Personal Injury Law

Abronson Law Offices has been officially named a 2015 Litigator Award winner by the Lawyers Board of Regents. This is a highly sought after award given only to the top 1% of lawyers in their respective fields. Abronson Law Offices has been granted the Litigator Award in the fields of Personal Injury, Business Torts, and Fraud Litigation. Given that more…Read More

In a recent court ruling against Uber, the multi-billion dollar ride-sharing company, Judge Edward M. Chen ruled that Uber drivers may potentially be classified as employees rather than as contractors as Uber would wish. This was originally as part of a class action suit on behalf of Uber’s drivers but could have much farther reaching consequences than that. Uber has…Read More

Three dogs escape from a backyard and attack a four year old boy and his grandfather who are out walking. Luckily the two are able to escape, retreating back in to their nearby house and fighting off the dogs. Unfortunately in this altercation the grandfather sustains minor injuries and the boy has his ears partially amputated, requiring plastic surgery to…Read More

No, not auto-litigation, auto litigation. The lack of hyphen turns a simple attempt to claim personal injury damages into a confusing legal morass. Autolitigation is the act of bringing a lawsuit, intentionally or otherwise, against oneself. In an ordinary wrongful death lawsuit, both (1) the estate's representative and the (2) defendant's heir can sue (3) the individual that negligently caused…Read More

Within the past week, at least three incidents of broken baseball bats flying into the stands during Major League Baseball games have occurred. In the most serious incident, a woman sitting between home plate and third base in the second row of stands was struck by the barrel of a shattered bat and rushed off to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…Read More

"What is my claim worth?" must be the most common question asked by prospective clients. And wouldn't it all be easier if there really were some magical formula: this much for a broken leg, that much for a torn shoulder, another amount for a wrongful death. Many years ago, many personal injury cases could be resolved for right around three…Read More

So, here is a classic argument with an insurance adjuster: Lawyer: Plaintiff has had constant neck pain for over a year since the accident. They had no problems prior. Nothing seems to help them. Adjuster: The pictures of the vehicles show minimal property damage. Your client couldn't have suffered more than a sprain or strain. I'll offer them $500 as…Read More

Two car accident injury cases. Both heartbreaking. In one, a family vehicle is broadsided and driven off the road. The occupants suffer sprains, strains, broken bones, PTSD and many more minor injuries. The cause, a blown out tire on another car. The recovery? None. Why? It wasn't the other driver's fault. They had maintained their tires like they should, and the…Read More