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A young boy was seriously injured after he was hit by a minivan Saturday in the Bronx, NYC. According to the New York Daily News, the boy was playing with friends when he ran out into the street. He was struck by a minivan driven by a lady who witnesses said was seen texting behind the wheel prior to the accident. The lady also had her children in her car. She remained at the scene and so far no charges have been filed. The boy who suffered serious but non life threatening injuries was rushed to the hospital.

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With an average of 27 deaths or severe injuries related to traffic accidents per mile, White Plains Road in the Bronx is one of the most dangerous roads in New York City. 8 people died in crashes between 2007 and 2014 and it was identified by the Vision Zero Program as a High Crash Corridor. The intersection at White Plains Road and Morris Park Ave figures in the top 20 High Pedestrian Crash Locations in NYC.

Last week the Community Board 9 voted unanimously in favor of a proposal of the New York City Department of Transportation to revamp the road to make it safer. The changes include modified parking lanes and the addition of a left turn bay to reduce speeding and better organize traffic.

Read more and see video on the Bronx News 12 website

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See our prior blog, “CONGRESS OVERRULES AHLBORN, ATTEMPTS TO GIVE MEDICAID A LIEN ON FULL AMOUNT OF RECOVERY IN PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT PROPERLY ALLOCABLE TO MEDICAID’S EXPENSES”

These amendments were to go into effect October 1, 2014. The effective date is now October 1, 2016 which means plaintiffs will continue to be able to rely on Ahlborn until at least than. Click here for more information. See in particular “SEC. 211. DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR MEDICAID AMENDMENTS RELATING TO BENEFICIARY LIABILITY SETTLEMENTS.

Effective as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget

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Ambrealla.jpg40 year old Gordon Matthew Ambrella died from his injuries after he became trapped in a fire in an apartment on the 19th floor of a Brooklyn high rise. The firefighter went into the apartment to look for victims but he never came back. His colleagues found him unconscious on the floor with multiple injuries. He was rushed to the hospital but he couldn’t be saved. The funeral is planned for Thursday.

Photo: Facebook Read more on New York CBS website

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General%20Motor.jpgThe potentially defective cars are recalled mostly because they may have ignition defects that lead to inadvertent key rotation. The models recalled are models of the Cadillac CTS and SRX, and the Chevrolet Malibu, Monte Carlo and Impala, as well as the Oldsmobile Intrigue and Alero, and Pontiac Grand Am and Grand Prix. The model years range from 1997 to 2014. The trading of GM shares was temporarily suspended during the announcement.

Read more in the New York Times

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Jeffrey%20Bloom.jpgOur partner New York personal injury attorney Jeffrey Bloom is representing Alonzo Yanes a student at the New York Beacon School who was severely injured, when according to a report issued by the Education Department’s Special Commissioner of Investigation, his chemistry teacher improperly poured explosive methanol onto a burning chemistry experiment.

Alonzo suffered second and third degree burns to his face, neck and torso. According to the report, the school custodian found him with a melted left ear.

“It’s very clear from the report that they conducted an experiment that they had been warned by the government was dangerous,” our partner Jeffrey Bloom told the Post. “As a result, a gifted, talented young man has scars, physical and mental, that are going to be with him forever”.

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Speed_Limit_25_sign.pngA major step in Vision Zero plan to reduce the number of injury and death related to traffic accidents in New York City has been achieved this week. Albany just granted Bill deBlasio the authority to reduce the maximum speed limit from 30 mph to 25mph in all 5 boroughs of New York City.

Read more in Mobilizing the region, the blog from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign

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42% of NYC food workers have suffered personal injury at work. Cuts and “slip and fall” injuries are the most common injuries followed closely by headaches, back injuries and injuries sustained after being hit by equipment. Dangerous working conditions and the lack of training explain this high rate of personal injury among food workers in New York City according to a recent study entitled FEEDING NEW YORK Challenges and Opportunities for Workers in New York City’s Food Manufacturing Industry and published by Brandworkers and the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center.
The study provides an in-depth look at the difficult working conditions of the 14’000 New Yorkers working in food factories and food warehouses located mostly in Brooklyn and Queens. NYC food industry workers are mostly Hispanic immigrants , many of them undocumented, with limited educations and English skills. Even though they live in one of the most expensive cities in the country, their wages are low, their hours are inconsistent and they are not compensated for overtime. Healthcare coverage is most of the time not available and workers are often forced to work even though they are sick or injured. Discrimination and abuse is widespread among workers of color or undocumented workers. Female workers are unrepresented. They are given the lowest paid tedious jobs and are treated as expendable. Most workers do not belong to a union, they would like to but they fear retaliation from their employers.

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A garbage truck tried to avoid a car which had run a red light and crashed into an open deli injuring 8 people last week in Brooklyn. The accident happened at the intersection of Dekalb Ave and Bedford Ave. The driver of the Metropolitan Recycling garbage truck had the green light and was driving through the intersection when he tried to avoid a black sedan which had ran the red light. He lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an open Deli located at the corner of the intersection. The deli belongs and is operated by a family who lives in the apartment above it. Two of the family members were working in the Deli while the rest of the family was asleep just above the bodega. 8 people were injured in the accident including the two drivers. The deli and the building are severely damaged.
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A 19 year old cyclist suffered critical personal injury after he lost control of his bike. The teenager was riding his bike downhill in Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, NYC when he lost tcontrol of his bike and crashed into a parked truck.

Read more in SIlive.com

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