Famous comedian Joan Rivers suffered a cardiac and respiratory arrest while she was undergoing an operation for a vocal cord at a clinic located at 201 E. 93rd St in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital. According to the comedian’s assistant Joan Rivers was not conscious but was stable. The latest news is that she is now resting comfortably.
Read more in the NY Daily News
20 month old boy dies after being abused by child care provider who was recommended by the City of New York to the father even though she had 3 citations for lack of CPR and first-aid training
A toddler died of his injury in a Bronx day care after 40 year old Athena Skeeter, a child care professional licensed by the state “wrestled” with the boy. The woman was recommended by the city to the father to take care of his baby boy even though she was cited 3 times for lack of CPR and first-aid training (read more in the New York Daily News). She was licensed to run a family based day care for up to 7 children in her Bronx home.
The woman explained to the police that she flipped the boy onto a bed, lifted him by an arm and a leg and threw him onto the floor. She then stepped on his stomach 3 times. She was charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Cardel Williamson, who suffered blunt force trauma to the head and torso, authorities said.
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To reduce the number of car crashes and save lives the NHTSA is proposing its first V2V rule for light weight vehicles
The NHTSA released last week an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications supported by a comprehensive research report entitled Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications: Readiness of V2V Technology for Application. According to the report V2V technology such as left turn assist and intersection movment assist could save more than 1000 lives and prevent approximately 600,000 vehicle accidents every year in the US.
A Bronx boy suffered severe burn injuries after some hot water from a hot dog stand spilled on him
A 4 year old boy was rushed to the hospital after he was severely burned by hot water spilling out of a Hot Dog stand near his home in the Bronx, NYC.
Read more in the New York Daily News
The National Safety Council estimates that 400 people will die and 42,300 will suffer personal injury in a car accident during Labor Day week-end
Based on previous statistics of car crashes, The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that car accidents will kill 400 people and injure 42,300 this Labor Day week-end in the US. Here are a few safety tips to make your ride safer this week-end:
- Buckle up. The NSC estimates that out of the 400 fatalities estimated for this long week-end, 144 could be avoided by buckling up
- Do not use your cell phone while driving
- Set up your GPS, radio or any info in-vehicle infotainment systems before you start driving your car
- Give yourself plenty of time to arrive at your destination so you don’t get frustrated while you are driving
- If you are planning to drink make sure there is a non drinking designated driver or simply avoid taking your car and plan for a taxi
- Be cautious and drive defensively especially if the weather is bad.
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New York Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz to lecture on Trial Practice at the NYSTLA program “Decisions 2014: Recent Developments in Tort Law
Our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz will be lecturing on Trial Advocacy at the NYC flagship program of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association “Decisions 2014: Recent Developments in Tort Law” on September 13th 2014 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Ave, NY,NY.
Ben will speak about recent developments in the law and provide concrete examples of methods that can be used to deal with these new issues.
Decisions 2014 is a must for personal injury lawyers practicing in New York. The program will cover the following topics: Damages, Discovery, Ethic and professionalism, Evidence, Insurance, Jurisdiction, Labor Law, Legislation, Mass Torts, Medical Malpractice, Medicare & ERISA, Motor Vehicle Liability & Developments in No-fault, Municipal Liability, Pleading & Filing, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Trial Practice, Workers’ Compensation.
To prevent senior pedestrian accidents in Brooklyn, Borough President Adam proposes to move school crossing guards from their normal posts to intersection near nursing home and senior center while kids are in class
To protect Brooklyn senior pedestrians from being struck by cars, Borough President Adams is proposing to turn Brooklyn school crossing guards into full time employees so they can help not only children but also seniors when crossing the street.
Read more in The Brooklyn Paper
Speed suspected to to be at the origin of a car accident on a Long Island Highway during which 5 members of a family died
A woman driving back from a family gathering with her 3 children and her mother lost control of her car killing herself and all the other car passengers on the Southern State Parkway toward Brooklyn Saturday night around 11:00 pm. The car veered off the road, hit a tree and burst into flames killing all occupants of the vehicle. The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Read more on the NBC New York website
5 people injured including a newborn baby and a pedestrian in an accident during which a drunk driver crashed into another car in Harlem, NYC
Daniel Rodriguez was drunk when he crashed his van into another car occupied by a 9 day old baby girl, her dad and a friend. The impact was so strong that the car jumped the curb injuring a pedestrian. After the crash the car started to smoke. A 60 year old man who witnessed the accident was able to run to the car, remove the baby from her seat and take her to safety. The driver of the van, the pedestrian and the passengers of the car including the newborn suffered personal injury and were taken to the hospital to be treated. The accident happened Friday night at 7:30 pm at the corner of 145th Street and Powell Blvd in Harlem, New York.Read more in the New York Daily News.
Speeding motorcyclist dies after crashing into a car on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, NYC
A 24 year old biker was killed in a motorcycle accident in New York City. According to witnesses the man was driving his bike at a reckless speed when he hit the back of a van on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The motorcyclist suffered severe personal injury and was pronounced dead upon his arrival to the hospital. The occupants of the van, a couple and a seven year old child, only suffered minor injuries.
Read more in the NY Daily News