Personal Injury Attorneys in New York

Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick, LLP

25 West 43rd Street
Suite 711
New York, New York 10036
USA

(347) 577 9440 or(888) 529-1744

(212) 354-3737

www.nylawyer.net

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Law Firm Overview

Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick has experience in recovering multi-million dollar awards and we strive to provide the highest quality legal representation to seriously injured victims and the families of those whose loved ones have been wrongfully killed due to the negligence of others and representing clients in New York City.

Our approach to practicing law stresses expertise, competence and most of all, winning. Simply we get the job done. We accept no excuses, no compromises and no surprises. Our clients get value for their money - something our founders, the Honorable Irwin M. Silbowitz and George Garafola, possessed upon when they established the firm nearly twenty years ago.

We are dedicated to our clients. Too many law firms focus on fees. Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick, L.L.P. focuses on success and on our clients. We would not exist as a law firm without our clients. Accordingly, our attorneys and staff are experienced and well trained to provide quality service and maximum efficiency and courtesy to our clients.

Attorneys

	Mr. Howard G. Frederick Attorney Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability		Mr. George Garafola Attorney Construction Accidents, Defective Drugs, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
	Mr. Howard S. Schatz Attorney Commercial Litigation, Construction Accidents, Defective Drugs, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice		Mr. Irwin M. Silbowitz Attorney Construction Accidents, Defective Drugs, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
	Mr. Mitchell Silbowitz Attorney Commercial Litigation, Construction Accidents, Defective Drugs, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Cerebral Palsy; Mass Tort Drug Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Dog Bites; Negligent Security; Falling Objects; Defective Highways.

Areas of Law Description

Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick, LLP provides legal representation and services in the following areas of practice:

- Personal Injury Law

If you are the victim of a personal injury, there are several things you can do to help yourself. First of all, make sure that you seek proper medical attention and that you follow up with the proper authorities and your own insurance company. If you believe your injury was caused by the carelessness or intentional act of another, you may want to contact an attorney to discuss this.

- Ankle Injury

The attorneys at Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick possess a wealth of experience handling injuries related to the ankle and foot. The ankle and foot are very susceptible to damage and are often injured in car accidents, trip and falls, slip and falls, construction accidents, and a variety of other ways.

- Back & Neck Injury

The attorneys at Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick possess a wealth of experience handling injuries related to the back and neck. The back and neck are very susceptible to damage and are often injured in car accidents, trip and falls, slip and falls, construction accidents, and a variety of other ways.

- Broken/Fractured Bones

Fractured bones are painful and often difficult to heal. The full extent of the injury is often not apparent until well after the accident and these types of injuries can potentially interfere with your ability to work. In addition, treatment is expensive. Our firm spares no expense in gathering the essential evidence for your case.

- Hip Injury

Hip injuries are painful and have a tendency to progress over time. Their full extent is often not apparent until well after the accident and they can potentially interfere with your ability to work. In addition, treatment is expensive. Our firm spares no expense in gathering the essential evidence for your case.

- Knee Injury

Knee injuries are painful and have a tendency to progress over time. Their full extent is often not apparent until well after the accident and they can potentially interfere with your ability to work. In addition, treatment is expensive. Our firm spares no expense in gathering the essential evidence for your case.

- Shoulder Injury

The attorneys at Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick possess a wealth of experience handling injuries related to the shoulder. The shoulder is very susceptible to damage and is often injured in car accidents, trip and falls, slip and falls, construction accidents, and a variety of other ways.

- Soft Tissue Injury

The attorneys at Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick possess a wealth of experience handling soft tissue injuries. Unlike obvious injuries like broken limbs, lacerations, amputations, internal injuries, or disfigurement, a soft tissue injury can be very difficult to appreciate or even diagnose.

- Motor Vehicle Accidents

Many vehicle manufacturers have made safety improvements to their vehicles including air bags, rollover bars, reinforced frames, better tires, etc. Additionally, many states have passed tougher drunk driving laws. As a result, many lives may have been spared. However, with an ever increasing number of vehicles on the road, motor vehicle accidents still occur with alarming frequency.

- Construction Accidents

Generally, an injured worker cannot sue his or her own employer for injuries arising out of work related activities; however, if it can be shown that a third party's negligence caused the injuries, that party can be held liable. Additionally, in some instances workers may be injured at a construction site due to their own inadvertence or due to a condition that was no person's fault.

- Slip & Fall Accidents

All slip and fall accidents are covered by negligence law and deal with the concept of premises liability. Property owners have a “duty of care” to see that their property is safe. This includes insuring that the building has no structural defects that could cause an accident, both inside and out.

- Airplane Accidents

When an airplane crashes, the first area of information must be to discover what caused the crash. This can be difficult, since much evidence can be destroyed, including signs of mechanical failure or pilot error. Some of the causes of crashes include pilot error, which is the most frequent cause; design flaws; mechanical failure; and extreme weather conditions.

- Boating Accidents

Each year thousands of people are injured in boating accidents. Accidents can occur in a variety of situations ranging from ocean-going commercial and cruise line vessels to small pleasure craft on our navigable waterways. When referring to a motor vehicle accident we often refer to the "Rules of the Road" in order to determine what each person's responsibilities were regarding the safe operation of their vehicle.

- Railroad Accidents

When a pedestrian or a motor vehicle comes into contact with a moving train the outcome is almost always tragic. Sometimes accidents involving trains occur due to the negligence of the driver of the motor vehicle or pedestrian. However, sometimes the train engineer, the railroad, or another party may be liable.

- Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is a permanent and irreversibly crippling condition that affects the central nervous system. Most victims develop the disability before birth or shortly after. While cerebral palsy can occur under the best medical care, many cases are caused by negligence at the time of birth or during the newborn period before the child leaves the hospital.

- Mass Tort Drug Litigation

Pharmaceutical companies manufacture and market hundreds of new drugs each year. Each product is regulated and approved by the Food and Drug Administration before it reaches the consumer, and every year over 200,000 people die from using these drugs. It is estimated that more than 50% of all the drugs marketed to the American consumer have deleterious effects, in spite of testing and FDA regulation.

- Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving a medical treatment provider. If someone is injured as a result of a treatment provider's digression from the standard of care, that practitioner may be liable for the injury that has occurred. The determination of whether a medical professional has met the standard of care is based on a comparison to other professionals in the same field and the same geographical region.

- Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home abuse can include physical damage from falls, malnutrition or dehydration, bed sores, gangrene, aspiration pneumonia, over-sedation, poor medical care, or wrong medication. Just as damaging but more subtle, are lack of supervision, theft, abandonment, defective equipment, sexual assault, coercion, physical or mental abuse.

- Environmental Litigation

Environmental litigation poses unique legal challenges because of the complex scientific and technical issues frequently addressed, and because of the overlapping authority of numerous administrative agencies and courts at the local, state, and federal levels.

- Hazardous Products / Product Liability

Product liability deals with cases involving defective or unsafe products. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of products can be held liable for damages arising from the use of defective products. Products covered by this area of law, include food, drugs, and real estate, as well as virtually all consumer products.

- Insurance Bad Faith

Bad faith claims arise when a company with whom you have a contract fails to act within the terms of that contract. In the case of your insurance company, this may happen if it fails to promptly or properly defend or pay a claim. An insurance company has a duty to deal fairly with its customers, giving more consideration to its insured customers than to its own interest.

- Personal Injury Law

If you are the victim of a personal injury, there are several things you can do to help yourself. First of all, make sure that you seek proper medical attention and that you follow up with the proper authorities and your own insurance company. If you believe your injury was caused by the carelessness or intentional act of another, you may want to contact an attorney to discuss this.

- Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury, also called TBI, occurs when the brain is injured by a sudden force, or trauma. The brain can be driven into the side of the skull by a sudden blow, or by the force of shaking or “whiplash”. In either case, the brain can suffer bruising and swelling, and in some cases the impact will be sufficient to tear blood vessels in the brain, causing intracranial bleeding.

- Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury usually involves swelling of the spinal cord which affects the whole body. When the swelling goes down, the patient may regain function months or years after the injury but it is rare for all functioning to be recovered. Treatment presently consists of stabilizing any broken vertebrae, maintaining the patient, preventing movement to the injured area, and reducing swelling.

- Premises Liability

When someone is injured as a result of unsafe property or building conditions, they may have a right to make a claim for their damages against the owner of the property. In some states, the landowner's duty to protect an entrant on the land depends on whether that person is a trespasser, licensee or an invitee.

- Dog Bites / Animal Attacks

Few things are more frightening than being attacked by a dog. Such an attack can leave the victim severely injured and traumatized. If the victim is a child, the injuries can be fatal. Many states have statutes which hold the owner of the dog strictly liable for the dog’s behavior if the attack is unprovoked; that is, the victim did nothing to threaten the dog or cause it to attack in self-defense.

- Fires, Explosions, Chemical Burns

Fires occur in and outside the home from a wide variety of causes such as faulty appliances, cooking, smoking, and electrical malfunctions. Explosions can occur from propane or gasoline tanks when safe practices or applicable codes are not followed. Gas grills, propane heaters, and aerosol products cause many explosions around the house.

- Food Poisoning

Another specialty of our firm's personal injury lawyers is food poisoning. Food poisoning generally results from the negligent handling or negligent preparation of foods. It occurs most often in restaurants, but the improper handling of foods in bulk processing environments, such as production lines and supermarkets, is also a common source of food poisoning.

- Falling Objects

While most injuries from falling objects occur at construction sites, our firm has seen a dramatic increase in the number of injuries in superstores where products must be removed from overhead shelves. If you have been seriously injured by a falling object in a retail store or other environment, the proprietor of the establishment should be held responsible for providing compensation for your injuries.

- Defective Highways

Poorly designed roads and highways cause thousands of accidents every year. Federal, state, and local municipalities are obligated to design and maintain safe thoroughfares. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In many situations, unsafe design or insufficient maintenance leads to serious accidents.

- Wrongful Death

Wrongful death is the term used when someone causes the death of another person. The death may be caused by the actions of someone or by their failure to act (neglect). Wrongful death is a civil action rather than a criminal action. Since the person killed (decedent) cannot file suit or collect damages, it is the family or representatives of the estate that do so.