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Along with the COVID-19 pandemic’s stay-at-home orders and a worldwide pause on travel plans, 2020 marked the onset of another phenomenon: a boom in bicycle riding. Bicycles gave people a sense of exploration and adventure during this difficult time. This rise in cyclists comes with some sobering statistics, including a 16% rise in preventable deaths and a 5% increase in non-fatal injuries.…

Bicycle accidents often result in severe injuries and even fatalities. Although cyclists can be at fault, motorists should exercise extra vigilance because cyclists have significantly fewer safety features. Determining negligence in bicycle accidents can be challenging. Bicycle accidents involve several variables, such as child accident liability and other resources relating to bicycle accidents and the law. This article explains liability…

When a loved one dies due to another party’s negligence, the consequences can be devastating. The grief the surviving family members can endure in this situation is often debilitating and indefinite. When a person or entity acts so negligently or recklessly as to take a life, that person’s survivors should be able to hold the responsible party accountable. In New…

The Slip-and-Fall King Wants to Save You From Your Next Wipeout Americans spend $50 billion a year recovering from spills. Russell Kendzior says he’s battling Big Floor to make sure these avoidable accidents don’t happen. Read in Bloomberg Businessweek: https://apple.news/AZ13mchoUT5ut0i1Lne2tJA

BuzzFeed News reports that the parents of Gabriel Taye said the school covered up the bullying of their son on multiple occasions, which they believe led to his suicide. A school district in Ohio agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of Gabriel Taye, an 8-year-old boy who was violently bullied, then killed himself. As…

CBS News reports that a man was hit with a bill of almost $90,000 after a serious car accident despite having insurance. When Mark Gottlieb was hit by another car while driving in January of 2019, he damaged four vertebrae and smashed several teeth. “A car basically came out of nowhere. I thought I was going to die,” he told, “CBS…

The New York Times reports that hospitals use century-old lien laws to bypass insurers and charge patients, especially poorer ones, the full amount. By Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Feb. 1, 2021 When Monica Smith was badly hurt in a car accident, she assumed Medicaid would cover the medical bills. Ms. Smith, 45, made sure to show her insurance card after an ambulance took her to…

The New York Times (4/26, Rojas, 17.3M) reports the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in “one of the largest disclosures that has been made by the church,” recognized on Friday “115 priests and five deacons who have been accused of sexually abusing a child.” The acknowledgments have assisted with “illuminating the scope of an epidemic of sex abuse in the Catholic…

Every year, many people in New York are involved in a variety of truck accidents that either take place due to the drivers of these large vehicles or the negligence of other parties. Though research has showed that the drivers of motor vehicles are more likely to lose their lives in these horrific accidents or gain catastrophic and life-changing injuries. Thousands…

Driving in New York can be a fun thing to do as you see the many sights and sounds around you, but it can also be an entirely stressful time for you as well. Everybody knows that statistics point to many accidents across New York in a year’s time, showing that drivers have it rough throughout the state. One of…