Yearly Archives: 2022
New York Personal Injury Law Blog
How Do Scaffolding Injuries Happen?
Scaffolding injuries are ubiquitous in New York City. They’re notoriously dangerous to workers and non-worker pedestrians alike. At any given time, there are usually around 13,000 active scaffolding permits active…
Why Pedestrians Need Personal Injury Lawyers
When a 3,000-pound car collides with a human being, it may seem like common sense that the human being should win the resulting injury case. After all, doesn’t the driver…
Audit Finds NYC Department of Buildings is Failing to Protect Construction Workers on Building Sites
Recently, a New York City construction worker fell from a 15th floor scaffold to the sidewalk below, and died. It is not clear whether he was wearing any form of…
Do Red Light Cameras Make Us Safer?
As personal injury lawyers we pay close attention to trends in traffic safety. We give a lot of thought to whether certain measures actually make drivers safer, and we give…
Is Your New York Nursing Home Using Chemical Restraints?
The use of chemical restraints as a form of nursing home abuse is so pervasive and so dangerous that Human Rights Watch has begun sitting up and taking notice. As…
Who Gets Sued in a Multi-Car Pileup in New York
Recently winter storms have caused several multi-car pileups in New York. One car accident involved as many as 35 vehicles! There was also a six vehicle crash on NY-17 recently,…
Trucking Companies Are Hiring Teenage Drivers
What could possibly go wrong? This year a federal apprenticeship program got put into place, allowing people as young as 18 to drive commercial trucks carrying tons of cargo across…
When Can You Sue for an NYC Daycare Injury?
Kids sometimes get hurt in the mere act of being kids, and there are times when that’s unavoidable. There are also times when kids get seriously injured as a result…
E-Scooter Pedestrian Accidents in NYC
Recently, a 27 year old scooter rider pled guilty to the hit-and-run death of actress Lisa Barnes. According to the New York Times, the driver, Brian Boyd, drove “recklessly, and…
Bus and Subway Accidents in New York City
Recently, 12 riders got hurt when an MTA bus slammed into a Bronx subway pillar. This was the result of an MTA driver suffering a medical episode. While it’s rare…
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