New York Injury Law Firm News

Pedestrian Killed in Bronx Hit and Run Crash Involving Tow Truck
Police in the Bronx are looking for a tow truck operator who they say struck and killed a woman outside a hospital in a hit-and-run collision early morning on Dec. 7. According to an amNewYork news report, the deadly pedestrian accident occurred at the corner of Seddon Street and St. Raymond Avenue, steps away from …
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Fatal Manhattan Apartment Building Fire
A deadly, multi-alarm fire broke out inside an Upper East Side apartment building the night of Dec. 2. According to news reports, the fire broke out at 526 E. 82nd Street between York and East End avenues. One resident was killed in the fire and six firefighters sustained injuries, officials said. The victim was found …

Twelve People Injured in Staten Island School Bus Crash
Twelve people were taken to the hospital after a school bus accident on a major street in Stapleton during the rush hour the morning of Dec. 4. According to a report in the Staten Island Advance, the crash involved a yellow school bus with children on board on Targee Street near Roff Street. The front …
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Three People Killed in Separate Long Island Pedestrian Accidents
Three people were killed in separate Long Island pedestrian accidents that occurred over a span of under 24 hours. According to Newsday.com, Nassau police identified one of the victims who was killed the evening of Nov. 27 at 51-year-old Sulfa Sanchez. Police said she was struck by a sedan as she crossed Merrick Road near …
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Is Cerebral Palsy a Lifelong Physical Disability?
A professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan’s Medical School said in a recent perspective article for the New England Journal of Medicine that cerebral palsy should be reframed and redefined as “the most common lifelong physical disability” instead of terming it a childhood disorder. Mark Peterson argues in his essay …
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