A police officer driving a NYPD car and responding to a call for a stolen car lost control of his vehicle, jumped the curb and slammed his the cruiser into multiple pedestrians that were on the sidewalk. Among them were a mother, her 5 year old daughter and the grand-mother…
New York cyclists are facing higher risk of getting injured or killed in accidents every time they have to go around vehicles parked in a bike lane. To deter drivers from doing so, the city is proposing a new law that would allow citizen not only to report truck and…
A reckless truck driver fatally struck a NYC pedestrian as he was in the crosswalk with the light in his favor. The truck accident occurred early morning around 6:30 am on October 4th. 63 year old Benjamin Berger was crossing the street at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Bedford…
Congratulations to our 12 New York Personal Injury Lawyers who have been selected to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2022. These attorneys are: Super Lawyers Ben Rubinowitz. Not only was Ben selected for the 17th consecutive year but he also ranked third in the Top 10: 2022…
17 pedestrians, 4 cyclists, 14 passengers and 22 motorists died in auto accidents in NYC during the two hottest months of the summer. Truck accidents were close to record highs while bus accidents were slightly lower than usual. 35 people died in car accidents in New York City in July…
Conditions at for-profit nursing homes worsened during the pandemic and patients suffered from it according to a recent report by by the House of Representatives’ Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The Subcommittee looked at 5 for-profit chains that operate around 850 nursing homes with a total of 80,000 residents…
Our Managing Partner Ben Rubinowitz conducted Grand Rounds for the Department of Radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. The talk was titled ”Preventing Medical Malpractice.” In this presentation Mr Rubinowitz showed real life examples of medical negligence and then cross examined various residents, fellows and attending physicians to educate…
The poor maintenance of a NYC residential building caused a woman to fall to the basement of her building after a bathroom floor collapsed. The woman was injured and is now recovering in the hospital. After the accident occurred, the Department of Buildings came to the premises located on Shakespeare…
Two people suffered personal injury after a MTA Bus crashed into a light pole in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday around 7:30 pm. The accident occurred at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 58th Street. The driver of the M103 bus made a too sharp turn and hit a light…
Medtronic HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) device caused the wrongful death of more than 3,000 people since it was introduced on the market more than 10 years ago. The sale and distribution of the heart pump was stopped in June last year but many patients still have the pump implanted…