Most New York parents are told about shaken baby syndrome when they begin to have children. Shaken baby syndrome occurs when a parent or caregiver essentially shakes the baby’s brain, causing an injury that could lead to death or serious injuries.
Slipping on a wet or otherwise slippery floor, stair, or ground, or tripping over something on a floor or the ground are common accidents. In many cases, the owner or occupant of property cannot always be held responsible for failing to immediately pick up or clean every slippery substance on a floor. Nor is the property owner always responsible for someone who slips or trips on something that a person should expect to find there or should see and avoid. We all have an obligation to watch where we’re going. So when does a slip and fall case become viable? Times when Slip and Fall
Elevator Commercial & Residential High-rises Millions use elevators to move up and down the buildings they either work or live. There are around 900,000 elevators in use in the United States, and New York City buildings house around 80,000 of them. Elevators can go wrong while being installed, maintained, or when in use. Many service engineers have lost their lives while handling elevator service calls. There have been several accidents with elevator doors in past several years. Enough to trigger in January of 2015 the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been requested to stipulate safety standards for residential elevators under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Personal Injury Claim If a victim wants to recover damages against a driver in a car accident or product manufacturer, the victim or his attorneys need to establish third party negligence. In other words, the car driver or the product manufacturer needs to have been at fault. Workers compensation claim and personal injury claim should not be considered one and the same. A willful misconduct of the claimant need not give way for a personal injury claim. A person, who knows the consequences of falling in front of a moving car, cannot deliberately do that so as to enable him to claim for his personal
A brain injury caused by any means is traumatic, permanent, and life-altering. Be it minor or major, brain injuries can lead to personality changes, financial difficulties, emotional trauma and stress to the victim as well as the family. At the very least, brain injuries may involve a chain of surgeries, long term medical care, continuous treatment and the loss of ability to lead a normal life. Causes of Brain Injury Brain injuries can be caused in many different ways, which may be through direct trauma to the head or an indirect force like whiplash or deprivation of oxygen. Inhaling toxic chemical vapors or exposure to
The ever-growing Big Apple The largest city in the United States – New York also known as the Big Apple – is also the world’s arts and finance capital (because of NYC’s recent poor management though – London is a close second in being a financial haven for many conglomerates and trading activities). The city includes the five boroughs that are major area of the city: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. The city’s population has exceeded little over 8.5 million already and is just about to touch the 2020 population projection. Many pedestrians and bicyclists have suffered injuries or lost their lives to
Bones offer protection, mobility, and flexibility An adult body consists of 206 bones. Bones are strong organs that form part of the entire skeletal system. They support and protect other organs inside the human body besides helping in mobility. There are five different kinds of bones in the human body. They are: Long bones Short bones Irregular bones Sesamoid bones Flat bones Bones take their own time to heal and require rest and immobilization for complete binding and healing. A slip & fall accident can dislocate a shoulder bone. An auto accident can injure and fracture the hip bone. Depending on the nature of the
What is Spinal Anesthesia?
Spinal cord injuries often happen due to a fall, accident, or due to medical negligence. Whatever the reason, spinal cord injury has the potential to leave victims in a miserable condition that forces them to bear medical expenses for the rest of their life. Based on this, it is very important for neurosurgeons to be highly cautious while performing the surgery and also provide best post-operative care to avoid spinal cord injuries.
Diabetes is a serious medical condition
