Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, a leading New York Personal Injury Law Firm, announces that it has been listed in six practice areas in the just released 2016 rankings of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report, and…
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The Advances in Child Injury Prevention Conference will look at the latest research in traffic safety for children and teens
The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies is holding it’s annual conference on November 19 and 20 in Plymouth, Michigan. During this conference experts from various fields will discuss how to prevent children and teens from being injured on the road. Subjects discussed this year will include: distracted driving, interaction of side airbags for…
A Brooklyn resident accidentally ran over his own wife and killed her
A man who was backing out of his driveway in Brooklyn, NYC, fatally struck his wife as she was trying to guide him. Sakwat Hossain who just got his New York City driving license 3 months ago lost control of his vehicle as he was backing out of the family house driveway on…
Failure to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) can be medical malpractice that can cause kidney failure, arthritis and in the worst case amyloidosis
In a recent article, Sandra G. Boodman from the Washington Post writes about the case of a man whose doctors failed to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) for months until he consulted with a well traveled gastroenterologist who suspected FMF. FMF is a disorder caused by a gene mutation. this disorder is…
It’s Halloween soon! How to prevent “mummy” injuries?
2 people died and 4000 suffered personal injuries during Halloween activities last year. 40% of the injuries were lacerations from pumpkin carving. People, especially children, tripping in their costumes and falling caused many injuries as well. Candle fire is also a common cause of injury during Halloween. Below are a few tips to keep your…
22 year old dies in New York motorcycle accident
A 22 year old man died in a motorcycle accident in Queens, NYC around 5:45 am on Sunday morning. 22 year old Nathaniel Gomez was riding on Steinway street near 23rd Ave when he lost control of his bike. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. Read more in the…
How to treat low blood sugar in newborns and prevent brain injury?
Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level) at birth can lead to brain injury and intellectual development disabilities. Therefore when a child is born with a low level of sugar in his blood, he or her is immediately treated to maintain the blood sugar level above a certain threshold. Treatment usually…
Fake OSHA construction site inspectors are putting workers at risk of dangerous accidents
Qualified and competent OSHA construction site safety inspectors play a very important role in preventing workers from being injured or dying on construction sites. Unfortunately with the recent boom in the construction business in New York City, these inspectors are very hard to find and their rates have been increasing significantly.…
18 workers died in New York construction accidents during the last federal fiscal year, up from 12 the previous year and 7 the year before that
The recent construction boom in New York has lead to a significant increase of hard hats dying on construction sites. These deaths could have been prevented if safety measures were proprely implemented and workers better protected. Among the workers who died this year, 9 fell because they weren’t proprely secured and…
A retired NYPD cop pleaded not guilty of killing a pedestrian when driving while intoxicated
Last May, 34 year old Marino Nunez, a father of two, died after being struck by 44 year old Jorge Heraiz, a retired NYPD cop who was drunk driving. That night Hernaiz drank a bottle of vodka and a bottle of Colt 45 before driving. He is accused of fatally striking Nunez…