An 11 year old bicyclist was struck and dragged under the rear of MTA bus yesterday in Cypress Hills in Brooklyn, New York. The boy was taken to Brookdale Hospital with traumatic injuries to his rib cage and lower body and was later transferred to New York – Presbyterian Columbia…
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New York Car Accident: speed and teen driving killed one and injured two last Saturday around 3:00 am in Queens
A 19 year old driver whose driving license was suspended crashed his car into an elevated subway pillar on Rockaway Freeway killing the 15 year old passenger and severely injuring the other teen passenger. The driver who sustained only minor injuries was driving over the speed limit according to the…
Medical Malpractice: Failure to diagnose Marfan Syndrom can lead to death
Failure to diagnose Marfan Syndrom (MFS) may be medical malpractice that can have severe medical consequences and sometimes lead to death. It can also destroy the lifestyle of individuals and their familes. In a recent article, Sandra G. Boodman, from the Washington Post, writes about Kevin Songer, a 54 year…
Product Liability: Defective Tea Kettle leaks, doesn’t whistle and melts on your stove!
You won’t believe how many things can go wrong with this simple kettle: the spout is defective and water can spill posing a burn hazard, the steam can travel up to the handle and burn your hands. Additionally the leaking steam can prevent the kettle from whistling and if all…
Behavior and mood problems or memory and thinking impairments are two distinct symptoms of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a disease caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries
New research from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy that looked at 36 male athletes diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) identified two distinct type of symptoms for the disease. A group of 22 athletes had behavioral and mood disorder developing at a younger age and the other…
New York Construction Accident: Young worker falls 12 feet after wall collapse
Yesterday a 20 year old construction worker was severely injured when a wall collapsed at a construction site at an apartment building in Washington Heights, New York City according to theDaily News Falls are the leading cause of death in construction accidents and the cause of many traumatic injuries. According…
Best and Worst Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in New York State
New data from New York DOH unveil mortality rates for cardiac surgery by hospitals and by type of procedure. Even though some procedures are by nature riskier than others, New Yorkers suffering from heart conditions should understand that not every hospital offers the same level of safety. Based on the…
New York Car Accident: tourist loses her foot after being struck by a taxi following a road rage incident involving a bicyclist
A taxi jumped a curb yesterday in New York City at Rockefeller Center stricking a British tourist and severing her left leg and severely injuring the other. Her foot was recovered at the scene and doctors at Bellevue Hospital tried in vain to reattach it. The 24-year-old cab driver, Faysal…
Nine Lawyers from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2014
Nine Lawyers from The New York Personal Injury Firm, Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. Jeffrey B. Bloom, Seymour Boyers, Anthony H. Gair, Howard S. Hershenhorn, Jerome I. Katz, Stephen H. Mackauf, Ben B. Rubinowitz,…
Every day 30 children die from unintentional poisoning
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching a prevention campaign to prevent children poisoning by single laundry packets. Please share this on social media to tell parents to store laundry pocket locked up and out of site.