Every year, approximately 440,000 people in the United States are killed every year as a result of hospital, physician, and nurse errors. According to Diederich Healthcare’s 2013 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis, $3.6 billion was spent in medical malpractice payouts. This accounted for 12,142 total malpractice payouts, which is one every 43 minutes.
Taxi drivers and other professional drivers are supposed to be restricted by law from working too many hours. Unfortunately, some drivers don’t obey the rules. When a professional driver is on the road too long without rest, the driver can suffer from impairments that make him a danger behind the wheel. Drowsy driving has been demonstrated to have a similar impact on reflexes, reasoning, and judgment as driving under the influence of alcohol. Drowsy drivers are much more likely than well-rested motorists to get into a crash and hurt others. If you were harmed by a tired taxi driver or other fatigued professional driver, it
After-hours construction is supposed to be permitted only in very limited circumstances. In reality, however, more and more after-hours projects are being approved throughout New York City. The NY Post reported that 99 percent of all applications for after-hour construction work were approved last year. Night construction work requires a special variance, and the Buildings Department issued 59,895 of these variances over the course of 2015. Only a total of 142 permits were revoked and only 431 applications for a night work variance were denied. When more construction takes place at night, workers could be extremely tired when performing their work duties. The lack of
Skiing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. Research has found that approximately 600,000 people are injured every year while skiing and snowboarding in the United States. According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), in 2012, there were 54 skiing and snowboarding deaths at ski areas within the country, where there was a total of 51 million ski visits. It is estimated that there are about 2 injuries that occur in every 1,000 skier visits. If you get injured at a ski resort, how the injury occurred is what your legal rights depend on. If your injury occurred while skiing
Skiing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. According to statistics compiled by the US National Ski Areas Association, there is an average of 40 deaths every year caused by snowboarding and ski accidents in the United States. The average injury rate on any given day is 2 to 3 every 1,000 skiers. During the 2010/2011 season, there were 47 fatalities out of the 60.5 million snowboarder/skier days that were reported for the season. There are many ways to prevent skiing injuries. Some of the most common injuries include:
When pedestrians get hit by a car, the damage can be astronomical. Because there is no protection from impact, pedestrians can sustain serious life-changing injuries. In fact, sometimes, the injuries are fatal. Still, pedestrians may be able to make claims against the driver of the car that hit them if they can show the driver was to blame. Unfortunately, sometimes pedestrians are also partly responsible for the accident. This can make recovering pedestrian accident damages more complicated. New York City pedestrian accident lawyers can provide assistance to victims of pedestrian accidents or their surviving family members by helping them obtain just compensation for their damages.
Every year, millions of medical errors occur across the United States. There has been a significant increase in the number of people getting treatment for medication errors in recent years – an increase of more than 50%. As per the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, over 1.5 million people across the country became injured or ill due to the side effects of medication or because they were prescribed or took the wrong dose or type of medication in 2008.
Most New Yorkers have probably heard the term “informed consent,” but they may not be familiar with what it means to their health care. According to the American Medical Association, informed consent means that patients must be given information about a recommended treatment, its benefits and its side effects so they can make an educated choice about their medical care. However, standard practices for informed consent vary among states, and there are competing interests which may leave patients at a disadvantage.
In New York City, many people get around via taxi or hired car. Cabs and limousines or sedans should be safe for passengers so they can get to their destinations without incident. If an accident does happen, these hired vehicles should have good safety features to reduce the chances of passengers being seriously hurt. Unfortunately, injuries can happen in hired cars. New crash test requirements were supposed to reduce the chances of taxi and limo users being seriously injured by making sure these cars were as safe as they could be. These requirements, however, have now been delayed. When an injury happens in a taxi,
At certain intersections, the pedestrian control signal changes before the traffic control signal for drivers changes. Generally, the pedestrian signal changes around 3-7 seconds before the traffic control signal. This period of time is called the Leading Pedestrian Interval, or LPI. It exists to allow walkers to get into the intersection before the cars are permitted to proceed. The walkers are thus further into the road and more visible to drivers by the time traffic starts moving. Bike riders, however, currently do not enjoy the protection that the LPI provides to walkers. This is because bike riders are required to wait and go when the
