Queens Injuries

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Latest 2026-04-01 by Jamal Harris
Ready to drop it after a Queens work injury? The arbitration clause may not control everything
A Queens janitor with serious chest injuries may be stuck with arbitration against one company but still have other claims if the building, garage, or property owner caused the wreck.
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2026-03-27 byMichael Chen
Neighbor's dog already bit other people and my COBRA is ending - do I still have a case in Queens if I filed late?
A late dog-bite claim in Queens can still rise or fall on what you save immediately, especially when prior attacks, vanishing witnesses, and expiring health coverage are all in play.
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2026-03-23 byCarmen Ortiz
Got hurt off duty, and now your old photos are being used against you
A Queens firefighter working a warehouse job can wreck a shoulder from repetitive overhead lifting, then get blindsided when old social posts are twisted into "evidence" that nothing is wrong.
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2026-03-23 byMichael Chen
I already had a bad back before that Queens fall - now what?
A Queens senior fell at a business, the insurer found an old back MRI, and now they're acting like every bit of pain was there before.
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2026-03-22 byPriya Sharma
workers comp is saying that three-month treatment gap in Queens means your lung disease "wasn't serious"
A Queens overnight security guard with silicosis can still have a workers' comp case even if the carrier is waving around a three-month treatment gap like it ends everything.
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2026-03-22 byCarmen Ortiz
Eight months later, that Queens stair fall can still be an open claim
A pregnant EMT in Queens may still have a workers' comp case months after a stair fall, but the dates, medical records, and who knew what when matter a lot.
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2026-03-22 byColleen Murphy
My Queens skull fracture claim is getting trashed over old gym photos from before the fall
A Queens dental hygienist with a serious head injury is getting hit with the oldest insurance trick around: pretending old social media posts say more than CT scans and treatment records.
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Frequently Asked
Still in pain a year after my Queens crash, is hiring a lawyer too late?
Usually 33⅓% is the standard contingency fee in a New York injury case, so the first question is not the fee - it is...
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surgical count
You just got a letter that says a "surgical count discrepancy" was noted during an operation. That usually means the...
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