A teacher at KIPP NYC who allegedly groomed and sexually abused a female student for years was recently arrested and the school’s principal was fired for not proprely handling the matter. 39 year old Cesar Sanchez, a science teacher at KIPP Washington Heights Middle School, started to make lewd and…
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Portable generators have been causing death by carbon monoxide for years but nothing has been done to make them safer
Every year in the US, thousands of people are injured and an average 70 die from exposure to carbon monoxide after using a portable generator. With more and more power shortages caused by climate events, the number of deaths caused by dangerous carbon monoxide emissions from generators is on the…
Loose cybersecurity on medical devices puts patients at risk of potential injury or death
Most medical devices used by hospitals are legacy devices that are still operating on Windows 7 that Microsoft no longer supports. Manufactured at a time when cybersecurity was not a preoccupation, these devices can now easily be hacked and potentially be dangerous to patients. As a result, on top of…
Multiple car accidents leading to one death and multiple injuries, caused by icy rain in New York and tri-state area
Freezing rain caused dozens of car accidents around New York City and in the tri-state area on Wednesday morning. While accidents resulted mostly in pile ups and damages to cars at least one man died and multiple people were injured. Driver who exited from his car fatally hit by other…
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Injuries and deaths related to storm drains
When people died in flooding that occurs after heavy rain there is usually not a lot of information about the cause of the death except for “the person drowned”. However a recent investigation by ProPublica highlights the danger of the actual drainage system in the US. Giant storm drains with…
Analysis of medical malpractice claims finds that poorly executed care transitions increase risks of patients being injured and create a financial burden to healthcare providers
In a recent study analyzing 5,270 medical malpractice claims related to medical events occurring between 2017 and 2019, Coverys, a company providing Medical malpractice Insurance, found that 210 of them were medical malpractice related to negligent care transition that led to an alleged medical error. While medical malpractice related to…
Medical Malpractice: Lessons from a Plaintiff’s Lawyer
This past Saturday our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz lectured to urologists at the Societies for Pediatric Urology SPU2021 Pediatric Urology Fall Congress held in Miami, Florida. Ben presented a dynamic talk as to the pitfalls of inadequate care and the resultant harm that comes to patients when doctors fail to…
Construction Safety during the Covid19 Pandemic
In New York and in the US, construction companies, like any employers, are responsible for the safety of their employees while they are at work. If a construction worker is injured or killed on the job, the employer might be liable. Therefore during the pandemic they had to make sure…
Assistant principal at Queens Technical High School in Long Island City arrested for arranging Grindr meeting with 14 year old boy
A New York City assistant principal planned a sexual encounter with a 14 year old boy on Grindr and instead found himself facing an adult who filmed the encounter and uploaded it on Youtube. Earlier this year, 40 year old Claudio Garcia who works at Queens Technical High School in…