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“Best Law Firms” Rankings by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Lists Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf

Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, a leading New York Personal Injury Law Firm, announces that it has been listed in six practice areas in the just released 2016 rankings of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report, and…

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The Advances in Child Injury Prevention Conference will look at the latest research in traffic safety for children and teens

The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies is holding it’s annual conference on November 19 and 20 in Plymouth, Michigan. During this conference experts from various fields will discuss how to prevent children and teens from being injured on the road. Subjects discussed this year will include: distracted driving, interaction of side airbags for…

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It’s Halloween soon! How to prevent “mummy” injuries?

2 people died and 4000 suffered personal injuries during Halloween activities last year. 40% of the injuries were lacerations from pumpkin carving.  People, especially children, tripping in their costumes and falling caused many injuries as well. Candle fire is also a common cause of injury during Halloween. Below are a few tips to keep your…

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How to treat low blood sugar in newborns and prevent brain injury?

Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level) at birth can lead to brain injury and intellectual development disabilities.   Therefore when a child  is born with a low level of sugar in his blood, he or her is immediately treated to maintain the blood sugar level above a certain threshold. Treatment usually…

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Fake OSHA construction site inspectors are putting workers at risk of dangerous accidents

Qualified and competent OSHA construction site safety inspectors play a very important role in preventing  workers from being injured or dying on construction sites. Unfortunately with the recent boom in the construction business in New York City, these inspectors are very hard to find and their rates have been increasing significantly.…

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1.3 million bicycles of various brands and sold by 13 different companies in the US are being recalled because of a crash hazard due to a defective front wheel quick release mechanism

Defective front disk brakes and quick-release levers installed on 1.3 million bicycles in the US may pose a risk of injury to bicycle riders. An open quick release lever on the bicycle’s front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake rotor causing the front wheel to come…

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A man died and 3 other people suffered personal injury in a fire in Brooklyn, NYC

A fire in an apartment building in New York City injured 3 people and left one dead. The fire erupted around 9:45 pm yesterday night  in a a 3-story building on Hancock Street near Bedford Ave in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. a 56 year old man was taken to the hospital…

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3 people were injured in New York after construction at a building on Fifth Ave dislodged a glass pane from a window

Three people suffered personal injury in New York after a pane of glass fell from the 17th floor of a building.  A 33 year old woman, a 23 year old woman and a 25 year old man were walking on the street near a building on Fifth Ave and East…

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An elderly pedestrian suffered severe personal injury after being hit by an unlicensed driver in Staten Island, NYC

An 81 year old woman was in critical condition after she was hit by an unlicensed 36 year old driver yesterday night in New York City. The accident happened at the intersection of Targee St. and Narrow Rd in Staten Island. The elderly woman was crossing the road when the…

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A driver who fell asleep behind the wheel injured 2 pedestrians on a Brooklyn sidewalk early this morning

2 pedestrians suffered personal injury in a New York City car accident this morning. Two men in their 40’s were walking near 18th Ave and 47th street in Borough Park, Brooklyn when a car jumped the curb and hit them early this morning. According to the police the driver fell asleep…

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