A tragic elevator accident occurred recently when an 84-year-old man with a cane stepped into the elevator at his building in the Bronx. The elderly man sustained a fall on the day before Christmas and he subsequently died of resulting injuries. The elevator on which his deadly accident occurred had been the subject of repeated complaints to the New York Housing Authority. When the New York Housing Authority fails to take appropriate actions to protect tenants, serious or even fatal consequences can arise — especially when high-risk equipment like elevators malfunction. An experienced New York City personal injury law firm should be consulted by victims

The majority of injuries at home are not accidents – they are unintentional or preventable injuries. Every year, there are 21 million visits to hospital emergency departments as a result of unintentional injuries. More than 18,000 people in the United States die each year due to injuries that occur in the home. The leading cause of home injury deaths is falls. Nearly 6,000 people die as a result of falls in their homes. Accidental poisonings are the second leading cause of death, causing nearly 5,000 fatalities each year. Accidents that involve fire and burns are the third leading cause, claiming over 3,000 lives every year.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), between 2009 and 2013, fire departments in the United States responded to an estimated average of 3,520 structure fires each year at hotel or motel properties, representing 1% of all structure fires. Have you suffered injury due to a hotel’s negligence? This is where a personal injury attorney needs to enter your life. You need to make this right. You can be made financially hole again and be paid for your pain and suffering. These fires caused average losses of 120 civilian injuries, 9 civilian deaths, and $84 million in direct property damage each year. According to poolsafely.gov,

Distracted driving is dangerous, with thousands of crashes occurring each year because of people using phones or other electronic devices. Unfortunately, the data on distracted driving crashes may be undercounting the true number of people injured or killed by motorists using their phone. This is because not all drivers admit to texting or talking on the phone at the time of a crash and it can sometimes be hard to convincingly prove that a driver was on his or her electronic device when a collision occurred. Now, Motherboard reports that a new technology could be coming to New York soon that could give law enforcement