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Falling Debris Accidents Pose Serious Threats to NYC Pedestrian Safety

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Falling Debris Accidents Pose Serious Threat to NYC Pedestrian Safety For decades, most New York City pedestrians have assumed that being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street was the biggest danger they faced. Unfortunately, the December 2019 death of New York City architect Erica L. Tishman put everyone on notice that falling building debris can suddenly take the life of any pedestrian. Ms. Tishman was walking near her office on the southeast corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue when a piece of loose terra cotta fell from a building – hitting her on the head and killing her. As...

06 January

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Far Too Many Pedestrian Accidents Keep Happening in NYC

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Far Too Many Pedestrian Accidents Keep Happening in NYC The latter part of 2019 proved to be just as dangerous for pedestrians as the earlier part of that same year. In fact, during one 72-hour period, six pedestrians were killed – four of them by commercial truck drivers. Despite the city’s efforts to decrease all traffic accidents and fatalities under the Vision Zero program, there appears to be ongoing fluctuation in the high number of people dying on New York City streets each year. The only truly redeemable part of the 2019 statistics indicated that there were fewer traffic deaths for the...

21 March

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NY Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Discuss Current Crises: Untreated Bedsores & Questionable Evictions

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Too many older Americans struggle daily with poorly trained nursing home employees who are often in short supply explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the NY nursing home abuse lawyers at the F&A injury law firm. These substandard patient-staff ratios often lead to seniors suffering from excessive falls and untreated bedsores (pressure ulcers). Arguably even more alarming are the growing number of nursing homes that are now trying to evict patients they no longer consider to be adequately profitable. Fortunately, ongoing investigations in many states are now shining a light on these problems. The New York Times is among the more responsible...

04 October

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NYC Accident Lawyer Discusses How Unlicensed NYC Drivers Keep Causing Too Many Accidents

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Unlicensed NYC Drivers Keep Causing Too Many Accidents While many Americans are most concerned about drunk and distracted driving, everyone must realize that unlicensed drivers now pose one the biggest safety threats to all of us explains a NYC accident lawyer at the F&A law firm in Brooklyn. Although some of these people held licenses that were revoked in the past, many of them are just irresponsible men and women who think it’s clever to drive without one. Serious NYC Accident Renews Concerns On September 10, 2017, Antonio Pina-Morocho slid behind the wheel of a car in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn...

01 September

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Brooklyn Scaffold Accident Lawyers

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Scaffolds are an integral part of a construction project allowing workers to work at the properly designated height on the exterior of a structure. However, scaffolds often lead to serious accidents and injuries when not properly set up, maintained, and erected. The Brooklyn scaffold accident attorneys at the F&A injury law firm are action driven trial lawyers with a passion to prosecute construction accident lawsuits quickly through the court system to obtain maximum results. Causes of Scaffold Accidents Poor scaffold erection, set up, and or construction. Workers using the wrong type of construction equipment for the job being performed including the...

15 August

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Brooklyn Brain injury Lawyer Discusses the Serious Damages a Patient Suffers Due to Memory Problems

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Memories are a key part of our identity. They're critical for helping us both retain a sense of who we are and plan for the future. Following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), one of the deeply disturbing problems people can experience is an impairment in memory-related abilities. They may lose some existing memories or may experience a decline in their ability to form and retain new memories. Researchers are still trying to understand what causes different levels of severity in memory problems, and why outcomes and prognoses differ among individuals. They're also investigating possible treatments. For example, a recent study shows...

16 May

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Brooklyn Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

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Riding motorcycles usually comes with a certain degree of risk. While New York law requires that all people who ride bikes wear a helmet, this provides minimal protection in the event of an accident. Fortunately, whenever these accidents are the fault of another driver, the injured biker could seek compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, rehabilitation, and emotional trauma. A Brooklyn motorcycle accident lawyer could help people who suffer injuries while riding their motorcycles hold the responsible parties liable in civil court. A skilled personal injury lawyer is ready to assess your situation, present the case to the defendant or...

03 May

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Brooklyn Degloving Injury Attorneys

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Degloving injuries are very serious injuries where the skin, soft tissues, tendons and muscles are ripped off the bone akin to removing a glove from your hand. One of the primary causes of degloving injuries are pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle accidents where an individual is dragged by a car along the roadway or run over by a vehicle. Another major cause is industrial or work accidents involving large equipment or machinery such as tractors, conveyor belts, forklifts, drill presses, cranes, back hoes, and similar equipment. Degloving injuries occur when someone’s arm or foot gets caught in a machine and pulled or...

06 March

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NYC Accident Lawyer Discusses New Treatment for Serious Injury: Platelet Rich Plasma

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Recovery time is critical for all who suffer serious physical injuries, especially when they’re professional sports figures like Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, baseball’s Garrett Richards, and others. Each of these individuals have either received platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatments or considered undergoing them at some point during their lives explains an accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in New York City. When you obtain these treatments, a doctor or other healthcare professional injects a needle into your body to remove about 30 millileters of your blood before placing it in a centrifuge. During that process, your platelets will be...

05 April

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Accident Lawyer Discusses Complex Accident Scene on the Whitestone Expressway

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in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

It is possible that alleged drunken driving initiated events on the Whitestone Expressway that left two people seriously injured. Friend Arrives to Help Stranded Friend The New York Daily News reports that a 22-year-old female motorist from Lindenhurst allegedly crashed her 2014 Nissan at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, March 12. Her disabled vehicle ended up on the right shoulder. Rather than call 911 for help, authorities said she called a friend to come help her. Her female friend arrived in a 2015 Dodge minutes later. An off-duty, 34-year-old male EMT in a 2008 Chevrolet also stopped to assist. Woman Plunges off Overpass As...

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