March 7, 2019
| Personal Injury
Could Distracted Walking Have Contributed to This Tragic Death?
She was a 27-year old Harrison, NY social studies teacher, a volleyball coach and a dedicated Boston Red Sox fan. But a home heating oil truck struck her in a recent pedestrian accident just a few steps from her home in Murray Hill, Manhattan and she was pronounced dead at the scene....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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