Breaking: Fatal Bus Collision Kills 3 in Queens
BREAKING NEWS – A bus collision in Queens has left 3 dead and over a dozen injured. The accident took place early Monday morning at the busy intersection of Northern Blvd. and Main Street in the Flushing neighborhood around 6:15 a.m. A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus and a charter bus collided, causing at least one of the buses to[...]
Dangerous Dogs in New York
New York has its own rules when considering owner liability for injuries that are caused by their animals. There may be several different laws that can come into place in the event of a dog bite injury/lawsuit. New York’s dog bite statute for dangerous dogs addresses the potential liability of an owner when their dog injures[...]
Scaffolding Safety!
It's hard to walk even a few blocks in NYC without seeing scaffolding surrounding the outside of a construction site. Though scaffolding is common and necessary for many work sites, federal law requires that it must always be professionally installed and secured to assure every user’s safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Administration (OSHA) reports[...]
Birth Injuries: What are they & How to Protect Yourself
Birth injury refers to any injury that a newborn sustains during birth, or immediately after birth. The infant can receive the injury as a result of a difficult delivery, a long delivery, some form of negligence by the medical attendants present during the delivery, or medical mistakes. A birth injury can be life altering and traumatizing[...]
What to do when you are falling?
Sidewalk falls are a scary but constant danger of living in New York City. Some of the hazardous conditions that can lead to falls are slippery walkways, broken sidewalks, broken surfaces on a parking lot, potholes, and icy and snowy walkways. In a perfect world property owners would keep their properties free of such hazards, but[...]
Large Scale Recall on Inhalers
Asthma is a huge problem in the US! The respiratory problem has continued to grow in recent decades and many studies state that over 25 million people in the US are afflicted with the condition! One way to treat Asthma is with an inhaler. Many people carry an inhaler with them everywhere they go, as a[...]
