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Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Crash at New Jersey Turnpike Toll Plaza
A 36-year-old Hamilton, NJ, man faces charges after an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City on Monday, February 22. Accident Details At approximately 3:15 p.m., his 1998 Mercedes allegedly rear-ended a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu as the vehicles approached a toll plaza. Investigators say the impact sent the Malibu into an eastbound lane where it collided with a 2013 Mercedes-Benz. According to ABC 7 News, eyewitnesses later reported that the 1998 Mercedes previously struck a guard rail at approximately 70 mph. Bail Set at $1 Million The 51-year-old motorist in the Malibu and his 5-year-old daughter did not survive the crash. On Tuesday, authorities arrested the driver of the 1998 Mercedes at the hospital where he was receiving treatment for his injuries. He faces charges of manslaughter and vehicular homicide. At a Wednesday court hearing, he stated that he was on Adderall at the time of the accident,
NYC Construction Accident Lawyers discuss building boom in Brooklyn
Brooklyn has seen tremendous growth in commercial and residential construction in the last few years. This summer a building of 595 feet was constructed by AvaDoBro in downtown Brooklyn. And now there is a deal for a 600,000 square foot building over 1,000 feet in height. With an increase in construction, contractors must be mindful of safety. Construction workers are protected by the Labor Law. Frekhtman & Associates are Brooklyn construction accident attorneys specializing in all types of construction site accidents including falls from ladders or scaffolds, falling objects striking a worker, building collapses, construction site trips and falls, and others. Many workers injured on the job do not know they can file a claim against a third party construction site owner and or general contractor on the job site to recover compensation for pain and suffering as well as lost wages and medical expenses. While a construction worker cannot
Your Paralysis Injury Lawyer: Finding Who’s Guilty and Dealing with Compartment Syndrome
Paralysis from an injury on the job can be one of the worst life-altering injuries next to injuries of the head. The inability to walk, however, can be a very scary prospect for many and one that can involve multiple thousands of dollars in medical costs. This doesn’t take into account the continued expense of having to use a wheelchair, physical therapy and possibly paying for in-home care to take care of basic household tasks. When you know someone else is to blame for that paralysis, you need to work with a good personal injury lawyer to show exactly what happened during a lawsuit case. The scenarios where paralysis can occur in the state of New York are numerous, and they don’t always have to happen while working. Typical Scenarios Where Paralysis Can Occur Becoming paralyzed in an accident can frequently occur through a negligent driver in the middle of
Birth Trauma Or Birth Injury Lawyers Discuss Jury Award For Brain Injury At Birth
On February 5, 2016, the family of a girl who suffered permanent neurological injury at birth was awarded $29.89 million by a Massachusetts jury, according to MassLive.com. The jury concluded that a physician was negligent in his treatment and care of the girl. The civil suit was originally filed against six physicians involved in the girl’s birth. One of the six doctors was later removed as a defendant, and four others were found not negligent. The suit alleged that from September 5 to September 6, 2004, the remaining defendant failed to do seven things, including a timely emergency caesarean section. This caused the child to remain subject to a worsening infection in the uterus. Severe Brain Injury The suit says the physician was on call at home when hospital staff called him in after the baby’s heart rate dropped. However, he did not come in. At 9:20 p.m., the baby’s
Work Accident Lawyers Note Case Of Worker Caught In Hot Asphalt
A worker at a Jacksonville, Fla., asphalt plant went through a harrowing eight-hour ordeal during which he was stuck standing in hot tar. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the operator of the plant, Atlantic Coast Asphalt, with 10 serious health and safety violations. The federal agency defines serious violations as those that create a substantial possibility of injury or death in situations that workers either knew of or should have known of. Atlantic Coast Asphalt is a supplier of asphalt products to both commercial and residential customer in the southeastern part of the country. Fines Assessed OSHA, in a press release, says that a total of $63,360 in fines are being assessed. Now, Atlantic Coast Asphalt has 15 business days from the date of its receipt of the citations to either comply with OSHA’s findings or to contest them. Alternatively, the company can request a conference with
A Construction Site Accident Lawyer Will Fight for Your Right to Fair Compensation
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), construction jobs are among the most dangerous jobs in America. OSHA statistics bear this out. Out of 4,251 worker fatalities in American private industry for 2014,  more than 20 percent – 874 – were construction-related. That’s nearly 1,000 families left without fathers, sons, mothers, or daughters, killed while simply doing their job. Construction workers also have an alarming number of non-fatal injuries, which make up a disproportionately high percentage of workplace injuries reported to OSHA each year. As a construction worker, you are exposed to any number of physical dangers every day, many of which can prevent you from working for days, weeks _ or even permanently. Something as simple as a slip and fall, or a heavy object falling on you from above, can cause serious, debilitating, life-changing injuries that can leave you unable to provide financially for those you