Boy Falls Into NYC Sewer – Negligence and Personal Injury Claims
Brooklyn officials and public infrastructure workers are looking at safety for local sewer systems, after a 10-year-old boy fell into a manhole in a Borough Park neighborhood. The New York Daily News reported January 14 on the incident that occurred that morning. According to reports, the steel manhole somehow weakened and gave way, and the […]
Speed a likely factor in 95-car pileup
posted in Car Accidents on Monday, April 1, 2013. In New York City, rain or snow can snarl traffic and cause collisions. A massive chain-reaction crash in another state, however, was recently caused by heavy fog. Ninety-five cars were involved in 17 total crashes along Interstate 77 in Virginia. Three people died in the pileup […]
NYC Metro-North Train Crash Prompts Safety Assessment
A tragic train crash and derailment from late last year is driving safety improvements to New York City rail department safety protocols. A Bronx commuter train crash killed four people in December – now, public officials are looking at the factors that contributed to the accident, and how to improve safety in that area. One […]
Medical malpractice suit alleges failure to correctly diagnose
New York Yankees fans may be interested in the latest addition to third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s media saga.
Tragic Snow-Clearing Fatality: Pregnant Woman Headed to OBGYN
Some of the saddest kinds of accidents and those that are most difficult deal with are also painful reminders that many businesses and local governments need stricter rules and regulations about the operation of vehicles and heavy machinery. The Gothamist reported February on a chilling case where a pregnant woman was killed by a snowplow […]
Curbing Cabbies Who Hurt Pedestrians: New “Cooper’s Law” in NY
New York City may be getting a new law that further punishes cab drivers who injure or kill pedestrians and cyclists. Recent news reports from the Gothamist and the New York Post show efforts by councilperson Helen Rosenthal, (Upper West Side) to propose this legislative change that would automatically revoke a cab driver’s license if […]
Fire Truck Injures Man in Brooklyn
It’s not just regular private vehicle traffic that New York City pedestrians need to worry about — even first responder or public emergency vehicles can also harm pedestrians. One example is an unfortunate incident reported in the New York Daily News January 7, where a thirty-something local man was hit by a ladder truck responding […]
Failing to monitor staff may constitute hospital negligence
Readers of this medical malpractice blog may remember the recent media coverage of a hepatitis C outbreak caused by a single medical technician who was injecting and swapping drug-filled syringes with saline. The contaminated needles infected 45 patients, resulting in illness and two deaths.
NYC Mayor Vows Stricter Reckless Driver Enforcement
There’s a new administration in town in NYC, and one of the big priorities of incoming Mayor Bill De Blasio is to put further restrictions on drivers to reduce reckless driving within the city. Reports from the Gothamist last month show changes in local traffic administration, combined with petitioning for some lower speed limits and […]
Pedestrians and Ice Slips
There’s no denying that this winter has been tough — it’s tough, not only for drivers, who have to shovel out their cars, scrape ice and drive slowly and carefully over icy streets. There’s also a major impact on urban pedestrians or anyone else who has to travel on foot in the kinds of low […]