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Personal Injury

The Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe, LLP is the personal injury litigation firm that victims and their surviving family members turn to when they need aggressive, effective legal representation. Our trial lawyers understand that your personal injury claim isn't just about getting money. It's about helping you put your life back together.

Injured Car Accident Victims Beware: “Don't Sign Those Papers”

If you've been injured in an accident, and somebody comes to you with papers to sign, saying they're going to help you from their insurance company, don't sign the papers. Don't sign them. Read more

Truck Accidents: Why They Happen and Why They Shouldn't

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Because of the massive size and weight of trucks, trucking accidents are often catastrophic, resulting in serious injuries and death. The size and structure of trucks and how they are driven is very different from passenger vehicles. To win a truck accident case, your lawyers need to be familiar with the State and Federal regulations concerning the operation and maintenance of trucks, and with the documents and records trucking companies are required to keep. They need to know how big rigs work, how truck drivers are trained, and how trucking companies cut corners to make profits. Read more

Popular Kids' Drinks Poison Children With Dangerous Lead Levels

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A California environmental group found levels of lead in children's juice products that far exceed state law -- and in some cases also exceed federal levels for young children. The group purchased apple juice, grape juice, canned peaches and pears, and fruit cocktails -- all marketed for kids -- and sent them to an EPA-certified lab for testing.
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2 Million Cribs Recalled Amid Safety Concerns- Baby Entrapments and Possible Deaths

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More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs.
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Dog Bite Injuries

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Would you keep an appliance in your home if you knew these facts about it:
(1) It injures about 800,000 people a year in the USA - with one out of every 6 injuries being serious enough to require medical attention.
(2) 75% of the injuries are to the victim's face. 
(3) Its victims are three times more likely to be children than adults. 
(4) It is the fifth most frequent cause of emergency hospital visits for children in t he USA.
(5) The most severe injuries occur almost exclusively to children less than 10 years of age.
 
The product is called a "dog", a/k/a "man's best friend".
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Emergency Vehicles Hurt The People They're Supposed to Help

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Even when speeding to an emergency, it is the duty of the driver an emergency services vehicle to show due regard to all other road users. It isn’t uncommon for people to find this concept counter-intuitive, or even immoral, especially when they are involved in an accident with an ambulance, fire truck, or other responder designed to serve and protect the community. New York’s highest court and the State’s laws governing the operation of emergency vehicles say different. Sirens, horns and flashing lights will never excuse a driver of an emergency vehicle to forget to take their most important tool to the emergency call- common sense and due regard. 
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McDonalds Recalls Shrek Drinking Glasses

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McDonald's is recalling 12 million drinking glasses it is selling to promote the new "Shrek" movie because painted designs on the cheap collectibles contain the toxic metal cadmium.
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Toxic Trinkets Pulled From Walmart's Miley Cyrus Collection

Wal-Mart says it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand jewelry from its shelves after tests performed for The Associated Press found they contained high levels of the toxic metal cadnium.
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Brain Damaged Baby's Mom Fights For New Driving Law

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 Toddler Elle Vandenberghe was left brain-damaged last year when she was mowed down by a driver who backed down an upper East Side street to find a parking spot. Her mom is pushing for a new state law to make sure a driver in a similar accident gets more than a ticket. Read more

See Excessive Police Force Captured On Video: Mistaken Identity Leads To Parapalegia

1 year after officer tackled him, man is bedridden, wife is caretaker
Chris Harris is permanently disabled after being tackled by a King County sheriff's deputy last year, confined to bed, unable to talk, walk or do anything for himself. His primary caregiver is his wife, Sarah, whose life has been irrevocably changed, but whose love remains steadfast.
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