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Obama has not even finished campaigning when Hurricane Sandy struck New York and the surrounding area, with devastating consequences. This added to the traditional winter snowfall, ice and blustery winds. Only very recently a giant blizzard (Nemo) hit the northeastern...
On December 31, 2012 at 4:30 a.m. a car left an icy roadway and crashed into Jamaica Bay in Queens, NY. Pregnant 25-year old Dominique Jamison, a passenger in the car driven by Denise Finley, 32, was killed in the accident. Ms. Finley admitted drinking vodka and...
If you're like most people, you don't like to make a big fuss when you get injured at work. Your first impulse may be to brush it off and play the stoic. Unfortunately, injuries that you thought were minor at first often turn out to be more serious. That's why it's...
New York City officials are currently preparing to crack down on commercial bicycle delivery riders who violate regulations in a variety of ways. However, safety advocates hope that officials will pay equal or greater attention to the aggressive crosswalk culture that...
New York winters can be brutal. The cold alone is enough to knock you off your feet even without ice beneath them. However, too often New Yorkers are subject to devastating falls as a result of snow and ice sidewalk accidents. Even though property owners have an...
Constitutional civil rights trumped diplomatic immunity, opening the door to a legal settlement. A settlement was announced in New York State Supreme Court in the sexual assault civil lawsuit filed against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International...
Over one million Americans suffer a slip and fall injury on an annual basis and over 17,000 people die in the U.S. as a result of these injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 20% to 30% of people who experience a slip and fall...
It's a beautiful winter landscape to behold when snow falls on New York City, yet there's a dangerous undertone in the picturesque scene. Snow and ice from a snowstorm is one of most common causes of slip and fall injuries through-out the City. Winter is at our...
The controversial stop-and-frisk police tactics in New York City continue to be legally challenged and are being intensely scrutinized by the courts. Recent court rulings indicate judges are becoming increasingly critical of the practice, and speculation is rampant...
Last month a trench collapsed at a Staten Island construction site, killing a 29-year-old worker. The worker was helping to replace a pipe in a six foot deep trench when the sides gave way, burying him inside the trench. A preliminary investigation of the construction...