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March 6, 2019 | Car Accidents

Brain Injury Awareness Month: Auto Accidents May Result in Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, occur far more frequently than you may imagine. In fact, every day 153 people die in the U.S. from injuries that include a TBI. Altogether, 2.8 million people annually suffer a TBI in the U.S. (statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) A TBI can...

February 28, 2019 | Defective Products

Deadly Takata Airbag Recall Still Expanding

The Takata airbag saga continues. Japan’s Takata Corporation, which supplies auto safety systems and components, first announced a problem with their airbags in 2013. The defective airbags may spray car occupants with broken metal fragments, resulting in serious injuries and even fatalities. To date, 15 individuals have been killed in...

February 21, 2019 | Car Accidents

What Is a T-Bone Collision?

Unless you are a vegetarian, you probably relish the idea of a sizzling T-bone steak, grilled to perfection and placed in front of you for dinner. However, there is another type of T-bone that is not so enticing and may even be fatal. A T-bone collision is one in which a vehicle...

February 14, 2019 | Personal Injury

New York City Subway: Mother Falls to Death in Station with No Elevator

In a recent accident, a young mother fell to her death in a Manhattan subway station. The woman was pushing her 1-year old daughter in a stroller when she attempted to carry the baby with the stroller down the stairs. The subway station at Seventh Avenue and 52rd Street had no...

February 7, 2019 | Car Accidents

NTSB Frustrated with Delay in Inspection of Limo Involved in Deadly Schoharie Accident

It has been four months since the fatal limousine accident that killed 20 people. And while investigations are ongoing, the federal probe led by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been unable to examine the vehicle itself. According to the NTSB, local prosecutors have claimed priority as they work through their...

January 31, 2019 | Workplace Accidents

Workplace Accident: Worker Dies at Cheese Factory in Rockland County

A 41-year old cheese factory worker was recently killed at work when he apparently fell into a mixing machine. The ICCO Cheese Co. manufactures grated cheeses and bread crumbs in Orangeburg, Rockland County. According to police, the male employee was at his assigned work station when the incident occurred. There...

January 24, 2019 | Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice: How Harmful Is a Medical Misdiagnosis?

We all trust our doctors and surgeons and believe that they will accurately diagnose our medical conditions based on their experience and expertise. These critical diagnoses will determine a course of treatment. But what if the diagnosis is wrong? Misdiagnosing an illness or injury is a type of medical malpractice. Medical malpractice...

January 17, 2019 | Car Accidents

What Are the Symptoms of Brain Injury in a Vehicle Accident?

Did you know that car accidents cause more than 50% of all traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the U.S.? A TBI may result if the head is subjected to a jolt or blow from blunt trauma or from a penetrating object. Any strong blow to the head can cause the brain to...