Videoconferencing May Be Leading to More Fatal Car Accidents

The pandemic has changed many things about the way people conduct business. People quickly adjusted to working from home through the use of videoconferencing. In fact, many have even stated that videoconferencing has allowed them to multitask in ways that they were...

Peloton Recall Comes After Injuries, Death

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...

Ziff Law Firm Veteran Of The Game: Roland J. VanSkiver

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...

Ziff Law Firm Veteran Of The Game: Branden Gooshaw

  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 Heights...

For Ziff Law’s Injured Clients, New Hope From NY Courts

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is an old legal maxim, and it’s a perfect fit for the predicament faced by our injured clients seeking relief in the last year in our New York State courts, which have been mostly closed because of the pandemic. What that means is...

Another Twin Tiers Teen Lost In Fatal One-Car Crash In PA

A 17-year-old boy from Athens was killed and an 18-year-old passenger was seriously injured on Nov. 22 in a one-vehicle crash in rural Tioga County, PA. I have helped numerous Twin Tiers families after a young member of their family was seriously injured or killed in...

Truck Driver Fatigue is Dangerous to Others on the Road

Big rig trucks are a common sight on the highways and byways of Elmira and throughout the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, when they get into a collision, their sheer size and weight can produce catastrophic injuries to occupants of the...

You Have To Love Neighbors Helping Neighbors!

In lieu of a post about my normal fare of articles about NY personal injury laws, I thought in these turbulent times, a nice, off-topic, feel-good post might be appreciated. My wife and I raised three great kids on the shore of Seneca Lake, and we’ve built some deep...