The 3 emergency units at Montefiore Hospital in New York are so overcrowded and unruly that it endangered patients and staffers. Patients have to wait for hours to be treated and staffers are regularly attacked by psych patients. According to a nurse working there who was recently interviewed by the…
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When can a caregiver be convicted of child endangerment?
When a caregiver fails to protect a child from being injured he or she may be charged with “child endangerment”. Common cases of endangering the welfare of a child include for example drunk driving with a child in the car, leaving dangerous weapons nearby a child, leaving a child unattended…
Actress Ruthie Ann Miles returns to Broadway after dramatic NYC car accident
Our client, Ruthie Ann Miles returned to the stage last Friday performing the starring role of lady Thiang in the West End production of the King and I in London. We are joining Ruthie Ann Miles fans to express our admiration for her strength and her courage. Our managing partner,…
NYC drunk driver crashes his bus with 9 passengers on board
Thankfully nobody was injured in a bus accident that occurred in Brooklyn, NYC, early Sunday morning. The bus was driven by 24 year old Lenny Lachman who was drunk behind the wheel. Around 1:30 am, the nine passengers on board of the B82 bus started to panic after Lachman drove…
One dead and several injured in a crash between a bike and a car
A motorcyclist was seriously injured and his passenger died after they collided with a car in New York City on Sunday night. The accident occurred in Howard Beach, Queens, around 9:00 pm. The 28 old driver and a 33 year old passenger were riding their motorcycle on 162nd Street. As…
Increase of personal injury claims related to motorized scooters
Over the last months, personal injury lawyers have been receiving an increasing amount of calls regarding motorized scooter accidents. Scooter accidents involving pedestrians as well as single scooter crashes are on the rise in the US with new scooter rental companies setting up shop all over America. In various cities,…
The MTA is planning to ask for leniency in its installation of Positive Train Control technology
Positive Train Control (PTC) could have prevented the Metro-North derailment that killed 4 people in the Bronx in December 2013 as well as several other fatal train accidents that occurred in recent years. In 2008 after 25 people were killed in a crash between a commuter train and a freight…
Driver injured in road rage incident in Brooklyn, NYC
A driver was injured by another driver in a road rage incident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The victim was driving down McGuiness Boulevard near the intersection of Norman Avenue when a driver tried to cut in front of him. As they both stopped at the red light…
Trend in NYC child injury deaths
Injuries are the leading cause of death among New York children. A recent report published by the New York Health Department looks at the trend in injury deaths for children ages 1 to 12 in New York City from 2006 to 2015. The study shows that in the majority of…
Hospitalization rate for firearm injuries in children and adolescents in urban versus rural areas
Firearm injuries are one of the leading causes of hospitalization for children and teenagers in the United States. A recent study by Bradley R. Herrin, Julie R. Gaither, John M. Leventhal and James Dodington compares hospitalization rates by age in urban settings (metropolitan counties of <50,000), micropolitan settings (population 10,000-49,999) and…