Do You Uber In New York City? You Are Not As Safe As You Think…

Did you know that a newly enacted New York State Rideshare Law aimed at protecting injured New Yorkers EXCLUDES those injured in an accident which occurs in New York City? Wrap your head around this: within the five boroughs, New Yorkers are covered for $100,000 per injured person and $300,000 per accident. Outside of the… read more

Michele Mirman sworn in as 65th President of the New York Trial Lawyers Association

Settle or Try?

Try Or Settle? Should Plaintiff Settle Her Trip And Fall Case When She Has A Fractured Leg Requiring Surgery? Our injured client, a 61-year old female home attendant, tripped and fell, when an employee at the St. Barnabas Hospital Occupational Therapy Department unthinkingly placed a step stool directly behind our client’s feet, just as our… read more

No Fault is No Guarantee

According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, truck drivers have the most dangerous occupation in the nation because they cause a high number of accidents that result in death and devastating injuries, not only to truckers themselves, but also to passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers. Many of these accidents occur due to drowsiness truckers experience […]

There Are Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids

In the past, drug companies have pushed opioid pills as the answer to back pain. They are not.  Opioids come with a grave risk of terrible side effects, including addiction, respiratory depression (slow breathing), heart complications (such as arrhythmia) and overdose. The opioid epidemic now claims more than 40,000 lives each year.  If you are… read more

Did you trip and fall and suffer a serious personal injury?

Did you trip and fall and suffer a serious personal injury? You are not alone. Those broken, cracked NYC sidewalks and icy walkways, the missing tiles, broken nosing, and cracked steps at NYCHA and other buildings, and the misleveled elevators at residential and commercial buildings, have caused more injuries and deaths than we can imagine…. read more

Michele S. Mirman Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a 2018 AIOPIA’S 10 Best in New York For Client Satisfaction

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of New York’s Personal Injury Attorney Michele S. Mirman as 2018 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Personal Injury attorneys… read more

Slip and Fall Injuries are a Significant Public Health Problem that Must Be Addressed

A fall can change your life. Falls, which can happen anywhere and to anyone, account for the most serious injuries we suffer, according to the CDC: fractures requiring surgeries; concussions with brain damage; permanent disabilities. And they also cost thousands of dollars in medical care and lost wages. How does this happen? Most commonly, those… read more

Slip and Fall Injury

A Slip-and-Fall Accident Can Happen to You In a Split Second & Change Your Life Forever You’re pushing a shopping cart down the supermarket aisle, browsing the shelves for the items you need. All of a sudden, you slip on a wet area. Your cart keeps rolling forward, but you fall hard on your back, hitting… read more

Mirman, Markovits & Landau, P.C. Sponsors 174th Anniversary of the Dominican Republic Independence Event

Our firm, Mirman, Markovits & Landau, P.C., was thrilled to be one of the sponsors of the 174th Anniversary of the Dominican Republic Independence Event. We were one of the sponsors of the event which commemorated Aisha Syed’s debut at Carnegie Hall-Weill Recital Hall, and was covered by top media platforms such as Univision and […]