Personal Injury

For most children and many adults, Halloween is an exciting opportunity to dress up and go trick-or-treating or go out with friends. However, increased foot traffic on the sidewalks and roads, hazardous decorations, and ill-fitting costumes can all lead to serious injuries. Keep reading to learn more about the common types of Halloween accidents and […]

Social media platforms are everywhere. You can check the status of friends and family on Facebook, flip through photos on Instagram, watch the latest viral video trends on TikTok, and doom-scroll your favorite feeds on Reddit. Increasingly, social media platforms are how we interact with others and the world. Unfortunately, social media has its downsides. […]

When you go to the grocery store, you have a reasonable expectation of shopping in a safe environment. But a quick trip for milk and eggs can quickly become a nightmare after an accidental slip and fall that leaves you hurting and unable to work. If you were hurt when you fell in a grocery store, […]

New Yorkers are all too familiar with winter weather. While you might be prepared for the snowflakes, are you ready for a winter-related injury? If not, the attorneys at David Resnick & Associates, P.C. are here to help. This page will discuss how prevalent winter-related injuries are, certain injuries that are common in the winter, and how […]

As New York City braces for a spike in now-legal electric scooter traffic, questions about the safety of these alternative modes of transportation remain up in the air. There’s no question about whether e-scooter riders put themselves at risk of injury. E-scooter users frequently get into accidents, with nearly a third of all scooter accident patients […]

The New York Times recently published a timely warning about the potential for ice to fall from NYC buildings and injure pedestrians. On December 22, New York police closed three blocks of Central Park South to cars and pedestrians as ice fell from towers and crashed to the ground and into the park, The Times reported. The […]

Pedestrian deaths across the nation continue to increase year after year as federal and state policies and roadway designs produce roads that prioritize high speeds for cars over safety for people on foot, a recent report says. Alarming Trend in Pedestrian Accidents Pedestrian fatalities in urban areas are up 69% over the last 10 years, according to data compiled by nonpartisan advocacy […]

New York City’s latest move to deal with a spike in fatal bicycle accidents this year is to adjust the timing of green traffic lights on several city streets to keep cyclists rolling. In a plan called the “Green Wave,” traffic signals that have been synchronized to accommodate cars and trucks traveling 25 miles an […]

Attorney David Resnick shares his journey as a New York City personal injury lawyer in a new video on the website of David Resnick & Associates, PC. Resnick says that the most rewarding thing about being a personal injury lawyer is helping people turn their lives around and move forward after serious accidents. “People who come to me […]

There have been multiple news reports recently about cyclists killed in a New York City bicycle accidents. The news reports suggest that “Vison Zero,” the plan to eliminate all traffic-related deaths in New York City by 2024, isn’t working. A recent issue of Bicycling magazine refers to the vigil for slain cyclist Robyn Hightman. A bike racer […]

Everyone comes to New York; why not Bird scooters, too? Actually, given the number of injuries suffered in Bird scooter accidents across the country, we question the idea of adding e-scooters to NYC’s legendary traffic congestion. But City Council is discussing legislation that would legalize e-scooters on NYC streets as it awaits a bill from Albany that would empower […]