16 May

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Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Options for Addressing Back Pain

in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Spinal Cord Injury

Once you develop serious back pain after a catastrophic fall at work or a major car accident, you’ll be ready to try almost anything to properly manage it explains one of the New York personal injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in Manhattan. While surgery may be your orthopedist’s first suggestion if your pain is almost unbearable – you may be able to pursue a less invasive approach of six weeks of physical therapy if your pain is more moderate. As is noted in the June 2017 Consumer Reports magazine’s back pain cover story, more and more doctors are...

15 May

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Car Accident Lawyers Examine the Link Between Marijuana and Auto Accidents

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Car Accidents

The loss of life on the nation’s highways has increased over the past two years explain auto accident lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates in New York. In 2015, the fatalities increased seven percent over the 2014 figure of 35,398, to 37,757. The National Safety Council estimates 2016 traffic deaths at 40,200, another six-percent increase over the number of fatalities in 2015. Some pin part of the blame on the rising use of marijuana. Almost half of all states now allow the use of medical marijuana and/or recreational marijuana. Colorado and Washington led the way in legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. Now,...

13 May

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Construction Site Accident Attorney Discusses a Recent Fatal Crane Accident in the New York City Area

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in Construction Accidents

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...

13 May

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Semi Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Settlement Following Fatal Crash Involving A Truck Driver on Drugs

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in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Semi Truck Accidents, Tractor Trailer Accidents, Truck Accidents

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...

10 May

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Why a Construction Site Accident Lawyer May Save Your Livelihood

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in Construction Accidents

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 of out of every five workers that 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...

05 May

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Major NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement Overview

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accidents, Brain Injuries, NFL Concussion Lawsuit, Traumatic Brain Injury

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,...

05 May

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NYC Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss Knockdown Car Accidents in the Five Boroughs

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in Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

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...

03 May

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Taxotere Hair Loss: Breast Cancer Drug Causes Alopecia in Women

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in Defective Drugs, Mass Torts

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...

02 May

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Truck Accident Lawyer Discusses PTSD Among Survivors of Semi Tractor-Trailer Crashes

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in Truck Accidents

When large trucks are involved in serious crashes, the impact on those involved is often far more than physical explains a truck accident lawyer in New York City. More than 3 million people suffer injuries in U.S. traffic accidents every year. The National Center for PTSD estimates that nine percent of these individuals have PTSD. One of these is a survivor of a tractor-trailer accident that killed five of her fellow nursing students. The April 23, 2015, wreck happened on Interstate 16 near Savannah, Georgia, when a big rig failed to slow down as it approached stalled traffic. The semi rear-ended...

02 May

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Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers Explain How A TBI Requires Experienced Legal Help

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in Brain Injuries

Four or five decades ago our country could only offer limited rehabilitative resources to someone suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Times have changed explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the traumatic brain injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in New York City. Advanced medical training and new forms of treatment now help many people lead longer and better quality lives after they incur a brain injury due to a major car accident, a fall occurring at construction site job, a war-related event or countless other incidents. Today, there are about 5.3 million people battling the physically challenging aspects...