Our NY medical malpractice attorney Christopher J. Donadio has been invited to lecture at the ACI Advanced Forum on Obstetrical Malpractice Claims, which will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 8:15 am at the The Union League of Philadelphia at 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Donadio has been…
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Despite a decline in crashes in NYC in April, car accident injuries continue to rise
The monthly number of traffic accidents in New York City in April was at its lowest since 2014 for the month of April. There were 16,632 motor vehicle accidents reported to the NYPD last April compared to respectively 17,893 17,585, 18,265, 16,671 16,265 16,412 in April 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,…
A small number of doctors account for most medical malpractice claims and not much is done to help them improve their practice or to stop them
39% of incidents of medical malpractices are committed by 2% of doctors in the US according to a recent study entitled “Changes in Practice among Physicians with Malpractice Claims” and recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine . Many of these doctors are multi recidivists and have accumulated…
3 people killed and six injured in car crash caused by drunk driver in Upstate New York
3 people died and 6 were injured in a car accident in Upstate New York on Sunday morning. The victims were all members of the same family and were on their way to Niagara Falls. They were all riding in a Kia Sedona minivan when they were T-boned by a…
Drunk Driver injured 3 people in Freeport, NY
3 pedestrians were injured in a car accident in Long Island, NY, after a drunk driver jumped the curb and struck them. 66-year-old Mitchell Messling was intoxicated and witnesses said he was driving erratically on West Merrick Road in Freeport when he jumped the curb and struck a family of…
Motorcyclist killed by drunk driver in Brooklyn, NY
A 28-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident in New York City, early Monday morning. He collided with a car driven by a 24-year-old drunk woman who was driving without a license. Alexander Evron was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle South on Ocean Parkway around 3:55 am when he collided…
55 year old pedestrian fatally hit by car in Harlem
A NYC pedestrian was among the several people who died in New York traffic accidents during this Memorial Day Holiday. 55 year old Leon Frazier was crossing the street when he was hit by a car making a left turn from W. 112 Street onto Malcom X Boulevard in Harlem.…
25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night: 2019 Edition
Our managing partner, New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz, is co-chairing with NYSTLA Past President Jeff Korek the 2019 NYSTLA Seminar “25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night”. Held over two evenings (Monday June 17 and Monday June 24 from 6:00 pm to…
Understaffed nursing homes downgraded in newly updated Medicare rating
When a nursing home is understaffed, patients have a higher risk of getting neglected. Studies show that patients in understaffed nursing homes have a higher risk of weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia, infections and bedsores. When there is not enough staff, nursing home patients do not get proper attention and…
What is NYC Local Law 196 and what does it mean for New York construction workers and contractors?
Construction workers fatalities and injuries are on the rise in New York City. The boom in construction has lead to a shortage in experienced construction workers and as a result many contractors have been hiring workers with less or little experience without providing them proper safety training. To reduce the…