Together with other plaintiffs’ lawyers who are members of the New York State Trial Association, I went up to Albany to speak with lawmakers and advocate for the following changes in the law: Car insurance A family struggling to make ends meet can ill afford to bear the costs of an accident, which can include…
Archives for May 2016
Even an elevator tragedy didn’t motivate lawmakers
You might recall that on New Year’s Eve, an elevator accident took the life of a young man on the Lower East Side. The 25-year-old was in an elevator when it stalled between the second and third floors of an apparently building. The man helped a woman get out of the elevator, pushing her up…
New rule aims to keep customers safe from carbon monoxide in NY
Whether a grocery store, department store, office complex or hospital, businesses are required to provide those that enter their buildings with a safe environment. There are a number of regulations and ordinances in place designed to help better ensure that patrons are properly protected. The Department of State recently passed an additional measure to offer…
Girl gets $15 million after foot mangled by escalator
The Everly Brothers, Elvis and Perry Como topped the charts back when the escalator was installed in a shopping mall just 25 miles from Queens. The escalator was one of the oldest in the country by the time of an accident three years ago in which a 10-year-old girl’s foot was caught and mangled. Twenty-two…
Late-night dangers
There are certain occupations that are commonly associated with occupational risks and dangers. Law enforcement, for example, and firefighting are two lines of work that have obvious dangers inherent in the job duties. Other jobs are also dangerous, though perhaps less obviously so: roofer, logger, pilot and truck driver are typically listed whenever people index…
A lack of training and knowledge leads to tragedy
It’s a four hour drive northwest of New York City to arrive in the town of Onondaga. The modestly sized Syracuse suburb was the site almost a year ago to the day of a tragic accident. A 53 year old man was doing maintenance work on an elevator in a nursing home when a second…
The world can change in a moment
It can happen in an instant. Trip and fall accidents often result in serious injuries precisely because they happen before the victim realizes what is happening. The accidents can happen in a wide variety of ways. One type of trip and fall occurs when a person is walking on a sidewalk to enter a store.…
