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December 22, 2020Leitner Warywoda Attorneys Nominated for "Personal Injury Attorneys of the Year" in 2020Leitner Warywoda partners Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese were separately nominated as 2020 Personal Injury Law Attorneys of...
December 20, 2020Nursing Home Abuse in the Age of COVID-19Just because the COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in significant attention to infection-control measures and resident or patient deaths...
December 11, 2020Five Things to Know About Rear-End Car Accidents in New YorkMany people assume that, in a rear-end car accident, the driver behind is always at fault for the collision. While that driver certainly...
December 1, 2020How Do I Seek Compensation After a "Struck-By" Construction Accident?Any type of work on a New York construction site can get dangerous, especially when construction workers do not have adequate safety...
November 27, 2020Car Accidents Caused by Red-Light RunnersMotor vehicle crashes in New York can be debilitating or even fatal at any speed, although collisions that occur at higher speeds tend to...
November 23, 2020Can I Sue a New York Nursing Home for a COVID-19 Infection or Death?If you have an elderly loved one in a nursing home in New York, you likely already know about risks of nursing home abuse and nursing...
November 15, 2020Tips for Winter Driving Safety in New YorkIf you were injured in a winter driving accident, an experienced New York car accident attorney at our firm can assist you. Contact Leitner 
November 9, 2020Falling Debris in New York Crane AccidentsA recent crane accident in New York underscores the danger of struck-by accidents caused by falling debris on construction sites....November 7, 2020Five Things to Know About New York Holiday Car AccidentsWhether you are planning to take a road trip with your family during one of the upcoming holidays or you are planning to host others at...
November 3, 2020LVW Attorneys Selected Again by SuperLawyers, an Annual List of Top AttorneysLeitner Warywoda is honored that its attorneys were again recognized in the list of top attorneys published in the New York Metro 
October 25, 2020Questions to Ask a Nursing Home Negligence LawyerPreparing to meet with a New York nursing home negligence attorney about a potential nursing home abuse or neglect case can be stressful. Gi
October 18, 2020What You Should Know About Distracted Driving Accident LawsuitsIf you or someone you love recently sustained injuries in a traffic collision caused by a distracted driver, you should be thinking about...
October 12, 2020Decline in NYC Construction Accident Rates During the height of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, all non-essential construction work was placed on hold. It is only a relativ
October 6, 2020Two Leitner Warywoda victories featured in the Top 100 Settlements in New YorkNew York personal injury and wrongful death law firm Leitner Warywoda PLLC is honored to report that two of the firm's...
October 5, 2020Car Accidents May be More Likely as Commuters Return to Work During the COVID-19 stay-home orders that began in March and extended nearly into the summer, New York City and the larger metro area...September 27, 2020U.S. Senate Reports that Negligence of Nursing Homes Caused Thousands of Covid-19 DeathsThe United States Senate Finance Committee on September 23, 2020 issued a report titled "COVID-19 IN NURSING HOMES: What Went Wrong and Next
September 23, 2020Car Accident Lawsuit Damages in New YorkOne minute you can be driving carefully down the road, nearing your destination, and the next thing you know, a negligent driver crashes...
September 21, 2020What can I do if my mom or dad was mistreated in a New York Nursing Home?One of the most difficult decisions family care providers have to make is whether to put their mother or father in a nursing home. When...
September 18, 2020Understanding Residents’ Rights in New York Nursing HomesNursing home abuse and neglect occurs much too frequently in facilities in New York. Residents and their families do not always realize...
September 8, 2020What You Should Know About Teen Driving AccidentsMotor vehicle collisions can have many different causes in New York, and some of those causes are tied to inexperience behind the wheel....
September 4, 2020Driving After a Concussion: What to Know About Accident RisksMany people who are injured in motor vehicle collisions in New York or elsewhere in the country suffer head injuries, including...
August 26, 2020What You Should Know About Nursing Home Abuse and OvermedicationWhen you have an elderly loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility in New York, it can often be difficult to discern with any 
August 24, 2020What Steps Should I Take After a Construction Accident in New York?Construction accidents in New York can be truly devastating, and workers who get hurt may not be able to do much at all until they...
August 18, 2020Summer Car Accident DangersIn the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in New York are turning to summer travel by automobile instead of by plane or train. As...