This week the Ginarte Law Firm announced that it is sponsoring a friendly soccer competition between two of Ecuador’s oldest and most popular soccer teams. The match between the Barcelona Soccer Club and its long standing rival, Sport Club Emelec, will take place at the Redbulls Arena in Harrison, New Jersey on October 10, 2012. The Ecuadorian Consulate has teamed up with the Ginarte Law Firm to sponsor the match. [Read more…]
Swimming Pool and Water-Related Accidents Rise in the Summer
Each summer, children and adults flock to oceans, lakes, pools and water parks. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to many individuals, they are exposed to great dangers. From 2005-2009, there was an average of 3,533 fatal unintentional drownings (non-boating related) annually in the United States and an additional 347 people died each year from drowning in boating-related incidents. [i] [Read more…]
Teenage Drivers and the Accident Rate
In the early morning hours of July 16, a car full of New Jersey teenagers was involved in a crash on Route 23 South by the Smoke Rise Turn, according to law enforcement officials and news reports. The investigation that followed the accident determined that the vehicle veered off the roadway and traveled sideways across the grass median before hitting a guardrail and flipping over. Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether alcohol and reckless driving played a part in the accident. [Read more…]
Family Recovers for Loss of Mother, Wife in 2009 Explosion
A wrongful death cause of action is a tort which is remedied by the courts with payment of damages almost exclusively in the form of money. The intention of the guilty party’s payment to the decedent’s distributees is to right the wrong sustained. The Estate Powers and Trust Law (EPTL), Article 5, Part 4, EPTL 213-217, is New York’s wrongful death statute. Click here to view a summary of the statute. [Read more…]
New York Premises Liability – Inadequate Security
New York is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Whether it is the night life, the shopping, or the Broadway shows that draw people, tourists flock to New York by the millions each year. Just two decades ago, New York was also considered one of the most dangerous metropolitan cities in America, with a crime rate that seemed as though it would never stop rising. Thanks to a concerted effort by law enforcement and government officials, New York is now a relatively safe big city. Crime, however, does still occur in the Big Apple. Unfortunately, it can sometimes happen right where you are staying, eating or shopping. If you are injured as the result of a criminal act, the property owner where the act occurred could be held liable for your injuries under the laws of premises liability. [Read more…]
Rural New York Explosion Devastates Home and Family
An early morning explosion flattened a two-story house in Wilson, New York, on Tuesday, July 24, killing a 14-year-old girl. The house, in a rural area of western New York, exploded around 6a.m. and was quickly reduced to a pile of rubble, according to the Associated Press. [Read more…]
Workers’ Compensation Rates reduced for New York Employers
Workers’ Compensation premium rates are being reduced in New York for the first time in four years. The news came following an announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo that New York businesses have been paying substantial surcharges to help the state repay a federal loan for unemployment costs. [Read more…]
Work Zone Fatal Accident Under Investigation In New York
A tragic work zone accident took the lives of six people in upstate New York September 2012. According to news reports, a tractor-trailer ran into a series of vehicles that were either stopped or slowed in a work zone. The truck accident took place on a stretch of Route 11 in Jefferson County that was being paved at the time of the collision. Authorities say that the semi-truck first crashed into an SUV, which burst into flames, killing all five occupants of the vehicle. Then another SUV was hit by the tractor-trailer. It flipped over, killing the driver of that vehicle as well. A state transportation worker’s vehicle was also struck, causing it to ignite. The driver of that vehicle was seriously injured and remains in the hospital. Two other tractor-trailers were also involved in the multi-vehicle collision; however, their drivers did not suffer any significant injuries. [Read more…]
New Jersey’s Ginarte Law Firm Claims Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting of New Brunswick Man
Attorney Joseph A. Ginarte
Newark, NJ (August 1, 2012) — Attorney Joseph A. Ginarte has filed a federal court civil rights lawsuit against city and police officials that he claims are responsible for a January 2012 shooting that left his 19-year-old client paralyzed for life. [Read more…]
Time to Talk School Bus Safety
It’s hard to believe, but summer is halfway over. In less than a month, that yearly ritual of getting children ready for school will begin all over again. Many of those children will be traveling to and from school on school buses. As parents, we often have mixed feelings about watching our children walk out the door to the bus stop or climb up the steps onto the bus. Whether we like it or not, children grow up, and finally getting to ride the school bus is part of that process. Worrying about your child riding the school bus, however, is also a natural part of the process—and you may have good reason to worry. [Read more…]
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