Our partner, New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Jeffrey Bloom will be chairing the “Anatomy & Medicine for Lawyers” program offered by the New York State Bar Association Thursday March 29th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the CFA Society, 1540 Broadway #1010 in New York City. The program will…
New York Personal Injury Attorneys Blog
Concurrent Surgery: In Whose Best Interest?
In their latest Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal, NYC Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: Concurrent or overlapping surgeries are becoming more common in major teaching hospitals. Although studies have suggested that the practice can be performed without endangering patient safety, the attorney…
New York Personal Injury Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz to participate in “CLE With the Stars”
Our personal injury law firm is proud to announce that our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz, was invited to be one of the 5 distinguished faculty members of “CLE with the Stars”, a seminar organized by the Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association. The 4 other distinguished faculty members will travel from all…
New York Construction Accident Lawyers Anthony H. Gair and Christopher J. Donadio Obtain a $1 Million Settlement for a Construction Worker who Suffered a Crushed Thumb
Our NY Construction Accident law firm is proud to announce that our attorneys Anthony H. Gair and Christopher J. Donadio obtained a $1 million settlement in a construction accident that occurred in New York. The case involved an incident that occurred on a construction site in Manhattan. The plaintiff, who…
200,000 construction sites neglected to electronically file their 2016 annual injury and illnesses log on time
Among the 350,000 construction sites who were required by OSHA to electronically file their annual injury and illnesses log summary by December 31st only 153,653 complied. 61,000 construction sites that were not required to provide electronic records did it anyway. Almost 200,000 work sites didn’t comply with OSHA’s new electronic…
Top 10 patient safety concerns in 2018
To avoid medical malpractice and make sure their patients are safe, good healthcare organizations stay proactive and identify actual and new risks of medical malpractice to better address them. Every year the ECRI institute, a non profit organization advocating for patient safety, compiles a list of the most urgent issues to…
Why are reckless and dangerous drivers still allowed to drive in New York City?
Dorothy Burns, the woman who killed two children and sent their mothers to the hospital after going through a red light, had a history of reckless driving. She was caught four times for running a red light and four other times for speeding in school zones. However she was still…
Construction worker crushed to death by forklift
A hard hat died at a NYC construction site after being crushed between a forklift and and a flatbed truck. 46 year old Jorge Castaneda from Queens was working at a Brooklyn construction site located at the intersection of Stewart Street and Broadway in Buschwick, Saturday afternoon around 3:00 pm.…
5 dead in NYC helicopter crash
5 people died in a helicopter accident in New York on Sunday. Only the pilot, 33 year old Richard Vance, survived. The passengers were two 26 year old friends from Dallas, Trevor Cadigan and Brian McDaniel, an Argentinean tourist, 29 year old Carla Vallejos Blanco and two employees of the helicopter…
New York Personal Injury Lawyer Richard Steigman to chair the NYSTLA 2018 CPLR Update
Our partner Richard Steigman and Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Appellate Division, First Department will be co-chairing the New York State Trial Lawyers Seminar “2018 CPLR Update”. This seminar will take place on Monday April 9 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the NYTSLA office at 132 Nassau Street. One of the key…