New York Injury Law Firm News

Five Types of Crucial Evidence in Your Slip-and-Fall or Trip-and-Fall Case
Evidence plays a pivotal role in slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accident cases as it substantiates the circumstances surrounding the incident, strengthens the plaintiff’s claim, and may help them secure maximum compensation for their losses. In such cases, evidence such as photographs, witness statements, incident reports, medical records, and maintenance logs serves to corroborate the victim’s account, …
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Deadly Tour Bus Crash in Upstate New York
One person was killed and 11 others were injured, one seriously, after a tour bus crashed the afternoon of Jan. 5 on the Northway in Lake George. According to the Albany Times-Union, state troopers responded to the rollover accident in the southbound lanes between exits 23 and 22. The Skyway Coach Line bus was carrying …
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Manhattan Subway Collision and Train Derailment
A subway train carrying about 300 people collided with work train near West 96th Street in Manhattan the afternoon of Jan. 4, causing the work train to derail. According to a report in The New York Times, 26 people were injured when a northbound No. 1 train moving at a slow speed struck the work …
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Bronx Building Had Active Safety Violations Before Collapse
The Bronx building, which partially collapsed last month, has been issued a summons related to the structural integrity of its sidewalk shed, based on paperwork issued by the New York City Department of Building’s (DOB) inspectors. According to an NBC New York news report, it is unclear at this time whether the sidewalk shed collapsed …
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Bicyclist Killed in Queens Hit and Run Accident
An 82-year-old man riding an electric bicycle was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Northern Boulevard early morning on Dec. 21. According to a report on Streetsblog.org, this recent collision raises the number of bicyclists killed in the city to 29. Police said the bicyclist was traveling east on Northern Boulevard at the …
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