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Construction Site Accident Attorney Discusses a Recent Fatal Crane Accident in the New York City Area
An NYPD spokesperson provided details of a fatal construction accident at an asphalt company in Staten Island. SiLive.com reported that the accident, at 356 Meredith Avenue in Chelsea occurred when a falling object, a load being hoisted by a crane struck a worker explains a construction site accident attorney at the F&A injury law firm in New York City. Crane Involved in Accident Police say a crane lost its load at the construction site for unknown reasons. A 54-year-old male worker suffered severe trauma. The NYPD spokesperson said the worker was conscious right after the accident, although he began to have breathing difficulties. He also went into cardiac arrest. Emergency personnel took him to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, but he did not survive. The worker was pronounced dead at 5:17 p.m. Federal Agency Sends Investigators The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) automatically sends investigators to the
Semi Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Settlement Following Fatal Crash Involving A Truck Driver on Drugs
The family of a Freehold, New Jersey, woman killed in a crash involving a semi wants a new law requiring methadone testing for interstate truckers explains a semi truck accident attorney at the F&A injury law firm in New York. Accident Details The 50-year-old woman was waiting in her Honda at a red light when a semi tractor-trailer rear-ended the passenger vehicle with such force that it ended up on the other side of the intersection. The fiery accident happened on March 31, 2014, on southbound Route 9 at Old Mill Road in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Under the Influence of Drugs After the crash, blood tests revealed that the 52-year-old trucker had both methadone and Xanax in his system. In 2015, a grand jury indicted the truck driver on multiple charges including vehicular homicide. He pleaded guilty to the vehicular homicide charge about one month later, according to nj.com.
Why a Construction Site Accident Lawyer May Save Your Livelihood
OSHA reports that there were over 4,300 work-related fatalities in 2015, explains a construction site accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. Over 20 percent of these were construction-related, which means that one out of every five workers who died in 2015 was a construction worker. Research by OSHA reveals that the four most fatal accidents involve falls, electrocutions, being struck by objects, and being caught in or between objects. Construction accident lawyers are the only solution for workers who have been seriously injured on the job. The Legal Benefits Hiring an experienced construction accident attorney will help you understand how to start and manage a personal injury lawsuit. They will know how to manage the workers’ compensation claim process and how to reduce the amount and hassle of legal paperwork. Veteran construction accident attorneys will know exactly which legal theories to employ, how to engage health care providers,
Major NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement Overview
The National Football League (NFL) has long been accused of ignoring the damaging effects of brain injuries on its players. Even though they were presented with evidence of the risks of repetitive traumatic brain injuries many years ago, they did not share the information with players, concealed some information and did not take enough steps to prevent further injuries including NFL concussion head injuries and their severe aftermath. As such, they were hit with a major lawsuit to pay for damages and medical expenses of NFL retirees. The suit, which was filed in 2011, is officially called National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, No. 2:12-md-02323, is overseen by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The lawyers claimed that the class of NFL players would be 22,000 veterans of the NFL. Some of the lead plaintiffs include 10 members of the Hall of Fame such as former Dallas Cowboys running back
NYC Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss Knockdown Car Accidents in the Five Boroughs
While city officials have worked hard to reduce pedestrian accidents during recent years, they keep occurring regularly in all five New York City boroughs explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm in Brooklyn.  On March 24, 2017, a one-year-old girl was struck and killed in Queens by a truck driver. The mother and her baby girl were hit while they were in the crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 94th Street. The police officers who responded to the scene found the little girl suffering from severe head trauma and bodily injuries. She was taken to Elmhurst General Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Reports indicate that the man who was driving the Dodge Ram that hit her remained at the scene after the accident. Such senseless deaths like that remain far too common. Last November, while an elderly woman in her
Taxotere Hair Loss: Breast Cancer Drug Causes Alopecia in Women
It was back during the late 1990s that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved injections of docetaxel (brand name Taxotere®) for different forms of cancer. Since that time, it’s been approved to treat breast, prostate, head, and neck cancers. Patients suffering from gastric cancers and non-small cell lung cancer have also been advised to use this drug. At present, many patients are now filing lawsuits claiming their doctors failed to inform them that using this drug could result in permanent (not just temporary) hair loss. While some observers have tried to minimize the significance of permanent hair loss, others rightfully point to the long-term, severe psychological and employment difficulties many patients may suffer when they’re never able to regrow their hair. The following information reviews some of the more specific legal arguments being made against Taxotere’s drug manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis, and notes many of the drug’s additional