Recent Blog Posts
Garbage Truck Owned by Company With History of Safety Violations Loses Tire, Causes Fatal Wreck
A civilian employee of the New York City Police Department was recently killed in an accident when a tire flew off a garbage truck and hit his car. The accident comes after the truck company had been cited for a series of safety violations. Continue reading for more about the accident, and contact an… Read More »
New York City Trash Hauler’s License Suspended After Series of Accidents, Violations
New York City suspended the license of a Bronx waste collection company following a rash of accidents and other unsafe driving incidents. Sanitation Salvage has over 6,000 commercial clients, making it one of the biggest private trash collection firms in the city. Continue reading to learn about the company’s unsafe history and license revocation,… Read More »
New York Construction Accidents: When Does Labor Law Section 240 Apply?
Construction work carries inherent risk for workers as well as civilians passing by. Owners of construction sites are required to maintain certain safety standards for different types of construction projects in order to lessen the chance of construction accidents and injuries. When an injury occurs, it is important to know, based on what was… Read More »
Study Finds Poor Communication a Top Cause of Medical Errors
Mistakes by doctors and physicians are one of the top causes of death in the US. Many medical researchers are dedicated to determining and reducing the causes of these errors, eliminating what are largely preventable deaths. According to a recent report, one of the most common causes of medical mistakes is faulty communication between… Read More »
Experimental Therapy for CRPS Uses Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain
After an accident, some victims are left with serious health issues that can last for months or years after visible wounds have healed. One serious condition that can plague accident victims, known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), can be excruciating to experience and difficult to treat. A recent study that used virtual reality… Read More »
One Employer, Two Employers, Three Employers, Four… With Multiple Employers, Who’s Responsible for Construction Accidents?
It’s the norm for construction sites to have many employers and employees working on the job simultaneously. With all the people, tools, and equipment moving around, there’s often confusion about workplace safety regulations and responsibility for construction accidents and injuries. This blog post is aimed at lending some clarity to construction accident liability when… Read More »
$5.85 Million for Worker Injured by Faulty Staircase
A man injured on a New York construction site has recently been awarded a $5.8 million settlement after on-the-job injuries left him unable to work. Read on to learn about the case, and contact a seasoned Manhattan construction injury attorney for more information if you’ve been hurt on the job. Weak step causes eight-foot… Read More »
Contractor Pleads Guilty in Charges Connected to Scaffold Fall Death
The subcontractor responsible for the 2017 death of a construction worker on a Manhattan job site has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges. Read on to learn about the case, and contact a seasoned New York construction accident lawyer if you’ve been hurt on the job in Manhattan. Building code-violating request results in death of… Read More »
City Avoids Liability to Injured Children when Victims Cannot Prove that the City Owed a Duty
Successful lawsuits based on negligence require that victims prove three essential elements: a duty, a breach of duty, and an injury. This is, of course, a highly simplified summary of how plaintiffs prove liability, with each of these factors having additional sub-elements, but without proving one of these factors, a claim won’t survive. Each… Read More »
New York Comes in Near the Bottom of Nationwide Hospital Safety Ratings
If you need to have a surgical procedure or undergo lengthy treatment for a serious illness, you want to feel confident that the hospital you choose will provide safe and effective treatment. Many prospective patients look at objective third-party ratings of hospitals to find out whether the facility they plan to use has a… Read More »
