Yes. A Halloween party can lead to social host liability in New York in certain situations, especially when someone knowingly and unlawfully furnishes alcohol to a person under 21 and that person’s intoxication or impairment causes an injury. A private host is not automatically responsible simply because an adult guest drank alcohol at the party […]

When a child is hit by a vehicle in a school crosswalk in Buffalo, New York, liability can depend on more than the driver’s conduct. A driver may be responsible for failing to yield, speeding, driving while distracted, or violating another traffic rule. Depending on the facts, a vehicle owner, employer, school transportation contractor, school […]

An injury at the Erie County Fair can support a New York personal injury claim when unsafe property conditions, negligent ride operation, defective equipment, careless vendor conduct, or another preventable hazard causes harm. Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC helps injured people in Buffalo, Hamburg, Western New York, and nearby areas understand who may be responsible, which […]

An injury during a summer visit to Niagara Falls can create medical, insurance, and evidence problems that continue after you return home. Your first priorities are to get medical care, report the incident, photograph the scene, collect witness information, preserve travel records, and avoid signing insurance documents before you understand their effect. A claim arising […]

Most people injured in a summer accident in New York generally have three years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. That deadline can be much shorter when a city, county, town, village, school district, public authority, or another government entity may be responsible. Medical malpractice, wrongful death, no-fault insurance, […]