This past week the Ginarte Law Firm helped sponsor a rally for common sense immigration reform that was held at Liberty State Park. The event was held on April 6, 2013 and drew thousands of supporters. 
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Trapped Construction Workers Treated at Scene for Crushes
Crushing injuries are often the most damaging. Unlike clean breaks, and even sprains, crushes can result in the shattering of bones and irreparable damage to surrounding tissues. Two men are currently recovering from such injuries after a recent construction accident happened. [Read more…]
NYPD Finally Changes Accident Investigation Policy
After a considerable criticism by the public and government officials, it appears as that the New York Police Department is finally instituting much-needed changes to its accident investigation policy. Under the new policy, accidents in which victims have been “critically injured” will now qualify for a police investigation, according to the New York Times. [Read more…]
The Dangers of Fatigued Driving
Many people lost an hour of sleep as clocks were set forward an hour for the start of Daylight Saving Time. In case that lost hour of sleep seems insignificant, consider this: According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there historically has been a 17 percent increase in crashes across the nation on the Monday following the time change. [Read more…]
OSHA Issues Warning About Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Construction workers face difficult job conditions. Cold, rain, sleet, snow – nothing stops a construction site when a deadline is looming. Not surprisingly, New York and New Jersey construction workers usually work straight through the cold, snowy winter months when work is available. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to make sure that all workers, including construction workers, take necessary precautions against carbon monoxide exposure during the winter months. [Read more…]
If you filed a lawsuit for a prior accident, will that make you look bad to a jury?
Some individuals go through life without ever suffering an injury as a result of someone else’s negligence. On the other end of the spectrum, some individuals are injured multiple times throughout their life. [Read more…]
Fault May Be Widespread in Transit Accidents
Mass transit accidents are complicated from a legal perspective because numerous individuals and companies could be at fault. If someone’s negligence caused, or contributed, to a crash, then they can be held accountable for ensuing injuries. [Read more…]
Construction Workers Injured in Ithaca Accident
Two construction workers were injured in a construction accident this month in Ithaca, New York. According to news reports, construction workers were working on the site where a new Fairfield Inn is being built along Elmira Road on the morning of January 5 when the accident occurred. Two construction workers fell more than 30 feet. One of the workers was flown to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse while the other was airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The extent of their injuries is unknown as is the cause of the accident. [Read more…]
New Jersey Escalator Accident Injures Five Commuters
Each day hundreds of thousands of people use the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, or PATH, to get to school, work, or simply across town to visit friends. Last week, five of those commuters were injured in an escalator accident at the Exchange Place PATH station in New Jersey, reports the NY Daily News. [Read more…]
The Dangers of Driving While on a Cell Phone
According to www.distraction.gov, a third of teens have texted while driving. Over half teenagers say they have talked on a cell phone while driving. The website www.distraction.gov also states that “Texting is the most alarming distraction because it involves manual, visual, and cognitive distraction simultaneously. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field, blindfolded. It’s extraordinarily dangerous.” [Read more…]