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Takata admited that its airbags were defective and agreed to double the number of cars recalled in the US, making it the largest auto recall in American history

One in seven vehicles on American roads may have defective airbags that can potentially severely injured or even killed passengers as they violently deployed and send shrapnel flying into the car passenger’s compartment. Yesterday after more than 10 years of denial, Takata admitted that his products were defective and agreed…

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Premises Liability: a two year old girl died from her injuries after being struck by fallen debris in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC

A 2 year old girl who suffered severe personal injury yesterday after being hit by falling debris, died Today at the hospital. Greta Greene (facebook picture on the left) was sitting outside with her grand mother when they were both struck by terra-cotta bricks from a window ledge that fell from…

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An elderly pedestrian died after he was hit by a car that dragged him on the street for half a block in Queens, New York

An 83 year old New Yorker was crossing the street in the middle of the block after parking his car when he was fatally struck by a car. The accident happened in front of his house on 103rd Ave in Queens, NYC. A little after 10;30 pm,m, 83 year old Nfn Locknauth…

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Construction worker dies from head trauma after falling from scaffolding in the Bronx, NYC

Domikick Deluca, a 25 year old construction worker, died after falling from scaffolding yesterday.  The young worker was doing facade work at the Butler Houses on Webster Ave in Claremont in the Bronx when he lost his footing and fell 15 feet . He landed on his head and was transported to the hospital unresponsive…

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6 people dead and more than 100 injured in an Amtrak train accident

An Amtrak train heading from New York to Washington DC derailed yesterday night in Philadelphia. 6 people died and many the 243 passengers of suffered personal injury and were taken to the hospital. Among the people injured 6 of them were in critical condition. The Amtrak accident happened yesterday night…

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Two contractors died in a fuel-tank explosion in Hasting-On-Hudson, NY

Two workers who were trying to remove an underground oil-tank from a backyard died after the tank exploded. One of the workers was sitting on the tank and was cutting into it with a saw when the explosion happened. The blast was so violent that his body was thrown 25 yards away into…

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Our partners Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir obtained a $4.6 million verdict for the family of Marylin Dershowitz who was killed by a postal truck while riding her bike

New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz told the NY Daily News yesterday that the family of Marilyn Dershowitz, was “very pleased” with the verdict of Judge Sarah Netburn who ordered the government  to pay out a total of $4,646,548.15 to Dershowitz’s husband, Nathaniel. Rubinowitz said “they feel vindicated knowing Marilyn did nothing wrong and…

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51 reports of personal injuries and one death prompt the FDA to announce an urgent Class I Recall of Maquet’s Tiger Paw System II, a medical device used during heart surgery

A defective surgical staple used to close tissue in the left atrial appendage of the heart is being recalled by the FDA after reports that patients suffered personal injuries such as tissue tears and bleeding  including a possible tear of the left atrial wall (top left chamber) during use of the…

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In New York City, personal injuries related to motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury resulting in death among children aged 1 to 12 years

Personal Injury is the leading cause of death among children 1 to 12 years old in New York City and in the U.S. as well. Between 2003 and 2012 438 NYC children died from injuries according to a new report just published by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. …

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Our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz comments on recent decision by Manhattan DA to charge a driver who killed a pedestrian with manslaughter

New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz has extensive experience representing the families of pedestrians and cyclists who have been killed or severely injured by negligent motorists in New York. Recently Ben tried a wrongful death case in The U.S. District Court for The Southern District  of New York, in which the Court…

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