Our personal injury law firm is concerned about the recent news regarding lithium-ion batteries causing deadly fires in New York City. According to reports, a 64-year-old man died in a Bronx apartment fire caused by a defective lithium-ion battery over the weekend, and the FDNY has reported 33 fires caused…
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Crosstown protected bike lanes can reduce the number of bicycle accident injuries and deaths in NYC
As personal injury lawyers and bicycle accident lawyers, we applaud the recent decision by the Upper West Side Community Board 7 to back crosstown protected bike lanes. This move is a significant step forward in promoting safer cycling and reducing the number of bicycle accidents in New York City. Cycling…
2 people seriously injured in horrific crash captured on video in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NYC
Two people suffered serious personal injuries in a multi-vehicle car accident in New York City last Monday night. The accident occurred around 6:30 pm in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at the intersection of Crown Street and Nostrand Avenue. An exclusive and jarring surveillance video from a nearby building was obtained by…
New publication on the rise of “nuclear verdicts” is a lobbying vehicle for insurance companies according to Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz
Our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz, is a renown trial lawyer who has obtained many of the largest verdicts in New York State history. He was interviewed by Brian Lee, a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal about a recent report by Marathon Strategies that puts New York State as…
2 people died and 3 were injured including one critically after being hit by reckless and drunk drivers in NYC this last weekend
Several people were seriously injured or died in car accidents in New York City this last week-end. 2 pedestrians died. One cyclist was critically injured. Another pedestrian suffered serious injury and one motorist suffered minor injuries, all caused by reckless driving. Young mother killed by drunk driver The carnage started…
After another massive fire caused by the explosion of a lithium battery ravages a Bronx supermarket and injure several, Mayor Adams calls for federal response and massive crackdown on defective e-bikes batteries
Mayor Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh are calling for a federal action to crack down on defective lithium-ion batteries that are invading the American market and causing an alarming number of fires in New York City. Mayor Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh both visited the Bronx on Sunday…
NYC Council introduces new legislation related to e-bike lithium-ion batteries to reduce personal injuries and wrongful deaths caused by lithium battery explosions
Defective lithium-Ion e-bike batteries have been the cause of 216 fires in NYC last year. 147 people suffered personal injury and 6 of them died in these fires. This year so far more than 20 lithium-ion battery fires have caused serious injury and death. Two weeks ago, in Brooklyn, a…
8 of our NYC personal injury lawyers included in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
The law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Blooom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is proud to announce that 8 of our personal injury attorneys have been listed in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers including one in the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Marijo Adimey, Jeffrey Bloom,…
Ben Rubinowitz demonstrates how to apply “Voice of Reason” questions when questioning a witness in any types of negligence case in recent “Unscripted Direct” podcast
Our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz, was recently a guest on Unscripted Direct, a popular podcast among the law school trial advocacy community presented by Spencer Pahlke and Justin Bernstein. In “Episode 48 – Bad Facts” Ben demonstrates how to cross examine witnesses by using voice of reason questions to which…
NYC DOT rejects all City Councils safety bills to reduce traffic accident injuries and fatalities
Last year traffic fatalities in New York City reached their second highest level since Vision Zero started in 2014. Last year was also the first year in office for the Adams Administration and the new DOT Commissioner, Ydanis Rodriguez. Yesterday in an oversight hearing with the City Council, Rodriguez admitted…