Category: Car Accidents

Whenever an individual chooses to travel from one point to the next there is some margin of risk. Regardless of the form of transportation, there is the potential of injury (albeit small in most occasions). Whether you choose to walk, fly in a plane, or embark in any other mode of transportation the potential for an accident exists.…

Booster seats help secure young adolescent children in vehicles. When properly designed, the seats can provide added safety measures that secure a child in place. However, improperly tested or poorly designed booster seats can put a child at serious risk of injury or death.…

On November 1, 2020, the State of New York implemented a new law that mandates seat belt usage for all individuals in a vehicle. Under the previous law, individuals over the age of sixteen were not required to buckle up in the backseat.…

By: David B. Lever of Lever & Ecker, PLLC 

When you are in a car accident, there are numerous scenarios that may unfold for which having sufficient automobile insurance coverage provides the best protection. As those of us who have unfortunately been involved in a car crash can attest, a collision can occur very quickly, leaving those involved potentially injured or facing a claim from another individual.…

By David B. Lever of Lever & Ecker, PLLC

The last thing anyone wants is to end up in a motor vehicle accident. However, according to the National Safety Council, in 2018, sadly, an estimated 40,000 people lost their lives and about 4.5 million people were seriously injured in car accidents.…