69,000 work injury and illness claims were filled by New York public employees in 2012. That’s a rate of 7 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate was 5.6 and 2.5 in New York private industry. Read more here
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Manhattan Borough President lists 57 most dangerous traffic crossings in Manhattan (New York County)
To help combat the epidemic of pedestrians who die or suffer serious personal injury in New York, Gale Brewer, the Borough President, submitted a list of the NYC 57 most dangerous crossings. This list include 96th street and Broadway where two pedestrians recently died as well as 17 other locations…
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NY car accident: a reckless driver is as guilty of a crime as a drunk or drugged driver
9 year old Cooper Stock recently died after being struck by a taxi. His uncle, Barron Lerner in a column for the New York Times explains why he believes that reckless drivers should be treated as criminals just like drunk and drugged drivers. Lerner who is a professor of medicine…
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90% of Medical Malpractice Claims related to Operating Rooms Fires are Claims of Burn Injury sustained during electrocauteization induced fires
A recent study analysed all Medical Malpractice claims related to fires in the Operating Room that have been filed in the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Database since 1985 and found that electrocauterization was responsible for 90% of the claims. The study “Operating Room Fires: A Closed Claims Analysis”…
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Plaintiff granted summary judgement in NYC “pedestrian struck by car” accident case
Our Partner New York Car Accident Lawyer Jerry Katz obtained summary judgment on the issue of liability for a plaintiff in this “pedestrian struck by car” accident. This action arises out of a pedestrian/vehicle accident which occurred on December 22, 2011 at approximately 11:00 p.m. at the intersection of First…
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NY DOT’s lax oversight of commercial carriers increases the risk of bus and truck accidents according to recent audit by The New York State Comptroller
More than 35,000 potentially unrepaired trucks and buses could be putting New York road users at risk of dangerous accidents. A recent audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that The New York Department of Transportation is not doing enough to ensure that commercial bus and truck companies whose…
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Bus and Truck Accident Prevention: the FMCSA implements a new rule to close a loophole that previously allowed dangerous motor carrier operators to stay in business by submitting a new application for a registration under a different name
To prevent bus and truck accidents caused by negligent motor carriers the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration just published a final rule that addresses motor carrier management companies with a pattern of safety violations. Starting February 21st 2014, the FMCSA will have the authority to “suspend or revoke the operating…
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Personal Injury Prevention: “Be Smart with Sharps” and learn how to safely discard needles and other sharps at home, at work, at school or while traveling
Every year 850,000 people are injured by needles or other sharp medical devices that have not been discarded properly. Sharps is the medical term for any device with a sharp point that can puncture or cut the skin for example, needles, syringes, lancets, auto injectors, infusion sets or connection needles.…
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Too many elderly and disabled are being abused and terrorized for their Social Security Checks and Food Stamps allotment often by their own family members
Elder abuse and elder fraud by family caregivers or acquaintances are unfortunately getting more and more common and not enough is being done to stop this epidemic. Family members are often the first appointed guardians and serve as representative payees when a person is declared incapacitated. In the US 85%…
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New York Bicycle Accident: moving obituary for Pedro Santiago, an unordinary bicycle deliveryman
Pedro Santiago who recently died in a bicycle accident during which he was struck by a bus was more than the usual anonymous face of a bicycle delivery man traversing the streets of NYC. The New York Times wrote an excellent obituary about this gregarious former bicycle delivery man who…