A FRA investigation prompted by the Metro North Deadly New York Train Accident found that “Metro North’s management emphasis on-time performance to the detriment of safe operations and adequate maintenance of its infrastructure, resulting in a deficient safety culture, increased risk and reduced safety on the Metro North system”. Metro…
Our partner, NY Personal Injury Attorney Richard M. Steigman, will be the Chair of the “2014 CPLR Update: Learn the Cutting-Edge Decisions Every Litigator Must Know” Seminar presented by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association on March 25th 2014 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Hon. Ariel E. Belen (Ret)…
Often because they receive a late diagnosis or because they are not properly treated, African American women with breast cancer are on average 40 percent more likely to die than their white counterparts according to a study that was published last week in the Journal Cancer Epidemiology. The reason for…
Bus and truck accidents related to driver fatigue often happen because drivers have been tampering with the paper logbook by not accurately reporting the time they really spent behind the wheels. To reduce hours of service violations and decrease the paperwork burden associated with hours-of-service recordkeeping, the Federal Motor Carrier…
A frontal collision between two cars injured the two car drivers and one pedestrian in Great Kills, Staten Island, NYC. The accident happened on Amboy Road near Sherwood Place. One of the cars apparently swerved on to the wrong side of the road and collided with the other car that…
A nurse who physically abused a patient in a New York nursing home will spend 30 days behind bars with five years probation. She also will have to surrender her certified nurses’ aid certificate. Sarina Francis (picture) who was working for the Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Albany,…
Nurses at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Long Island , NY may have committed medical malpractice by using the same insulin pen on multiple patients. At this point there is no formal proof that it happened but the warning came after a nurse was heard saying that it was acceptable…
The catastrophic explosion that happened in New York yesterday may have been caused by negligence and may have been prevented. Mayor de Blasio said the first warning came 17 minutes before the explosions but Harlem residents say that the mayor’s statement is inaccurate. According to them a strong gas odor…
After a massive explosion led to the collapse of two buildings in East Harlem, NYC, the rescue team worked all night and found several more dead bodies raising the death toll to seven. More than 60 people suffered personal injury and were treated in nearby hospitals. A 15 year old…
An explosion in New York injured dozens of people and killed at least three while more than eight are still missing. The explosion was so severe that it sent people flying out the windows. 250 firefighters had to be called to the rescue to fight the blaze that consumed the…