Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is a New York Plaintiff's personal injury law firm specializing in automobile accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, police misconduct and all types of New York personal injury litigation.
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This year in New York eight children died after being struck by a car or another vehicle including three last week. The advocacy group “Right of Way” bicycled all over town on Sunday to stencil body outlines at the eight sites where these young children have been killed.

Read more in the Daily News

 

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Breast%20Cancer%20Awareness.png Failure to diagnose breast cancer at an early stage can be deadly. To make sure all New York women, including those who don’t have insurance, are getting screened for breast cancer, the state of New York is sponsoring multiple initiatives related to Breast Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Community-Based Breast Cancer Education, Counseling, Outreach and Support Services.

In a recent campaign Governor Cuomo urged all women to get checked for breast cancer. Uninsured women should call NYSDOH Cancer Services Program at 1-866-442-CANCER (2262) or click here to find a free cancer screening in their community.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second deadliest cancer among women in New York State. Every year, 14,000 new cases are diagnosed and 2800 women die from breast cancer in our State. Early detection is key to reduce the number of deaths.

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Our Partner, Anthony Gair will be speaking at LITIGATING THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: LAW AND PRACTICE NYC seminar presented by the New York State Bar Association. The Chair of the Seminar is Dennis J. Brady, Esq. a Partner at the preeminent New York defense firm, Goldberg Segalla LLP.
The Seminar will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at The Holiday Inn Manhattan 440 W. 57th Street New York, NY 10019.

Other speakers are:

Brian T. Stapleton, Esq., Goldberg Segalla LLP, White Plains, NY David M. Glazer, Esq., Patterson Belknap, New York, NY Hon. John P. DiBlasi, White Plains, NY Brian Isaac, Esq., Pollack Pollack Isaac & Decicco, New York, NY Ellen H. Greiper, Esq., Goldberg Segalla, LLP John J. McDonough, III, Esq., Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY
To Register click here.

The Agenda for the Seminar is below.
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2 year old Jahir Figueroa was hit bit a car as he was crossing the road with his mom. The car driver who drove the child and his mother to a hospital – was drunk at the time of the accident and has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. The toddler who was walking hand in hand with his mother, but slipped out of her grip moments before being struck, died at the hospital.

Read more in the New York Daily News

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Innocent victim, little Jahir. Source: NY Daily News

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nycbarlogo.jpgOur managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz will be a speaker at the New York City Bar ProgramAnatomy of a Trial: Tips and Strategy to win your Case on Thursday November 14th from 6:00pm to 9:00 pm . The program is co-chaired by United States Magistrate Judge, SDNY Honorable, Sarah Netburn and New York Trial Attorney Philip R. Schatz, founding partner at Wrobel Schatz & Fox LLP

Taught by leading trial advocates and experienced judges, this event will provide you with the basics of a federal trial, from voir dire to verdict, and share their “how-to” tips and tricks for victory in the courtroom. You’ll learn:

  • How To Create Successful Opening And Closing Arguments
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BR.jpg Gair Gair Steigman Mackauf Bloom and Rubinowitz is proud to announce that Partner Ben Rubinowitz is Chairing the New York State Bar Association’s BASICS OF CIVIL TRIAL program on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 New York City at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd St.), New York, NY 10001 | (212) 736-5000.

This program will cover all aspects of a trial from jury selection through summation. The faculty includes some of the most successful attorneys in their field as well as a seasoned trial Judge who has presided over one of the busiest trial parts in the Country. ” I expect this program to be one of the finest CLE courses ever” said Rubinowitz who explained ” Not only will the program provide useful tips to help you win your case but it will give you the opportunity to see actual Trial Demonstrations conducted by superb Trial lawyers.” This one day program will focus on basic through advanced trial techniques including methods for dealing with Expert Witnesses and advanced techniques in cross examination.

The Faculty includes:

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Slow%20Zone%20New%20York.jpgIn New York City 81 people died in traffic accidents related to speed last year. Even though this number is one of the lowest ever recorded, speeding remains the greatest contributing factor in traffic fatalities in the city. In a continuous effort to make the city safer and reduce traffic fatalities, Mayor Bloomberg and Traffic Commissioner Sadik-Khan announced this week that the New York Neighborhood Slow Zone program would be expanded to 15 new communities.

In a previous post in May we announced that communities could apply for Neighborhood slow zones. The City received a total of 74 applications and selected 15 of them based on criteria such as crash history, community support, proximity of schools, and senior and daycare centers.

The 15 communities selected are: Alphabet City in Manhattan, Norwood in the Bronx, Clinton Hill/Bedford Stuyvesant and Brownsville in Brooklyn, and Jackson Heights, Queens in 2014; Sunnyside Gardens/Woodside and Sunnyside in Queens, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Parkchester in the Bronx and Manhattan’s West Village in 2015; and Midland Beach in Staten Island, Brooklyn Heights and Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, Westchester Square in the Bronx and Hudson Heights in Manhattan in 2016.

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A New York City public map of crash locations and traffic fatalities that would be updated monthly is a brilliant idea but the NYPD is reluctant to share this data with the public.

At a City Council transportation committee hearing on Thursday, the NYPD testified in opposition to a bill requiring NYPD to release a monthly crash map to the public. The NYPD said that it was already doing enough to release information to the public.

At present, crash and summons information is released in PDF and Excel formats that the police department must compile each time it releases data.

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Jose Torres, 57, died yesterday after being struck by a tow truck in a Crosswalk at East 181st Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, New York. The police are still investigating the reason for the accident. Read more in the New York Daily News

Earlier this week on Wednesday afternoon 12 year old Samuel Cohen-Eckstein was struck by a van as he ran across a Brooklyn street in New York to chase after a soccer ball. The boy who suffered serious injury was rushed to the hospital where he died. Read more in The New York Daily News

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1 person died and 11 suffered serious personal injury and were hospitalized with two having to receive liver transplants following multiple non viral Acute Hepatitis cases in Hawaii. Out of a total of 29 cases, 24 were linked to a dietary supplement product labeled as OxyElite Pro.

The CDC is looking at other cases of liver injury nationwide that may be related.

The dietary product OxyElite Pro was pulled out from shelves nationwide and USPlabs LLC of Dallas stopped its distribution.Consumers who have bought this product should stop to use it immediately. Consumers who believe they have been armed by using this product or any other dietary supplement should contact their doctor immediately.