligently or unreasonably delay settling a personal injury claim, New York's courts have drawn a much stricter line in the sand, requiring the personal injury claimant or insured to make a showing that the insurance company's disingenuous or dishonest conduct was extraordinary.
• Make New Cars Noisier, Not Quieter, Say Scientists & NY Politician   
  Description: In this article, Queens and Long Island Car Accident Attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses how the newer hybrid vehicles and electric cars pose safety concerns by virtue of being too quiet, and thereby failing to apprise blind people or other pedestrians of their speed and approach, and how the Congress and scientific community are trying to address these safety problems, concerns and issues. In order to obtain more information about this and other car safety issues, please contact the Law Offices of Jonathan Cooper at their main Long Island office at 516.791.5700.
• Should Good Samaritans Be Held Liable for their Negligence In NY?   
  Description: In a fascinating op-ed piece, personal injury attorney Mark Williams argues that there are circumstances where a Good Samaritan should be held liable rather than insulated from liability for their actions, particularly where they demonstrate negligence or gross negligence. This article compares the California Supreme Court's decision on this issue to New York law.