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Posted by Tristan Larson | Personal Injury
Vermont has rules for pedestrians, including instructions for where people should cross a street. Typically, you should cross in a marked crosswalk or, if none is available, then in an unmarked crosswalk at the intersection. When you cross the street somewhere else, in violation of the law, then you are jaywalking. Jaywalking is certainly dangerous. …
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Tags: jaywalking, Larson & Gallivan Law, Personal Injury Law, personal injury lawyerPosted by Tristan Larson | Motorcycle Accident
Larson & Gallivan Law offers legal services to anyone hurt in a motorcycle accident caused by the carelessness of others – especially by inattentive drivers of cars and trucks. Bringing a claim for compensation is an exhausting process. While you struggle to heal from your injuries, you should hire a firm with the resources to …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, motorcycle accident lawyersPosted by Tristan Larson | Personal Injury
Hiring a personal injury lawyer is a big step after an accident. Now you can focus on healing while an experienced attorney searches for evidence to use in your case and begins analyzing the law. By simply hiring a lawyer, you’ve dramatically increased your chances of receiving a fair settlement for all injuries. How often …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, Personal injury, personal injury lawyerPosted by Tristan Larson | Truck Accident
Every trucker should begin a trip by performing a pre-trip inspection. Although a thorough inspection should take less than an hour—and truckers get paid for this work—many skip this critical step. As a result, people end up getting hurt when the truck malfunctions because a part is not working properly. Failure to perform a pre-trip …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, truck accident, Vermont truck accident attorneyPosted by Tristan Larson | Car Accident
Not every car crash happens on the open road. Instead, many people get struck in parking lots at the grocery store, pharmacy, gym, or post office. Although these accidents might happen at low speeds, they are still serious. Some people are knocked flat on their backs and can’t get up for months. ContactLarson & Gallivan …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, Vermont Car Accident LawyersPosted by Tristan Larson | Workers Comp Laws
The idea behindVermont workers’ compensation is that it provides an “exclusive remedy” for an employee’s personal injury claims against an employer for a work-related accident or occupational illness. In simple terms, as long as your employer follows the workers’ compensation rules, you cannot sue. The exclusive remedy nature of workers’ compensation effectively bars most personal …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, Vermont workers compensation attorney, workerscompensationlaws, workerscomplawyerPosted by Tristan Larson | Personal Injury
In aVermont personal injury lawsuit, the plaintiff can seek compensation for any damages they sustained as a result of the defendant’s negligent acts. For example, if a reckless driver hits you and you suffer a broken arm, you can sue to recover the costs of your medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation. It is also possible …
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Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, Personal Injury Law, personal injury lawyerPosted by Tristan Larson | Car Accident
Even in a small upstate city like Glens Falls, it is not uncommon for drivers to be involved in ahit-and-run car accident. Indeed, many tourists, commercial trucks, business travelers, and out-of-state residents pass through the area on a given day. Many of them are in a hurry to get where they are going and do …
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Tags: car accident, Car Accident Attorney, hit and run, Larson & Gallivan LawPosted by Erin Gallivan | Workers Comp Benefits
If you are injured on the job in Vermont and unable to return to work for an extended period of time, you are entitled to receive certain disability benefits under workers’ compensation. This includes temporary total disability (TTD) and temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits. TTD benefits replace your wages if you are unable to work …
Tags: Larson & Gallivan Law, workerscompbenefits, workerscompensationlaws, workerscomplawyerPosted by Tristan Larson | Personal Injury
In New York, slip and fall accidents usually involvepersonal injury claims against property owners. Let’s say it is winter and you have just left the grocery store. There are a few inches of snow on the ground but the path into and out of the store appears clear. So you start to leave the store. …
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