ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Mark Feldman Killed In Highway Car Accident After USPS Truck Crashed Into His Car On the Long Island Expressway
MAIL TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) News 12 Long Island is reporting that a 54-year-old man from Sands Point has died after a United States Postal Service (USPS) Mail Truck crashed into his car as he was pulled over to the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway. Police […]
ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Mark Feldman Died In Freeway Car Collision With USPS Mail Truck After Semi-Truck Causes Accident On The Long Island Expressway
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY BE LIABLE FOR UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TRUCK ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) A 54-year old man was killed in a tragic pedestrian car accident when he was struck by a USPS Mail Truck on the Long Island Expressway, according to Patch.com. Authorities have been able to identify the man that […]
Sepsis injury or death may be due to medical negligence
Sepsis causes tens of thousands of deaths each year in New York and throughout the country. It arises when an infection in one part of the body spreads into other parts, including the bloodstream. An infection that begins in the lungs, skin or abdomen may eventually impact the whole of the body.
80-hour rule may impact patients and medical residents
The American Council of Graduate Medical Education has imposed a rule on medical residents limiting the amount of time that they can spend at the hospital to 80 hours per week. The rule applies regardless of specialty or whether the residents are working in New York or elsewhere. While the regulation was made to address doctor fatigue, some residents oppose the restriction because it does not take into account individual training programs. Many also argue that this rule can impact patients adversely.
(UPDATE) BROOKLYN: Andrew Esquivel, MIT Student, Killed In Car Accident After Drunk Off-Duty Cop Crashes SUV Onto Sidewalk In Williamsburg
NYPD MAY BE LIABLE IN DEADLY CRASH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 19, 2016) One person has died in a tragic car accident after a drunk off-duty cop crashed his SUV onto a sidewalk in Williamsburg, according to the NY Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the collision as MIT student Andrew Esquivel. Three […]
Examples of negligence in medical malpractice cases
Many New York residents believe that the United States health care system is among the best in the world. According to the Institute of Medicine, however, nearly 98,000 people are killed from medical malpractice every year. While some medical errors may be unavoidable, others are caused by acts of negligence. In 2004, a New York woman sued a fertility clinic after giving birth to a baby that was obviously not her husbands. It emerged that the clinic had used semen from a stranger by mistake.
How a single birth injury can end up costing you your life
As functioning members of society, we can easily imagine what we would miss if we lost the ability to perform even the most simplest of tasks. Perhaps that’s why it’s easy for us to consider the opportunities and life experiences children miss out on when they suffer a birth injury.
NYC Sees an Increase in Cyclists, But Safety Efforts Are Lacking
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who use bicycles to get around New York City. According to Gothamist, a report prepared through years of research shows that there was a 320 percent increase in the number of New Yorkers commuting by bicycle in recent years as compared with in 1990. […]
BROOKLYN: James Balchaunas Injured In Car Accident After Drunk Off-Duty Cop Crashes Speeding SUV Into Sidewalk on Bedford Avenue
POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL COLLISION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 17, 2015) A 21-year-old man was tragically killed and three other pedestrians were seriously injured when a drunk off-duty cop drove his SUV onto the sidewalk on Bedford Avenue, according to the New York Daily News. The police officer responsible for the accident has […]
BROOKLYN: Sophia Tabachoun Injured In Pedestrian Car Accident By Drunk Driver Identified as Off-Duty Police Officer In Williamsburg
NYPD MAY BE LIABLE IN FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 17, 2015) One man was killed and three others were seriously injured when an intoxicated NYPD cop drove his SUV onto the sidewalk and struck the pedestrian, according to the NY Daily News. Authorities have been able to identify one of the victims injured in […]