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When you picture a head-on collision with a bus, you likely instantly think of a devastating scene with multiple life-threatening injuries. Luckily, this is not always the case. Some New York City bus accidents yield less severe injuries, much like the accident that recently occurred involving an MTA bus. According to reports, an unidentified number of individuals walked away from…
Public transportation systems, such as busses and subways, enable people to get around New York City fairly quickly. However, it is the responsibility of the city and the Metropolitan Transit Authority to make sure that dangerous road conditions and other hazards are addressed to protect the safety of their passengers. When an MTA accident happens, the injuries can be fatal.…
New York City residents depend on city government to take care of roads and to keep them protected from dangers on roadways through the use of metal guard rails, signs and regular maintenance. A recently filed lawsuit, however, reminds us that sometimes city government fails in this duty, leaving its citizens vulnerable to forces beyond their control. A mother is…
Some industries are inherently dangerous. But no industry should be so dangerous that individuals die in service of it. Unfortunately, Americans perish too often as a result of construction accidents, maritime accidents, commercial carrier accidents and other workplace perils. However, the Labor Department recently announced that fewer American workers perished in 2011 than in 2010. It is up to employees…
Even though construction has resumed following a deadly crane accident that left a 30-year-old worker from New Jersey dead and three of his fellow workers with severe personal injuries, questions still persist about exactly what went wrong. The NYC Department of Buildings announced last week that engineers found defects in the hoisting system of the crane that crashed on the…
New York State Sen. Bill Perkins wants to put an end to eating on New York City’s subway system. “And I don’t know, if I didn’t have my iced coffee in the morning, what I would do.”Perkins, who represents a district in Harlem, is proposing the ban as a means to fight rats and litter in the subway system. However,…
While insuring the health and safety of their children is always in the forefront of every parent’s mind, most parents don’t think too much about the legal issues surrounding child injuries. The personal injuries that children suffer run the gamut in terms of both type and seriousness, but at some point most children are bound to suffer some kind of…
Oleander Benton, a worker who survived the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig deep in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has reached an undisclosed settlement with British Petroleum, Transocean Ltd., and other companies responsible for operating the Deepwater Horizon rig. Benton suffered a severe personal injury in the incident and, according to her claim settlement, was seeking $5.5 million…
Chances are that over the past few years you’ve seen the advertisements for “Shape-Ups,” a fitness shoe created by Sketchers. Shape-Ups feature a patented design with rolling heel, and Sketchers claim that this new design gives its wearers a gym-quality workout while they walk around and do their day-to-day activities. Unfortunately, dozens of people are claiming in a class-action lawsuit…
The family of a New York City construction worker killed in a construction accident that may have been the result of labor law violations has hired a New York City lawyer after identifying his battered body on Saturday. “The family wants accountability, they want answers, and they want it done publicly,” said the family’s attorney. Juan Ruiz, a 69-year-old construction…