Category Archives: car accident

Payment can come from one or several insurance policies, but fault depends on the conduct that caused the crash. Holiday congestion is context, not a defense. A driver still must use reasonable care, and a claim should identify the particular decision that caused each impact rather than blaming travel volume in general. Andrews, Bernstein & […]

Payment can come from one or several insurance policies, but fault depends on the conduct that caused the crash. For an injured person, the first challenge is identifying the conduct that produced the harm. Andrews, Bernstein & Maranto, PLLC investigates that question for clients in Buffalo, Western New York, and nearby areas. A direct animal […]

Liability can extend beyond the driver when an organizer, vehicle owner, employer, contractor, or public entity controlled a part of the parade operation that caused the crash. Andrews, Bernstein & Maranto, PLLC reviews the controlling records and physical evidence for injured people in Buffalo, Western New York, and nearby areas. Parade liability follows control. A […]

Payment can come from one or several insurance policies, but fault depends on the conduct that caused the crash. Leaves are a condition, not a legal actor. The liability question focuses on which people or entities failed to act reasonably in response to that condition and whether the failure caused the collision. Andrews, Bernstein & […]

You can bring a claim when a responsible party created the hazard or had legally sufficient notice and failed to respond reasonably, but the fall alone does not establish liability. Andrews, Bernstein & Maranto, PLLC reviews the controlling records and physical evidence for injured people in Buffalo, Western New York, and nearby areas. A garage […]

In many New York left-turn car accidents, the driver making the left turn may be responsible if that driver crosses the path of oncoming traffic without enough time or distance to complete the turn safely. Fault is not automatic. Traffic signals, speed, visibility, lane position, distraction, vehicle movements, and the actions of both drivers can […]

Liability for a school zone crash in Buffalo depends on what caused the collision and who contributed to it. A negligent driver is often the primary responsible party, but a vehicle owner, employer, school bus operator, transportation contractor, school district, municipality, road contractor, or another party may also share responsibility when its conduct helped cause […]

If you are rear-ended during Buffalo’s busy holiday traffic season, focus first on safety, medical care, reporting the crash, and preserving evidence before traffic, weather, or vehicle movement changes the scene. Call 911 when someone is injured or when emergency help is needed. Exchange identifying and insurance information, photograph the vehicles and roadway, save dash-camera […]

Rainy fall weather can increase car accident risk in Buffalo, New York, because wet pavement can reduce traction while rain, spray, glare, fallen leaves, and earlier darkness can make hazards harder to see. Federal Highway Administration data based on five-year averages from 2019 through 2023 show that more than 77 percent of weather-related crashes occur […]