Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is a New York Plaintiff's personal injury law firm specializing in automobile accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, police misconduct and all types of New York personal injury litigation.
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A 68 year old pedestrian died in a car accident in Maspeth, New York after being struck by a 28 year old SUV driver who was driving without a license. The driver was charged with aggravated driving without a license. The Police said the driver made an illegal left turn onto Grand Avenue from 69th Place when he hit Angela Hurtado, 68, who was crossing Grand Avenue.

Read more about this nyc car accident in the Times Ledger
A sign indicates that left-hand turns are not permitted from 69th Place onto Grand Avenue. Photo by Christina Santucci

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A woman suffered severe personal injury in a truck accident in New York last Saturday. The 63 year old woman was crossing Second Ave at 68th Street when she was struck and dragged by a cement mixer truck. Her leg was severed below the knee. The truck driver didn’t see the victim.

Unfortunately, every year, thousands of people are killed or sustain serious injuries in accidents involving commercial trucks and buses. Tragically, many of these accidents are the result of negligent truck and bus drivers and their employers. These accidents can result from poor driving, including the failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians, vehicles, bicyclists, failure to keep a proper lookout as well as other violations of the relevant vehicle and traffic laws. Some accidents also involve the failure to properly maintain and/or equip the involved truck or bus.

Read more about this truck Accident in DNA Info New York

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45 year old Pedro Santiago died in a bicycle accident this week-end in Harlem, New York. The bicyclist was trying to pass an MTA bus when the driver pulled out of the bus stop and struck him. Pedro Santiago fell on the street and the bus ran over him. He died at the hospital from severe head and body injuries.

This is the first fatal bicycle accident in New York this year. There are more than 3,600 bicycle accidents in NYC every year and last year 17 people died after being involved in a bicycle accident in the city (see our previous blog). Most bicycle accidents happen when a motor vehicle fails to yield the right of way or suddenly makes a left turn into the path of a cyclist. In this case the Bus was pulling out of of a Bus stop. All too often bus drivers, who are forced to work long ours are not attentive to Bicyclists and pedestrians. We do not yet know the facts as to this accident. Since there was a fatality the accident will be intenively reconstructed by The N.Y.P.D. Collision Investigation Squad, formerly known as The Accident Investigation Squad.

Read more about this bicycle accident in the New York Post

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A third pedestrian died in a car accident on 96th street yesterday. 26 year old Samantha Lee, an anesthesiology resident at Columbia University Medical Center was crossing mid-block on 96th street between Broadway and West End when she was clipped by the mirror of an Ambulance. She fell on her face and was then run over by another car. She died at the scene of the accident. This is a very dangerous street. One of the problems is that it has two lanes for traffic going both East and West. It crosses Central Park West to the Eastside. It is thus a heavily travelled street. We urge pedestrians to constantly look both East and West when crossing. Also try not to be on your cell phone while crossing. No talking and no texting. Having represented hundreds of pedestrians injured in car accidents we know that the injuries can be severe and even fatal. Be careful out there.

Read more in the New York Post

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Sallay%20and%20Hershenhorn.pngIn a New York County Construction Accident case, a $1,150,000 settlement was obtained on behalf of a 67-year old Bulgarian painter who fell from a Baker’s Scaffold while painting the bathroom of a penthouse during a renovation project. The job foreman was supposed to lock the wheels of the scaffold before the plaintiff began painting. He failed to do so causing the plaintiff to fall to the floor and seriously injure his foot. The plaintiff sustained a fractured calcaneus which required an open reduction and internal fixation surgery. New York Construction Accident Lawyers Chris Sallay and Howard Hershenhorn successfully argued that the General Contractor was liable as a matter of law pursuant to the New York State Labor Law and the case settled shortly thereafter.

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Steigman%20and%20Sallay.pngA settlement in the amount of $1,750,000 was obtained by our partners New York Medical Malpractice Attorneys Ernie Steigman and Chris Sallay for the Wrongful Death of a 41-year old pregnant woman due to the Medical Malpractice of her Obstetrician and his office staff.

In this case, the decedent, who was about 10 weeks pregnant with triplets, had called her doctor’s office complaining of pain in her leg and shortness of breath on a Saturday. The nurse she spoke with advised her to come into the office on Monday. When she arrived on Monday, the doctor examined her but failed to take a Doppler study to determine the source of her leg pain. She was sent home and the next day she died from an undiagnosed venous thrombosis. She left behind her husband. The matter settled shortly after the start of the lawsuit for nearly all the available insurance proceeds.

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Makes Historic “Vision Zero” Announcement from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Yesterday Bill de Blasio chose the site where Noshat Nahian, an 8 year old boy was struck by an unlicensed truck driver resulting in his death, to announce the first implementation steps of “Vision Zero” in nyc. Not far away from this location, 3 other young pedestrians died after being struck by cars this winter. Many of the families who lost a loved ones in traffic accidents were present at the event during which Bill de Blasio as well as NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and incoming NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg presented their agenda to reduce pedestrian deaths in NYC to zero.

Being struck by a vehicle is the leading cause of injury related deaths for children younger than 14 in NYC

Bill de Blasio said “There is an epidemic of traffic fatalities in the city and this can’t go on and has to change now”. He also stated that according to statistics by the Department of Health, being struck by a vehicle is the leading cause of injury related deaths for children younger than 14 in the city and the second cause of injury related deaths for senior New Yorkers.
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In New York too many pedestrians suffer personal injury or die in car accidents. These videos from Brooklyn cinematographer Anna Zivarts demonstrate how dangerous it can be for pedestrians to cross the street. Turning cars have the light before and during the pedestrian walk signal. Most drivers fail to yield priority to pedestrians even though the light is green for pedestrians.

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Following the New York Metro North Train accident that killed four and injured more than 70 people, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal announced yesterday that the recently filed Appropriation bill includes $ 185 million for the Federal Railroad Administration to hire additional inspectors, inspect far more track, and begin sending safety “strike teams” to railroads around the nation in order to conduct additional safety audits.

The agency is underfunded and unable to fully evaluate existing and future rail-safety programs across the nation’s freight and passenger railroads.

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Diagnostic Imaging is a medical area that has been developing extremely fast and with it the number of radiological medical procedures has increased tremendously. However high level of radiation exposure from medical imaging may have possible harmful effect on patients.

To prevent medical malpractice, the Joint Commission just approved new and revised requirements for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care organizations that provide diagnostic imaging services, including those ambulatory organizations that have achieved Advanced Diagnostic Imaging certification. These requirement address:

– Documenting CT radiation doses in patient’s clinical record – Meeting the needs of the pediatric population and considering patient size – Managing safety risks in MRI environment – Imaging equipment maintenance and oversight – Minimum competency for radiology technologists, including registration and certification

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