In the morning of February 13, 2015, at about 8:45AM, a 15-year old girl was walking across Grand Street when she was struck by a MTA bus. The girl was walking across the street with the pedestrian light in her favor within the crosswalk, when the Q59 attempted a left turn onto Grand Street, causing … Read more CURRENT NEWS IN METRO AREA
On the evening of Tuesday, February 3, 2015, a Metro North train collided with an SUV that was stopped on the tracks near Valhalla station. As a result of this tragic accident, the driver of the SUV and five passengers on the train were killed. There were also numerous injuries to other passengers. While investigators … Read more Could Anything Have Been Done to Prevent the Tragic Metro-North Valhalla Railroad-Crossing Accident? An Unusual Third-Rail and Planned Warning Lights That Weren’t Installed Are Being Considered
Traffic Rules and Regulations of the City of New York §4-03(a)(1)(i) provides “…vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk…” Many times, motorists make left turns onto a roadway without looking and seeing whether there are approaching vehicles, … Read more Motorists Are Duty Bound to Yield the Right of Way to Pedestrians or Bicyclists
One of a personal injury attorney’s most important tasks is to protect clients. Two major parts of that involve ensuring clients have the best case possible under the law and protecting their privacy. Our last blog was about how injury attorneys can fortify a case with information from vehicle event data recorders. We linked to … Read more The Past, Present, and Future of Protecting Privates in Personal Injury Cases
You get a new case call to your office. The prospective client tells you that they were traveling on a road with the right of way when a car traveling in the opposite direction seemed to speed up and then made a sudden left turn in front of them. Prior to turning the other car … Read more NEW LAWS REQUIRE CARS TO HAVE EVENT DATA RECORDERS
The mourning family of Joan Rivers, who died on Thursday at 81-years old, bid her adieu on Saturday at a New Jersey crematorium. Her funeral service, which featured celebrities such as Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald, was held on Sunday. Though she is gone, her legacy is not. The sudden passing of Ms. Rivers raises … Read more Legal Questions Raised by the Passing of Joan Rivers
On February 26, 2014 eight construction workers were injured in a construction accident when the three story building, located at 1916 Prospect Place in Brooklyn, collapsed. The workers were inside the building, on the third floor, when it collapsed, causing them to plummet to the first floor. These construction workers were sent inside the building, … Read more Construction Workers Injured When Building Collapses
An explosion today in Manhattan’s East Harlem caused a piano store and an evangelical church to crumble to pieces, leaving a grim scene behind. The buildings, which were located near 116th Street and Park Avenue, also contained fifteen residential units. The incident was reported to be deafeningly loud, like a bomb. One witness described the … Read more Colossal Explosion in Manhattan’s East Harlem Kills Two and Leaves Many Seriously Injured
On the morning of Sunday, December 1, 2013, a Metro North train derailed while it was traversing a severely curved portion of the track in the Bronx near the Spuyten Duyvil station. All of the train cars veered off of the track. The locomotive and cars in the front deviated the most, nearly toppling into … Read more The Metro-North Train Derailment in Bronx Should Not Have Happened – What Can Be Done to Prevent Future Harm?
When a person has mental or physical disabilities too severe for family members to care for them, it may be necessary to seek out professional help and place that person into a group home. Placing a family member into a group home is an agonizing decision and families may spend a lot of time to … Read more Abusive Workers Caring for Disabled Still On State Payroll
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