Dec 21, 2021 | Bike Accident, Biker Law, Injury Law
Wintertime Motorcycle Riding Safety Tips As the colder winter weather comes around, many motorcycle riders will put their bikes into storage. However, the reality is that you can still enjoy riding your motorcycle in the winter months. It just takes some extra safety...
Dec 8, 2021 | Bike Accident, Injury Law
Bicycle Safety Tips for a Safe Trip Down the Roadway Whenever an accident occurs between a bicycle and a motor vehicle, it’s more often than not more harmful to the bicyclist. There are simply less metal and safety features protecting bicyclists than...
Nov 15, 2021 | Injury Law
Your Legal Rights After a Hotel Accident Injury With pandemic restrictions easing across the country, more and more people are returning to travel for pleasure and business. As a consequence, hotel occupancy rates are rising. If you are among those taking to the air...
Sep 23, 2021 | Injury Law
Negligent behavior during your medical treatment can lead to discomfort, further health problems, or even death. Research indicates that certain types of treatment are especially likely to cause medical malpractice claims. Surgery Causes a Massive Amount of...
Sep 13, 2021 | Injury Law
When you think about a traffic accident, you likely picture two or more vehicles colliding with one another. While a two-car collision is indeed a common type of accident, many people don’t realize that injuries can also result from tires and wheels falling off...
May 27, 2021 | Injury Law
When consumers purchase products and use them as intended, they do not expect to suffer serious injuries or die. However, many products contain different types of defects when they leave the manufacturers. When a company sells a defective product that injures or kills...
Apr 28, 2021 | Injury Law
If you turn on cable TV these days, you’re bombarded with advertising for car insurance. “Only pay for what you need” is one of the most pervasive messages, thanks to one persistent advertiser, and its catchphrase sums up the message from all...
Apr 28, 2021 | Bike Accident, Biker Law, Injury Law
The Ziff Law Firm extends its condolences to the family of DaQuan Harrison of Elmira, the motorcyclist killed Friday afternoon in Big Flats by a left-turning motorist at the Chambers Road overpass on Interstate 86. According to a GoFundMe created by a friend of...
Apr 26, 2021 | Injury Law
The late Roland J. VanSkiver of Erin, who was nominated by daughter Ann Hammond, was honored as the Ziff Law Firm Veteran of the Game on April 23 when the Columbus River Dragons defeated the Elmira Enforcers 4-2 during a professional hockey game at First Arena in...
Apr 12, 2021 | Injury Law
Branden Gooshaw, who served as an Army Military Police Officer from 2008 to 2013, was the Ziff Law Firm Veteran of the Game on March 4 during the Elmira Enforcers’ professional hockey game at First Arena in downtown Elmira. Branden was nominated by Elmira...
Mar 22, 2021 | Bike Accident, Injury Law
Tara Escudero wants to make it easier for everyone in the Twin Tiers to have their own bike – and be able to learn how to repair them – in hopes of making bicycling an affordable form of transportation for more people. Tara leads Elmira Bikes, a bicycling...
Feb 22, 2021 | Injury Law
A grandmother who saw her 2-year-old granddaughter gravely injured by falling debris from a crumbling Manhattan building façade in 2015 has the same legal rights as a parent when it comes to witnessing a horrific death or injury, the New York Court of Appeals...
Dec 18, 2020 | Injury Law
A construction worker was injured Monday night in Ithaca when he fell from the roof of a five-story building into a Dumpster filled with construction debris in the street below. Ithaca police have not released any information about the condition of the 37-year-old...
Dec 15, 2020 | Injury Law
The Ziff Law Firm in Elmira has been fortunate in 2020. Amid the pandemic, our hard-working lawyers and staff have been able to keep working from our home offices, continuing to offer the best representation possible to our clients. But we know thousands of other Twin...
Nov 24, 2020 | Injury Law
The Ziff Law Firm has done it again. In a ranking decided by our peers, our law firm was rated as the Best Law Firm in the Southern Tier of NY – from Binghamton to Steuben County – in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers in America...
