New York personal injury defense strategies

This section covers Defense strategy and legal analysis in New York personal injury litigation, with a focus on defeating liability, limiting damages, and positioning cases for dismissal, summary judgment, or favorable resolution.

Posts examine how defendants, insurers, and defense counsel can challenge negligence claims, attack causation and credibility, manage discovery pressure, and leverage procedural and evidentiary rules to control risk exposure.

What You’ll Find Here

• Liability defenses in premises, motor vehicle, construction, and general negligence cases
• Comparative fault, assumption of risk, and notice defenses
• Serious injury threshold challenges and damages minimization
• Discovery strategy, motion practice, and trial positioning
• Cross-claims, third-party actions, and apportionment of fault
• Defense-oriented analysis of plaintiff tactics and trends