Our partner, New York Personal Injury Attorney Jeff Bloom is representing the parents of the teenager who sustained second and third degrees burns from an explosion and resulting fire caused by a Rainbow Experiment conducted in a chemistry lab by his teacher Anna Poole (for more info see our previous…
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Is the “safe distance” Law effective in reducing bicycle accidents in New York State?
The Merrill’s Law or “safe distance” Law was created after Merrill Cassell, a devoted cyclist, died in a bicycle accident during which he was struck by a bus that sideswiped him as he rode his bike along Route 119 in Greenburg (see video below). The Law was enacted 5 years…
A 27 year old who was speeding on the Belt Parkway died in a violent crash
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.…
Police Brutality: Two NYPD cops charged for beating a Brooklyn Teenager
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…
Pedestrian hospitalized with fractured skull after hit-and-run in Brooklyn, NYC
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…
An EMS crew prevented a major Carbon Monoxide accident in the Bronx, NYC
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…
An elderly couple dies after they crashed their car in a light pole at a supermarket parking lot in Queens, New York
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…
A man who suffered traumatic brain injury after he fell from a Citi Bike is believed to be the first person to sue the bike share program
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…
Contractors were not only not reporting construction accidents at the World Trade Center but they also tried to conceal them
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…
“Best Law Firms” Rankings by U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Lists New York Personal Injury Law Firm Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz in the top tier in six practice areas
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…