It took a week before workers were able to secure the boom of a construction crane that snapped in the winds of Hurricane Sandy and dangled from the top story of a luxury high-rise under construction in midtown Manhattan. Engineers climbed to the top of the 74-story building during the storm to inspect the crane, and nearby buildings, including a hotel, were evacuated. Although city officials think the superstorm was to blame for the accident, they are examining the crane’s original positioning to determine whether it was properly secured prior to the storm. [Read more…]
New York Attorney Urges Everyone to Stay Safe on Halloween
The New York personal injury attorneys at Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd would like to wish all little ghosts and goblins a wonderful Halloween and remind everyone to stay safe. [Read more…]
Federal Agency Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Airbags
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration warned this month that counterfeit airbags are being sold and used as replacements in vehicles that have been involved in crashes. [Read more…]
New York City’s Buildings Department Report
The New York City Department of Buildings plays a critical role in overseeing construction throughout the city. Not only does the department inspect construction sites and enforce building codes but it also responds to complaints and works to prevent construction-related injuries and fatalities. In essence, the DOB performs much of the same functions that its federal counterpart, OSHA, performs, but at the city level. [Read more…]
New York Construction Firm Cited for Fatal Crane Accident
The U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New York crane company for safety violations in a crane collapse that killed a worker in Manhattan last April, according to a report on phillyburbs.com. The fines, totaling $68,000, were for safety violations that contributed to the collapse at a subway line extension site. Sadly, a 30-year-old worker Burlington City construction worker was fatally injured when the crane crumbled on top of him. The subcontractor that employed the worker also has been cited. [Read more…]
New York Fatal Crash Kills Four Teenagers
Four 18-year-olds were killed in West Hempstead, N.Y., on October 2012 when their car went out of control on a curve on the Southern State Parkway and crashed into a tree, according to an Associated Press report. The 17-year-old driver, who had a learner’s permit, survived the crash, which split the vehicle in half. [Read more…]
$1,000,000 Awarded for Pain & Suffering due to Shoulder Injury
In Rubio v. New York City Transit Authority, the Appellate Division, First Department reduced a damages award of almost $2.5 million dollars to $1 million for pain and suffering due to a shoulder injury. Joseph Rubio was boarding a kneeling Transit Authority bus when the steps of the bus rose without warning, causing him to fall forward and hurt his shoulder. Of note, it was Rubio’s dominant shoulder which was later operated on to repair the subscapularis and supraspinatus. Rubio also sustained a post-operative infection at the surgical site. Rubio sued the Transit Authority alleging the bus driver was negligent in his operation of raising the kneeling bus while Rubio was still in the stairwell while boarding. Notably, Rubio did not report the accident to the police or Transit Authority, nor was an ambulance called to assist Rubio. Rubio also did not immediately seek medical attention; he went to work and only later went to see his doctor. Due to these misgivings, the Transit Authority argued that the accident never happened. [Read more…]
Dog in Car May Have Contributed to Deadly Accident
Investigators believe that a dog loose in a car may have contributed to a recent crash that killed a married couple and injured three others on September 2012 as they were walking home from a religious service in New Brunswick, N.J. Investigators said the driver of a 1998 Toyota Avalon lost control of the vehicle, struck a utility pole and then hit the pedestrians. The driver’s pet dog was in the car at the time and may have been a factor in the accident, authorities said. [Read more…]
The Difficulty of Medical Malpractice: Deviation from Standard of Care
Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider renders treatment that deviates from the accepted standard of practice in the medical community. Essentially, the care provided does not meet the requisite level of care that should have been given by the medical professional, leading to personal injury or even death of the patient. [Read more…]
Passengers Injured When Toronto Tour Bus Overturns
A chartered bus overturned and slid down an embankment on a Route 80 exit ramp in northern New Jersey earlier this month, injuring 23 of its 57 passengers. The bus was on its way from Toronto to New York City; many on board were heading for a Seventh Day Adventists church event. Some of the windows in the bus burst during the crash, and some passengers were pinned in the frames before they were freed by rescue workers. [Read more…]
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