Personal Injury

Published on: September 8, 2014

73 year old New York pedestrian suffers critical personal injury after being struck by 87 year old driver on the Upper West Side

Another pedestrian was hit by a car on West End Avenue. The victim a 73 year old woman is in critical condition. She was crossing West End Ave yesterday night around 8 pm when an auto driven by an 87 year old man ran over her. The driver stayed at the scene and wasn’t charged. (read more in the Gothamist)

West End is very a very dangerous avenue. This year, 61 year old Jean Chamber and 9 year old Cooper Stock were both killed in car accidents on West End Ave. Between 2008 and 2012, 96 pedestrians, 41 cyclists and 160 motor vehicle passengers were injured in crashes on West End. To stop the bleeding, The NYC Community Board 7 approved a complete redesign of West End Ave (see previous blog) that should be completed before the winter. (see West Side Rag)

Published on: September 3, 2014

Videotaping IMEs: a Corollary to Defense Surveillance

By GGCRBHS&M

ben%20small.jpg In their Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: Our first article on the topic of secretly taping so-called “independent medical examinations” was met with wide criticism by certain members of the defense bar. However, if we are to achieve fairness in the adversarial process, and if trials are to remain reliable means of discovering the truth, then both sides must be permitted to use covert video surveillance where appropriate.

A Bronx boy suffered severe burn injuries after some hot water from a hot dog stand spilled on him

By GGCRBHS&M

A 4 year old boy was rushed to the hospital after he was severely burned by hot water spilling out of a Hot Dog stand near his home in the Bronx, NYC.

The National Safety Council estimates that 400 people will die and 42,300 will suffer personal injury in a car accident during Labor Day week-end

By GGCRBHS&M

Based on previous statistics of car crashes, The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that car accidents will kill 400 people and injure 42,300 this Labor Day week-end in the US. Here are a few safety tips to make your ride safer this week-end:

Buckle up. The NSC estimates that out of the 400 fatalities estimated for this long week-end, 144 could be avoided by buckling up
Do not use your cell phone while driving
Set up your GPS, radio or any info in-vehicle infotainment systems before you start driving your car
Give yourself plenty of time to arrive at your destination so you don’t get frustrated while you are driving
If you are planning to drink make sure there is a non drinking designated driver or simply avoid taking your car and plan for a taxi
Be cautious and drive defensively especially if the weather is bad.

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Published on: August 25, 2014

New York Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz to lecture on Trial Practice at the NYSTLA program “Decisions 2014: Recent Developments in Tort Law

By GGCRBHS&M

ben%20small.jpg Our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz will be lecturing on Trial Advocacy at the NYC flagship program of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association “Decisions 2014: Recent Developments in Tort Law” on September 13th 2014 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Ave, NY,NY.

Ben will speak about recent developments in the law and provide concrete examples of methods that can be used to deal with these new issues.

Decisions 2014 is a must for personal injury lawyers practicing in New York. The program will cover the following topics: Damages, Discovery, Ethic and professionalism, Evidence, Insurance, Jurisdiction, Labor Law, Legislation, Mass Torts, Medical Malpractice, Medicare & ERISA, Motor Vehicle Liability & Developments in No-fault, Municipal Liability, Pleading & Filing, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Trial Practice, Workers’ Compensation.

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Published on: August 25, 2014

5 people injured including a newborn baby and a pedestrian in an accident during which a drunk driver crashed into another car in Harlem, NYC

By GGCRBHS&M

Daniel Rodriguez was drunk when he crashed his van into another car occupied by a 9 day old baby girl, her dad and a friend. The impact was so strong that the car jumped the curb injuring a pedestrian. After the crash the car started to smoke. A 60 year old man who witnessed the accident was able to run to the car, remove the baby from her seat and take her to safety. The driver of the van, the pedestrian and the passengers of the car including the newborn suffered personal injury and were taken to the hospital to be treated. The accident happened Friday night at 7:30 pm at the corner of 145th Street and Powell Blvd in Harlem, New York.Read more in the New York Daily News.

Published on: August 20, 2014

StarNetworks USA recalls its Magnicubes products because they can cause serious personal injury or death if they are ingested by children or teenagers

By GGCRBHS&M

As part of a settlement of an administrative case based on product defect filed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in December 2012, the company Star Networks USA announced a voluntary recall of all Magnicubes Spheres sets and Magnicube Cubes sets. These sets contains high power rare earth magnets that create a substantial injury hazard. The CPSC received numerous reports describing teenagers or children who died or suffered serious personal injury requiring surgery after ingesting the small magnets.

To read more about this recall click here

To read more about product liability click here

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Published on: August 19, 2014

8 Personal Injury Lawyers from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015

By GGCRBHS&M

Jeffrey B. Bloom, Seymour Boyers, Anthony H. Gair, Howard S. Hershenhorn, Stephen H. Mackauf, Ben B. Rubinowitz, Ernest R. Steigman and Richard M. Steigman were selected in the following practice areas:

Jeffrey B. Bloom, listed in Best Lawyers since 2007

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Published on: August 13, 2014

A young pedestrian sustained critical injuries after being struck by a van yesterday night in the West Village in New York

By GGCRBHS&M

A woman in her 20s was hospitalized in critical condition after she was hit by a van last night around 3:00 am. According to the New York Daily News, the woman was running across 10th Street under a pouring rain when a van driving northbound on Hudson St. hit her. The driver stayed at the scene and he wasn’t charged. He told the police he never saw the woman.

Published on: August 11, 2014

To prevent death and personal injury related to subway accidents the MTA is testing several “track intrusion” detection systems

By GGCRBHS&M

Last year in New York 151 people were struck by subway trains and 53 of them died. There are many reasons why people are being injured or killed by a train: they fall on the tracks after feeling ill, they are pushed by someone else, they loose something on the track and try to go pick it up or they jump in front of the train to commit suicide. To stop the staggering amount of injuries and deaths happening on its tracks, the MTA is testing sensors and video systems that would prevent people who fall on the tracks to be struck by a train. The systems use high-tech devices to alert the driver if someone falls on the tracks. The tests look promising and the MTA executives are planning to install such systems in subway stations between 2015 and 2019.