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Staircase Safety
- May 31, 2016
- Premises Accidents
Staying Safe on NYC Stairs Every day, we climb up and down more sets of stairs than we may realize. Hopefully, this routine task fades into the background of our daily consciousness because the stairs we traverse are safe, sturdy, well-lighted and well-maintained. However, a faulty staircase could lead to catastrophic personal injury. New York City is the most populous city in the United States. It is also among the most densely populated. As populations rise,[ ... ]
Tractor-Trailer Accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge
- May 15, 2016
- Truck Accident Lawsuits
It’s safe to say that a car accident is among the scariest things that could happen to a person. What could make such an inherently terrifying event even scarier? When the accident occurs on a bridge, and involves a tractor-trailer. That’s exactly what happened on Friday- a tractor-trailer laded with scrap metal experienced a mechanical failure as it crossed the Tappan-Zee bridge, causing it to tip and deposit its contents across the roadway. The entire fr[ ... ]
What to Do When You Get Food Poisoning
- May 9, 2016
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
Shake Shack Seriously Sickens Hungry Upper East Siders Shake Shack is well known for two things: its delicious food and its seriously long lines. These days, they’re in danger of adding one more item to the negative column: last month, nearly a dozen people reported feeling sick after dining at Shake Shack’s Upper East Side location. Was it food poisoning, or something more nefarious? 311 received 11 complaints of food poisoning, a quantity[ ... ]
How Safe Are We From Water Contamination In New York?
- April 13, 2016
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
Soda is bad for our teeth. Alcohol can cause liver and heart damage. Coffee may or may not be good for us, depending on which article you read. But at least we can count on our water to be safe -- or so we thought. Americans are realizing that water contamination is a serious health and public safety concern, especially after seeing recent stories about lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan. The water crisis in Flint appropriately ra[ ... ]
Focusing on Subway Safety
- April 1, 2016
- Premises Accidents
New York Subway Safety 85,000 lbs. Or, 42.5 tons. That’s (approximately) how much a New York City MTA subway car weighs. The doors, the seats, the motors and wheels, the antennae and headlights, the interior lights, the heating and cooling systems, the brakes; it all adds up! To get all of this machinery and material moving, a high-powered third rail system is necessary. The New York City subway system is equipped with a third rail which carries 625 volts[ ... ]
Sewer Leak Causes Unpleasant Subway Smell
- March 27, 2016
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
Sewer Leak Causes Unpleasant Subway Smell New York City has never been accused of being the freshest smelling place on Earth, but even by city standards, the Myrtle / Wyckoff stop on the L Train has become malodorous beyond belief. For months, a foul smell has infiltrated the depths of this subway station, turning the stomachs of commuters and sending authorities searching for solutions. What’s to blam[ ... ]
Twin Elevator Tragedies
- January 16, 2016
- Premises Accidents
As we have talked about before, elevator-related deaths are extremely rare. On average, only 27 people per year are killed by elevators. Which is what makes the incidents that occurred this past month all the more strange. Two separate accidents, wherein people were killed in or around elevators. The first incident involved a locksmith, who was visiting friends at their Williamsburg apartment. The elevator in this particular buil[ ... ]
Hiking Accident in Upstate New York
- December 24, 2015
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
Tragedy Nearly Strikes on Hook Mountain If “Hook Mountain” doesn’t sound perilous enough, then maybe it’s best to call it by its ancient Dutch name, Verdrietige Hook, which means “Tedious Point.” Both of these sobriquets allude, in a way, to the inherent danger of the peak. Located in Rockland County’s Hook Mountain State Park, this 689-foot-tall mountain overlooks both Rockland Lake and the H[ ... ]
Apartment Overcrowding in NYC
- December 12, 2015
- Premises Accidents
A landlord in Elmhurst, Queens was bewildered to find that two of his tenants had turned a 3-bedroom unit into an overloaded 10-bedroom space without his consent. This extreme story is emblematic of a burgeoning problem that has afflicted New York City for the better part of the past decade: apartment overcrowding. According to many sources, the amount of units classified as “overcrowded,” as well as the total amount of residents affected by overcrowding, in general[ ... ]
NYC Subway Shaft Accidents
- December 8, 2015
- Personal Injury Lawsuits
If you’ve ever walked down a sidewalk in New York City, you’re likely already familiar with the topography, and how hazardous it can sometimes be. Café signs, fire hydrants, discarded flyers; these are just some of the obstacles you’re likely to encounter as you seek out your urban destination. (And the menace of these obstacles are compounded, it seems, by the pace and forcefulness with which Manhattanites seem to walk; if you’ve ever found yourself on a Midto[ ... ]
