90% of dangerous and defective children products are not being returned or repaired according to a new report by the Children Safety Advocate Group Kids in Danger. Because it takes an average 14 reports of design complaints and two reports of personal injury related to the product for the manufacturer…
An obvious lack of security puts patients at risk of abuse at the Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care nursing home in the Bronx, New York. Tuesday last week at 3:00 am an unidentified man walked into the nursing home and into the room of an 83 year old female patient…
A pregnant woman was struck and killed by a negligent snow plow driver on a supermarket parking lot in Brooklyn, New York. The baby was delivered by C-section but according to doctors the baby suffered oxygen deprivation and may have brain and other organ damages. The bobcat driver wasn’t charged…
To reduce the number of deaths and personal injuries related to traffic accidents, Bill de Blasio recently launched “Vison Zero” in New York City. In a first step the mayor created inter-agency working groups with members from the Police Department, the Department Of Transportation, the Health Department and the Taxi…
Two pending product liability lawsuits including one wrongful death lawsuit, 6100 consumer complaints and a recent recall letter from the NHTSA following an Engineering Analysis of the Office of Defects Investigation have convinced Graco Children’s Product to conduct a recall of the seat harness buckles on most of its children…
New York Construction Accident Attorneys Chris Sallay and Howard Hershenhorn from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom and Rubinowitz will be the Co Chairs of the Litigating Construction Site Accidents Seminar presented by the New York State Bar Association. Our managing partner, Ben Rubinowitz will be the local chair for…
By Richard M. Steigman; Launched in 1965, Medicaid provides joint federal and state funding of medical care for individuals who cannot afford to pay their own medical costs. Although the Federal Government pays the majority of the costs incurred for patient care, under Federal Law, the states are tasked with…
A Bronx nursing home aid physically abused an elderly woman by pushing her out of a room into the hallway. The woman banged her head against the door and sustained lacerations requiring stitches. Video surveillance captured the whole scene that led to the arrest of the abusive nurse’s aid. Read…
Investigation in a case of nursing home abuse at Genesee County Nursing Home, NY, led to the arrest of 25 year old Sarah Waclawski a certified nurse’s aid, for causing personal injury to a resident of the nursing home. The nurse’s aid was taking care of a 100 year old…
Financial abuse or financial exploitation of the elderly is unfortunately all too common in nursing homes or elderly facilities. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, Bureau of Justice Statistics, financial abuse represents approximately 12% of reported elder abuse cases. Stephanie Benodin, a former personal care assistant at The…