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June 6, 2019 | Car Accidents

Two NYC Residents Killed by Drunk Driver in Clifton Park

A drunk driver from Cohoes killed two New York City residents and seriously injured two others when he plowed into their car while they were stopped for a traffic light. The car accident occurred at the intersection of Route 9 and Usher Road in Clifton Park, NY. Police have charged the 58-year old driver...

May 30, 2019 | Personal Injury

How Missed Medical Appointments Can Harm Your Personal Injury Claim

If you have been injured in any type of accident, you know that there are a lot of important things to do both immediately following the accident, plus for a long time afterward. You must get emergency medical care, work with multiple insurance carriers and their adjusters, take care of property...

May 23, 2019 | Construction Accidents

New York City Construction Worker Deaths on the Rise

Can you guess what the deadliest job is in New York City? Police officer, subway workers, taxi drivers or sanitation workers? Wrong! The jobs with the most fatalities and injuries in the City are construction jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last five years, worksite fatalities have increased 33%. Incredibly, worksite injuries have...

May 16, 2019 | Car Accidents

Avoid Drowsy Driving: Know the Signs of Driver Fatigue

We have all been there – found ourselves drowsy or falling asleep while driving. But we all do the same thing, and that is to try to keep ourselves awake by opening the window or turning up the volume on the music. Continuing to drive while drowsy is not the...

May 9, 2019 | Car Accidents

Learn To Share the Road: May Is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

A recent fatal motorcycle accident in West Haverstraw illustrates the dangers and vulnerabilities of biking. A New York City man was killed when traveling south on Route 9W. A woman driving an SUV entered the road traveling northbound and the motorcycle struck the SUV. The motorcyclist died at the scene. A police...

May 2, 2019 | Personal Injury

Don’t Let Social Media Postings Ruin Your Personal Injury Case

It’s the twenty-first century and most of us turn to social media to report the happenings in our lives. There are events that you want to share with family and friends – promotions, movie and restaurant reviews, family news. But if you are involved in a car accident or any other type...

April 25, 2019 | Car Accidents

Don’t Become Another Statistic: The Dangers of Texting While Driving

Did you know that texting behind the wheel has become the most dangerous practice on the road, even surpassing driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs? It’s true – using a smartphone to text while driving is a huge problem and very distracting to the driver. Texting drivers, even glancing at...

April 18, 2019 | Construction Accidents

Manhattan Construction Accident Causes Worker Death on Scaffolding

In a recent Manhattan construction accident, a 51-year old worker was killed while suspended on a scaffold 7 stories from the ground. While working on the 14-story Upper East Side residential building, a heavy stone slab known as a coping stone was dislodged above him. The stone hit the worker on the head...