New York Personal Injury Attorneys Blog

Published on: January 27, 2014

Car Accident NYC: The epidemic of wrongful death and personal injury related to traffic accident in NYC continues

Last Friday afternoon 3 pedestrians were seriously injured in a car accident on the Upper East Side. A taxi driver lost control of his vehicle, jumped the curb and plowed into a group of pedestrians on East 86th Street and Third Ave. (see New York Post)

This accident should be fully investigated according to new police regulations recently announced by NYPD Police Commissioner Bratton. In a recent speech Bratton said that not only vehicle accidents leading to death but also vehicle accidents leading to serious personal injury would be fully investigated. (see our previous blog)

On Sunday, a 67 year old pedestrian died in a car accident on Staten Island after being hit by a drunk driver. The pedestrian, James Benedict, was about to enter his car parked on Lily Pond Avenue when he was struck by a 39 year old drunk driver who lost control of his SUV, resulting in the death of Mr. Benedict. The driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Read more in silive.com

Published on: January 24, 2014

Bicycle Accident Prevention: New York 78th precinct cops lead by example

By GGCRBHS&M

To prevent Bicycle Accidents on the Bergen Street bike lane, NYPD officers including CO Deputy Inspector Michael Ameri were spotted shoveling the bike lane of the 78th precinct in NYC.

Even though it is extremely cold in New York, people are still riding bicycles, especially the restaurant delivery crews who are bringing food to the many New Yorkers who choose to stay home because of the inclement weather.

New York Medical Malpractice: Man dead for hours in St Barnabas Hospital Emergency Room

By GGCRBHS&M

A 30 year old patient who checked in last Sunday night at 10PM at St Barnabas Emergency Room for a rash was found dead in a waiting room chair at 6:40 the next morning by a security guard. According to an ER employee, there is no policy in place to check the waiting room to see if people who are waiting to be seen are still there or are still alive. The employee added that the man had been dead for several hours before he was found.

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Published on: January 24, 2014

New York Personal Injury: ER doctor describes most common injuries suffered by pedestrians struck by cars

By GGCRBHS&M

When a pedestrian is hit by a car he or she will usually suffer severe personal injury. In most accidents, the car bumper hits the pedestrian’s pelvis and legs shattering his or her bones explains Dr. Kaushal Shah, the residency director of emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Often the pedestrian is “scooped” off the ground by the front of the car and smashed onto the hood and the windshield causing traumatic brain injury. It’s usually at this point that the driver stomps on the break, a move that will then eject the pedestrian to the ground, causing further brain injury as well as neck and pelvis injury.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in New York: 6 facilities on the recently updated Special Focus Facilities Initiative

By GGCRBHS&M

To prevent nursing home neglect or abuse, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the States send teams of inspectors to survey nursing homes on a regular basis to assure that facilities meet the quality of care standard required by Medicare and Medicaid.

These teams look for deficiencies in the quality of care provided to their elderly patients and for deficiencies in the safety requirements such as protection from fire hazards. Most nursing homes have some deficiencies. The national average of deficiency per inspection is 6 to 7 per nursing home. However a minority of nursing homes have more than twice the average number of deficiencies and have more serious problem than others, including reports of harm and injury to patients.

Nursing homes that have a pattern of serious problems for more than 3 years are enlisted in the Special Focus Facility Initiative and can be barred from Medicare and Medicaid participation if they don’t address their problems within a reasonable period of time.

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Published on: January 22, 2014

One killed and two severely injured in a Cement truck Accident in the Bronx, New York

By GGCRBHS&M

The driver of a cement truck was killed and four people suffered personal injury in an accident that happened in the Bronx on Monday. The truck driver was exiting the Major Deegan Expressway when he lost the control of his vehicle. According to witnesses the truck struck two cars before it crashed into a two faimly dwelling destroying the front of the building.

Car Accident NYC: 10 proposals from Gridlock Sam to reduce traffic fatalities

By GGCRBHS&M

Former Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz, also known as Gridlock Sam because he coined the term gridlock, believes the following measures would be effective in cutting down the number of pedestrian accidents in New York City.

forensic investigation of all fatal and severe accidents by a traffic engineer
more pedestrian refuge islands

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Published on: January 22, 2014

New York Doormen are now trained to detect Elder Abuse

By GGCRBHS&M

Published on: January 22, 2014

In New York falls are the leading cause of personal injury among older adults

By GGCRBHS&M

nyc%20senior%20fall%20location.png Every year in NYC more than 45,000 seniors suffer personal injury that requires medical treatment after a fall. Around 28,000 of them visit the Emergency Room, 17,000 are hospitalized and 300 die from their injuries. As the New York aging population continues to grow so do the number of personal injuries related to falls. In the report Falls Among Older Adults in New York City, The New York Department of Health indicates that there was an increase of 22% of fall related emergency department visits by seniors between 2006 and 2010.

According to the statistics, senior New Yorkers fall mostly in their home, especially in the bedroom after tripping on throw rugs or taking too many prescription drugs. 48% of the injuries that require hospitalizations are fractures and 13% of then are traumatic brain injury. As a consequence 78% of senior people who are hospitalized after a fall require additional care upon discharge. Only 22% of them are sent home. 42% of them have to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility.

Older New Yorker who are in good shape usually fall less and recover faster from their injury.

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Published on: January 22, 2014

Product Liability: Kenmore Oscillating Fan Heaters sold by Kmart and Sears pose a fire and burn hazrad and have been recalled

By GGCRBHS&M

Defective heaters can cause serious personal injury to consumers and should not be used. If you are using a portable heater please make sure that it has been tested under the latest safety standards and that it is not the subject of a recall. Recently Walmart and Sears recalled the the Kenmore Oscillating Fan Heater because it was posing a risk of fire and burns to consumers. A broken motor mount can cause the units to overheat, catch fire and ignite nearby items.