*Remember: Bikes Are Vehicles, Too*

* DO keep all appointments regarding your case, especially those with your lawyer and your doctor(s).

The primary cause of dryer fires is the failure to clean the lint trap regularly. In order to work, dryers use a tremendous amount of heat, and a build-up of lint provides perfect tinder for a potential fire. People sometimes allow dryer vents to become blocked, which permits excessive heat to build up inside the dryer. Also, people dry items (such as plastic shoes or rugs with foam backing) made of materials that can melt or catch fire if heated in a dryer.

What Should I Do?

Although many people recognize the names of some of the most famous (or infamous) disasters such as Love Canal or Three Mile Island, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of sites all over the United States that are too contaminated with toxins to be used, and which await cleanup by the Environmental Protection Agency. Perhaps you unknowingly live near one of these contaminated sites.

A statute of limitations is nothing more than a legal rule that limits how long you may wait before bringing a claim against another person. If you do not make your claim before the statute of limitations passes, the law may prevent you from ever doing so.

* Get help for anyone injured.

* Call the police if someone is injured or killed, if a vehicle can't be moved, or if the accident involved a hit-and-run driver.

A group of respected economists hired by a nonpartisan think tank found that the conclusion from the TTP report was "one-sided" and "misleading." Their study shows that the actual "costs" of lawsuits are less than one-third of the amount claimed. The TTP numbers were inflated by including things such as the insurance industry's administrative expenses (which would be paid even if no lawsuits were filed) and payments on insurance claims. The economists fault TTP for using data that cannot be verified, because the authors claim their calculations are secret. These economists reject the claim that all Americans pay a "tort tax" as "indefensible."

1. Take pictures of the location of the accident and of the roadway, showing the layout of the road and any tire marks or scrapes.

Usually, it is the insurance policy covering the owner of the animal and/or the property where the attack occurred. Most homeowner's policies will cover injuries caused by the homeowner's pets, and some homeowners even carry special animal insurance coverage.That's when an experienced New York Personal Injury Attorney can help. You need to decide how to get the injured person covered for his/her damages.

1. Evaluate any bodily injury claim to determine the amount of money to which you are entitled.

2. Help you with the property damage portion of your claim.

The answer is that it means pretty much the same as it does in everyday conversation--that someone was careless. A basic statement of legal negligence is that a person "did not act as a reasonably prudent person would under the same circumstances." However, a finding that a person has been legally negligent involves several different elements.

Many insurance claims are settled between the person making the claim and the insurance company without the involvement of a lawyer. But, every once in a while, we are reminded that a fair settlement cannot always happen unless you have a New York Personal Injury Lawyer to represent you to the insurance company and, if necessary, to the judge and jury.