New York Injury Law Firm News

Girl Suffers Facial Injuries In Long Island Dog Attack
A 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a Long Island hospital with facial injuries after she and two other adults were attacked by a dog in the town of Hicksville. According to a CBS News New York news report, police were called to a home on Lantern Road the afternoon of Oct. 15 for a dog …
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Queens Construction Worker Killed After Being Struck by Equipment
Paulo Cuoto, 54, of Howell, New Jersey, was fatally injured in a construction accident in Astoria, Queens, after he was struck in the head by a falling piece of equipment. According to a report in the Queens Post, Cuoto, a married father of two was working on a water sewage system more than 100 feet …
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Proposed Manhattan Bill May Shift Taxi Crash Costs to Victims
A bill introduced by a Manhattan City Council member to lower taxi driver’s accident insurance coverage by nearly 90% is a move that would shift the costs of a taxi accident onto victims instead of keeping it on drivers, experts tell Streetsblog.org. According to the outlet, the bill introduced last month by Council Member Carmen …
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Pedestrian Killed in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash
Felix Mendez, 49, was struck and killed in a pedestrian accident in Brooklyn early morning on Oct. 12. According to an NBC New York news report, Mendez was walking in a crosswalk when he was struck and killed by a speeding driver who was caught on camera blowing a red light and fatally striking the …
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New York County Receives Funding for Lead Paint Removal
Chautauqua County will get approximately $5.75 million in federal funding to help protect children from toxic lead poisoning, according to a Spectrum news report. This money comes from $22.4 million in funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program. The funds were secured by U.S. Senate …
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