Blog Archive
Boat-Bicycle Accident on Staten Island
Jan 11, 2016
If you live in the New York area, you probably see boats and bicycles nearly every day. What you probably don’t see every day is a boat slamming into a pair of bicyclists. Yet on an unseasonably warm Monday, the day before the winter solstice, that very thing happened on Staten Island. A boat trailer...
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Wall Collapse Injures Three in Brooklyn
Dec 30, 2015
A December 14 incident involving a building in Bushwick injured three people, according to emergency responders. None of the injuries were life-threatening. Two victims were rushed to Woodhull Medical Center, while the third person was treated at Bellevue Hospital Center. Reportedly, the wall of a building on Wilson Ave. near Suydam St. gave way shortly...
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Of Course You Wouldn’t Drink and Drive. But Would You Text?
Dec 28, 2015
Sometimes, it can take a culture a few generations to adjust its habits. One good example is the evolution of our attitudes on driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances. It wasn’t long after automobiles became commonplace that New York made the country’s first law prohibiting what was then called drunk driving,...
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Dual Meaning of “Recovery”
Dec 25, 2015
After suffering an injury, your recovery probably tops your to-do list. And rightly so. You should be able to focus on your physical and emotional well-being, so you can recover from your injuries as quickly as possible. In legal terms, “recovery” has an additional meaning. If your injuries were caused by someone’s carelessness or reckless...
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Child Injured in a Car Accident
Dec 23, 2015
Modern child safety seats for passenger vehicles have significantly reduced the number and severity of child injuries from car crashes in recent years. Although some parents may look fondly back at their own childhood memories of riding “loose” in the family station wagon or even the bed of a pickup truck, most dutifully strap their...
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