New York Injury Law Firm News

Elevator Shaft Fall Critically Injures Bronx Boy
A 6-year-old boy suffered critical injuries in an elevator accident after falling down the elevator shaft of a six-story Bronx building. According to a report in The New York Times, the boy was unconscious when police and firefighters arrived at the building the afternoon of April 21. They found him on top of an elevator …
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Survey Finds Jump in Mobile Device Use While Driving
A new survey has found that about 70% of drivers used their cellphones while driving in the last three months. According to a report on Streetsblog.org, even more Americans – 86% – admitted to using a mobile device while driving to work over the same time period. The survey was commissioned by the Selective Insurance …
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Do I Have a Slip-and-Fall or Trip-and-Fall Case?
There is no question that suffering an injury due to a slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accident can turn your life upside down. These types of accidents have the potential to result in painful injuries that may prevent you from moving, let alone working and pursuing the activities you enjoy. If you have been injured in a …
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Construction Company and Owner Face Indictments in Brooklyn Wall Collapse
A Nassau County construction company and its owner have been indicted on several charges in connection with the 2019 death of 5-year-old Alyson Pinto-Chaumana who was killed when a stone wall collapsed on her in Brooklyn. According to an NBC New York news report, the defendants are facing manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges. …
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Three Birth Injury Risk Factors and Medical Negligence (Carelessness)
Injuries that occur during birth often prove unexpected and come as a shock for parents and families. Parents whose children suffer these types of traumatic injuries at birth are left facing a lifetime of questions about whether their child will recover as well as concerns about the medical and therapeutic expenses they have to bear …
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