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Brooklyn train accident lawyers discuss Positive Train Control technology
Last week’s Long Island Rail Road train derailment could have easily been prevented if available technology known as the Positive Train Control (PTC) system had been used says one of the Brooklyn train accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm. The LIRR train came into the platform at over 15 m.p.h and crashed into the bumping block causing the train to derail with a piece of rail piercing the bottom of one of the train cars. It left over 100 people injured. PTC technology works and is able to identify, predict, and prevent train crashes, derailments, and other accidents. One of the main features of positive train control is a steady slowing of the train as it pulls into a station for a designated stop. PTC is an automated braking technology that federal officials called “the single most important rail safety feature in more than a century.” This feature
NY Automobile Accident Lawyers Discuss Multi-vehicle Wreck Requiring Extrications
Following a multi-vehicle Connecticut wreck, the North Haven fire chief commended firefighters for efficiently performing required extrications of seriously injured individuals. Four Vehicles Involved At approximately 5:55 a.m. on Friday, December 2, the dispatcher sent first responders to the intersection of the Hartford Turnpike and Dixwell Avenue. As reported by WTNH News, a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was westbound on Dixwell Avenue when it struck a 2005 Toyota RAV4. The vehicles then careened into two others – a 1999 Honda Civic and a 2005 Chevrolet Outlander. Multiple Victims Taken to Hospital Both occupants of the Hyundai needed extrication. A total of four individuals required transport to Yale-New Haven Hospital, including two in the Hyundai. A 43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman in the Hyundai suffered serious injuries. A 40-year-old woman in the Toyota and a 30-year-old man in the Honda suffered unspecified injuries. The multi-vehicle wreck closed Dixwell Avenue until
New York Work Accident Lawyers Discuss Workplace Dangers: Electrical Hazards & Electrocutions
Far too often, busy workers suffer serious injuries while handling electrical tasks. Electrocutions occur when people are exposed to lethal doses of electricity. One study completed for the U. S. Department of Labor stated that electrocutions are the fourth leading cause of death in construction work – responsible for nine percent (9%) of all construction worker deaths. Other electrical injury hazards include: shocks, burns, arc flashes/arc blasts, fires, and explosions. Burns are perhaps the best-known and most common types of shock-related injuries. The three main types of burns suffered while working with electricity are thermal contact, arc/flash, and electrical. A shock injury occurs when a worker’s body becomes part of an electrical circuit – the current enters the body at one point and then exits elsewhere. The electrical shock becomes a reflex response to the electrical current running through the body. As for workplace fires, they often occur due to
Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train accident lawyers comment on today’s derailing in Brooklyn
An LIRR train derailed Wednesday morning as it was pulling into the Atlantic Terminal station during rush hour injuring up to 103 people states Arkady Frekhtman, one of the train accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm in New York City. Although the train was coming in at a relatively slow speed of fifteen miles per hour, the conductor apparently did not stop the train in time as it crashed into a bumper block causing the derailment. A bumper block similar to this one depicted above was located at the end of the platform. Shattered glass, smoke, and other debris littered the platform. A part of the rail pierced through the bottom of one of the train cars. The train rode up and over the bumping block which caused the wheels to fall off the first train car according to MTA chairman Tom Prendergast. About eleven passengers were carried
New York Brain Injury Attorney Explains How Concussion Injuries Can Lead to More Complicated Medical Conditions
While most of us were growing up, we often heard adults say that our high school football players and other athletes needed to avoid suffering any serious concussion injuries. However, since most of our young friends who incurred head trauma seemed to do fine afterwards – we mistakenly assumed that concussions rarely cause long-term difficulties explains Arkady Frekhtman, a New York brain injury attorney at the F&A accident law firm in Manhattan. Today, our society is aware that nearly all head injuries must be taken seriously. Furthermore, nearly all of us are susceptible to suffering serious head injuries – either due to serious car accidents, construction site injuries – or even due to simple falls. What’s perhaps most striking is the connection now known between concussions and the possible later development of such serious conditions as Alzheimer’s, dementia, depression, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). New Concussion Research Tied to NFL
Haven’t Hired a Trip and Fall Accident Lawyer?
Trip and Fall No one wants to trip and fall while in a place of business or while otherwise out in public. If this has happened to you due to no fault of your own — such as if the floor was wet but there was no “wet floor” sign out, or if the flooring was in poor condition and caused you to trip — then it’s a good idea to hire a NYC trip and fall accident lawyer to help you. Some people don’t want to make a big deal out of their accidents or just assume that they can handle the situation — such as having their medical bills covered — on their own. However, there are a few problems that could arise if you don’t have legal representation when dealing with this type of situation. First of all, you might not realize how important it is to