FREEMONT: Richard Clark killed In Truck Crash on Highway After Car Spins Out
FATAL ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION FREEMONT, NEW YORK (January 15, 2017) – Police are trying to determine what caused a fatal accident on I-295 after a car spun out in the middle of the road and caused a Milk Truck to flip over. Authorities have been able to identify the name of the person that […]
A Fall Takes the Life of a Brooklyn, NY Construction Worker
Falls are one of the “Fatal Four,” which is the name that has been given by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to the four most common causes of fatal injuries affecting employees on construction sites. Falls can happen when workers are high off the ground performing their jobs or when workers trip on the […]
What is the New York Medical Indemnity Fund?
Children who have a birth injury shouldn’t have to suffer from the consequences of a doctor or medical professional’s negligence. They should be taken care of financially and have all of their medical needs compensated.
Child dies after common tonsillectomy procedure
New York parents may be interested to learn that a Detroit child died on Dec. 8, 2016, after having a common tonsillectomy procedure. The 9-year-old child reportedly underwent the procedure to help prevent her from snoring. Although the procedure was only supposed to take about 40 minutes, it lasted over two hours.
Two Workers Killed in Queens, NY Construction Accident
Some of the top causes of accidents on construction sites are objects falling onto workers and/or workers being crushed by objects. This can occur when workers who are performing jobs on scaffolding or high elevations drop items down below, or when building materials are not properly secured during the construction process. Wearing hard hats can […]
FAQs about Swimming Pool Injuries in NYC
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is number 5 among the most leading causes behind unintentional injury that results in premature death in the United States. From 2005 to 2014, there was an average of 3,536 drowning deaths each year in the US. This means that there were about 10 […]
Food Poisoning in NYC: You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer
According to a report by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the US, 48 million people get food poisoning out of which 128,000 need hospitalization while 3,000 die due to food poisoning. You should not take food poisoning in NYC lightly as the repercussions can be serious, especially if you require […]
Should You Sue a New York Restaurant for Food Poisoning?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unspecified agents cause an estimated 38.4 million foodborne illness episodes each year in the United States. It estimates that 48 million people get sick, 3,000 die and 128,000 are hospitalized as a result of foodborne diseases each year across the country. It is also reported that […]
New Bill Passed to Help Patients with Neurological Birth Defects Win Compensation
Each year, a number of babies are born across the United States with serious birth-related neurological injuries caused by medical negligence or malpractice. Out of every 1,000 babies that are born in the US, 6 to 8 are born with some type of birth injury.
Misdiagnosis of Heart Attacks and Medical Malpractice in New York
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 610,000 people in the United States die each year due to heart disease – this means that 1 in 4 deaths are caused by heart disease.
