Recovering After A Motorcycle Accident? Watch for These Hidden Injuries
James thought he had escaped from motorcycle accident unharmed. He’d been hit from behind while being stuck in a traffic jam, but he was wearing a helmet, and no major injuries were detected, he just had some scratches on elbow.
Fire Accident Attorney Discusses Smoke Inhalation as a Cause of Serious Injury or Death in Industrial and Home Fires
Fire Accident Attorney Discusses Smoke Inhalation as a Cause of Serious Injury or Death in Industrial and Home Fires
NYC Construction Accident Lawyer Discusses Electrocutions & Handling of Hazardous Energy
Although falls account for the largest number of major construction site injuries and deaths, close to 10% (about 8.6% in 2015) of them occur while someone is working with electricity or other hazardous energy explains Arkady Frekhtman, a NYC construction accident lawyer. Many dangerous assignments are tied to lockout-tagout (LOTO) tasks – they are performed […]
Quadriplegia Injury Lawyers Discuss One Patient’s Brave Quest to Learn New Motor Skills
Bill Kochevar is an exceptionally brave 56-year-old man who recently let doctors surgically implant brain-recording and muscle stimulator devices into his body explains one of the quadriplegia injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in New York. He has been battling quadriplegia (tetraplegia) for over eight years since his spinal cord injury. Quadriplegia causes […]
NYC Construction Site Falls Remain Deadly
Every few months, another sad news story reveals that a New York City construction worker has fallen to his death. As most construction site managers know, falls are among the “fatal four” most dangerous threats to construction site injuries and deaths. Close to 38.8% of the construction site deaths reported in 2015 were caused by […]
New York City Fires: Still A Danger Though Numbers Are Dropping
Few events pose as much deadly danger as large industrial fires and those that ravage our private homes and apartment buildings. Fortunately, this city is now seeing a decline in annual fires. A January 9, 2017 New York Times article states that fire deaths in this city are now at their lowest in more than […]
Untreated Bedsores: Frequent Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Far too often, older Americans living in nursing homes must fight hard to obtain quality care for their chronic conditions. Many of them are also battling poorly treated diabetes, auto-immune diseases – and even different cancers. What’s even worse is that our American healthcare system often adds insult to injury – when nursing home employees […]
NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement: Recent Developments That Can Help Your Case
The battle for compensation to NFL players over football concussions has gone on seemingly forever, despite being only six years. Within this time, we’ve seen a long struggle for NFL players who still suffer the effects from their injuries. At the same time, we’ve seen a lot of confusion and protracted arguments over how much […]
Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss a Serious DUI Crash At a Bus Stop
On March 3, two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle while they waited at a bus stop explains one of the New York pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm. The accident happened in Verona, New Jersey, at Pease Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. Accident Details ABC 7 News reports that a 2006 white […]
The Serious Danger of An Elevation Related Construction Site Accident Demands Serious Attention
A construction site accident and elevation related accidents can have deadly outcomes – literally. The truth is, the likelihood of an accident having a more serious result if it occurs at a construction site or from a height is greatly increased. Lawmakers, safety officials and workers are all aware of this reality. It is one […]