Human error seems to be the cause of the Metro-North train accident that caused the death of 4 people and injured 63 others. According to sources, William Rockefeller, the train engineer was “in a daze” seconds before the train accident happened. The Bronx District Attorney’s office has launched its own…
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New York Metro North train was speeding at 82 MPH instead of 30 MPH seconds before the accident
Our partner, New York Personal Injury Attorney Chris Sallay, was on ABC news yesterday to comment on the deadly train accident that happened Sunday morning in New York. According to the most recent information the train was traveling at 82 miles per hour as it approached a sharp curb where…
One man died and another was injured by a young drunk driver in a car accident in Queens New York
An alleged drunk driver killed a man and injured another in a car accident that happened early Saturday morning in Queens New York. A 23 year old driver crashed his car into another car driven by 39 year old Jimmy Sinisi. The impact was so strong that Sinisi was crushed…
4 people died and 63 suffered personal injury in a train accident that happened this morning in New York
A New York Metro-North train derailed this morning. 4 people died in the accident and 63 suffered personal injury including 11 critical injuries and 6 serious injuries. The derailment happened in the Bronx where the Hudson and Harlem rivers meet. It is a dangerous area as the rails make a…
4 people died in 3 accidents after being struck by vehicles between 5pm and 5:30pm the night before Thaksgiving in New York
The epidemic number of wrongful death related to pedestrians and bicyclists hit by vehicles reached a new high on Wednesday night as 4 people were killed in an half an hour time span in New York City. A man who was riding his bike in Queens died after being hit…
7 pedestrians died after being struck by cars last week in New York
In New York lately pedestrians have been killed in car accidents on an almost daily basis. Last week another 7 people were killed in traffic accidents, most of them because of driver error. On Friday 66 year old Maria Montalvo was struck in a crosswalk by a reckless driver making…
New York Wrongful Death: Nursing Home Ambulette Driver charged with criminally negligent homicide
An ambulette driver was charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of an 86-year-old nursing home resident. Juan Garcia who was transporting 86 year old Theresa Massagli in a wheelchair failed to buckle her seat belt. When he made a sudden stop, she flew out of her…
Product Liability: Some Body Building, Weight Loss and Sexual Enhancement dietary supplements can cause serious personal injury and death
Because Dietary supplements are available in health stores without prescriptions most consumers believe they are safe. But Some Body Building, Weight Loss and Sexual Enhancement dietary supplements contains hidden ingredients that can cause serious personal injury and sometimes lead to death. Last week after 56 six cases of liver injuries…
74 year old pedestrian killed in car accident in South Bronx, New york
Another pedestrian was killed in a car accident in New York. A 74 year old woman was in a crosswalk on E. 141st street in South Bronx when she was hit by an SUV heading South on Beekman Street. She suffered a severe head injury and died at the hospital.…
Medical Malpractice: Alarm Hazards, Infusion Pump Medication Errors, and CT Radiation Exposure in Pediatric Patients are the main Health Technology Hazards for 2014
Here is the 2014 top 10 Health Technology Hazards just released by the ECRI Institute. This list is developed every year and highlights the health technology safety topics that the ECRI Institute’s Health Devices Group believes warrant the most attention for the coming year. TOP 10 HEALTH TECHNOLOGY HAZARDS FOR…