Medical malpractice suit alleges failure to correctly diagnose
Gary Silverstein
March 27, 2014
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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 in a Brooklyn supermarket parking lot. The details around this horrific event are hard to read about, and hard to hear about. They remind us of the importance of safety protocols around those common seasonal activities involved in public maintenance, tasks like plowing snow, sweeping streets and paving roads. They
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 someone is injured or killed in an incident where the cab driver fails to yield. The records also cover the naming of this law “Cooper’s Law” as a tribute to a nine-year-old boy killed in a local accident where failure to yield was involved. New York City Drivers and Responsibility
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 to a fire call. Personal injury cases like this one are not unusual in places where high volumes of pedestrian and vehicle traffic intersect, as in the often clogged streets of the average Brooklyn neighborhood, but the involvement of a fire emergency vehicle does play a role in evaluating this
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.
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 a new technological program to crack down on traffic offenses within the five boroughs. Vision Zero The city administration has also built a ‘Vision Zero’ web site that further details De Blasio’s plans to protect New York City families. “This status quo is unacceptable.” reads the letter. “The city of
A recent case of a collision between a truck and a New York City transit bus is an example of how these larger vehicles generate their own particular risks for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Buses, trucks and other outsized vehicles can cause severe and grievous damage when they go out of control on busy roads. News venues including ABC affiliates reported February 12 on the collision that happened in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. Numerous injuries, and one tragic fatality, resulted. Details show that the collision sent vehicles up onto a sidewalk, where they eventually crashed into scaffolding. These types of accidents represent various
posted in Bus Accidents on Monday, March 18, 2013. People in New York City usually hop on buses assuming that they will have a peaceful and uneventful ride. However, a bus accident can not only delay an individual’s commute. It can also leave them with serious injuries. A recent bus accident in a nearby state caused multiple fatalities. Authorities are trying to determine what caused the tragic accident. The bus was carrying the women’s lacrosse team from Seton Hall University, a school near Pittsburgh. Twenty-three people were on board the bus as the team was heading to a game. The bus reportedly left the roadway
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 temperatures where normal surfaces get icy and slick. Recent reporting from last month on the Daily News includes a slideshow of pedestrians slipping, falling and actually sliding out into busy intersections. In the majority of cases, pedestrians will have right-of-way in the intersection, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a
For anyone that has anxiously waited in a hospital while a loved one underwent surgery, a prognosis of complications is usually not a good sign. Indeed, readers may assume that the best news is being told that a surgery went well.
