HEMPSTEAD: Virginia Carol Leviner, School Crossing Guard, Killed In Car Accident After Semi-Truck Crashed Into Her
HERO CROSSING GUARD KILLED IN FATAL ACCIDENT HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (10, 28, 2016) A school crossing guard was killed by a big rig truck that was attempting to beat the light on South Franklin and Grove Streets, according to ABC 7 News. The school crossing guard that died in the accident has been identified as Virginia Carol […]
HEMPSTEAD: Virginia Carol Leviner Dead After Tractor Trailer Crashed Into Her By South Franklin and Grove Streets
TRUCK ACCIDENT KILLS BELOVED SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (10, 28, 2016) – A crossing guard was struck and killed by a big rig on Friday as the driver of the truck appears to have been trying to beat a read light, according to ABC 7 News. The accident took place on South Franklin and […]
Dealing With Workplace Hearing Loss
One of the top workplace injuries suffered in the United States may come as a surprise. While many people do not realize it, CNN reported recently that hearing loss is actually the most common workplace injury suffered in the United States. Hearing loss is a risk across many different industries, and it can have serious […]
NY Contractors Face OSHA Fines
When a work injury or a workplace fatality happens, a New York City construction accident attorney can help victims of the injury and their families to pursue a claim for benefits. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can also conduct an investigation into the cause of the workplace accident or injury in order to […]
Our New York City Construction Accident Lawyers Review Recent Developments in Construction Safety
The construction industry is a dangerous one and employees within this field face a substantial risk of being hurt on the job or of being killed at work. It is important for workers to reach out to New York City construction accident lawyers to understand what their rights are if an injury happens. Workers may […]
Transfer from hospital to nursing home risky for patients
When geriatric patients in New York and around the country return to their nursing homes after a hospitalization, they enter a danger zone for medical errors. When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services studied data from 2014 about these patient transfers, researchers discovered that close to 25 percent of the people with complicated medical conditions experienced harm within a few days after returning to their nursing facilities. Inadequate follow-up care or monitoring and medication mistakes accounted for the majority of these incidents.
A Look at Workers’ Comp Appeals: Are They Successful for Workers?
Injured workers in New York should be able to receive medical coverage and certain other benefits after work injuries or illnesses occur. Unfortunately, there are circumstances in which injured workers have their claims denied and are not provided with the benefits that they deserve. There are also situations in which a worker is denied coverage […]
When Should Workplace Deaths Lead to Criminal Actions?
When a Virginia CEO was sentenced to a year of imprisonment after his company’s safety failures were found to have caused the deaths of 29 miners, the story made headlines. The story was newsworthy not because he got such a short sentence of one year for 29 deaths, but because it was so unusual for […]
Medical diagnoses in the hands of computers
People depend on doctors to provide reliable health care. Unfortunately, many individuals across New York and the rest of the United States are faced with misdiagnoses every year. This leads to patients undergoing sometimes expensive and dangerous treatments that do them no good.
BRONX: Carmen Puello Killed In Car Accident After School Bus Ran Her Over By West Fordham Road near Sedgwick Avenue In University Heights
FATAL BUS ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BRONX, NEW YORK (October 24, 2016) A 43-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a yellow school bus as she was crossing the street in University Heights, according to ABC New. Police have been able to identify the woman that died in the crash as Carmen Puello. Authorities are saying […]