With the Coronavirus pandemic, the construction industry is adopting new technologies to make sure workers are protected.Remote monitoring, online inspections and video conferencing are becoming more and more common on construction sites and governmental entities are considering technologies that give them the option to conduct virtual inspections. Because the cost…
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Construction workers and their families at higher risk of contracting Covid-19 following expansion of “Essential Building Work” in NYC
By the nature of their work, construction workers have a high risk of getting injured in accidents on NYC construction sites. Now many of them are facing another deadly threat as they have recently been asked to return to work after the State expanded the list of “essential building work”…
LARGEST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARD BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR AN INDIVIDUAL: FOUR BOYS RECEIVE $27,500,000 FOR THE SEXUAL ABUSE SUFFERED AS CHILDREN
Well before the passage of the Child Victims Act, the child sexual abuse attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf have been fighting for justice on behalf of victims of sexual abuse. Our top results speak to our commitment to ensuring survivors of sexual abuse receive…
NYC traffic accident deaths and injuries drop as the city shuts down in March
NYC traffic deaths and injuries declined for all categories of road users except for cyclists between February 2020 and March 2020. As businesses gradually shut down around mid March and the city was officially locked down on March 22nd, traffic in the city drastically declined and so did the number…
Record number of fall injuries at NYC constructions sites during the first quarter of 2020
1 worker died and 158 others were injured on construction sites in New York City during the first quarter of 2020 compared to respectively 0 and 137 for the same period of 2019. When looking at a 5 year period, the first trimester of 2018 was the worst for New…
4 people dead and two seriously injured in NYC car accidents related to speed
Speeding cars caused 3 fatal car accidents in New York City this weekend. A speeding driver lost control of his vehicle in the Bronx and killed himself and his passenger. A thief who stole a car ran a red light in Staten Island and crashed into another car killing one…
NYPD officer dies in motorcycle accident caused by drag racing car driver
A NYPD cop died in a motorcycle accident in New York City on Sunday. 34 year old Richard Holt was riding his Harley-Davidson on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens when a BMW drag racing with another car clipped the rear end of his bike. He was rushed to the…
Fatal NYC car accident caused by speeding unlicensed driver
A 21 year old man was killed in a car crash in New York City after a 20 year old unlicensed driver blew a stop sign and struck him. 20 year old Satesh Permaul was driving his car on 107th Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, when 21 year old Christopher…
What can I do if I was struck by a car as a pedestrian?
Based on the reputation of our Personal Injury Law Firm, superior results have been obtained for a NY pedestrian who was injured in a car accident without the need for protracted litigation. The following case demonstrates the ability of our attorneys to obtain a swift and speedy resolution of a…
Speeding driver dies in NYC car accident and injures two others
A man died in a car accident in New York City yesterday. The driver who was speeding, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into two other cars, injuring both drivers before destroying a store front. Speeding continues to be reported all over the city and despite the drastic decrease…