A 27 year old driver was killed after he struck a Jersey Barrier on the Belt Parkway in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, NYC. Because he hit the Jersey Barrier at high speed, he then hit a guard rail and the car traveled across 3 lanes before striking another rail.…
Two New York police officers have been charged for assault and police misconduct after they were caught on tape beating Kahreem Tribble, a 16 year old teenager with their fists and a gun (see video below). David Afanador and Tyrane Isaac were caught on a video chasing and catching the…
A woman who was crossing a Brooklyn street suffered serious personal injury after she was hit by a driver who fled the accident scene. Two witnesses said the car ran a red light on Fourth Avenue, then struck the woman and sped away from the scene. They said “She landed…
4 people suffering minor personal injuries were hospitalized and 10 other residents as well as a crew of firefighters responding to a sick person were evacuated from a Bronx Building in which Carbon Monoxide was building up. The firefighters were responding to a call for a cardiac arrest which turned…
87 year old Anthony Ledic and his 89 year old wife Milenka were exiting the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Queens, NYC, when the fatal car accident happened. Anthony Ledic lost control of his station wagon and struck another car before slaming into the light pole. The impact was so violent…
73 year old Ronald Corvin is suing Citi Bike for the traumatic brain injury he suffered after a bicycle accident during which he fell from one of the Citi Bikes he was riding. The Citi Bike lawyer is arguing that the man should have worn an helmet. However Citi Bike…
Many construction accidents at the World Trade Center have not been reported to OSHA but when they were OSHA investigators ran into roadblocks as they tried to figure out what lead to personal injuries. Yesterday the NY Daily News looked at the case of Nick Giovinco, a construction worker who…
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 2015 rankings of law firms by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report, and…
34 serious personal injuries suffered by workers during construction accidents at the New York Fredoom Tower have not been reported to OSHA according to a NY Daily News investigation that came out Yesterday. Some of the non reported accidents left workers with spinal fractuers, broken limbs and fractured hips. The…
Drowsy driving plays a role in 21 % of fatal car accidents, in 13% of the crashes resulting in hospitalization and in 7% of the accidents requiring treatment for personal injuries according to a new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The report based on a representative sample…