06 February

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Motorcycle Accident In New York City Often Leads To Road Rash And Skin Infections

Daily accidents cause countless bicyclists, skateboarders, runners, pedestrians, and passengers ejected from vehicles to develop different levels of road rash. However, motorcyclists traveling at moderate to high speeds are usually the ones who suffer the most damaging and painful forms of this type of skin abrasion or “friction burn.” Stated simply, road rash develops when a person’s skin rubs hard against rough surfaces like asphalt, gravel, or glass – creating possible cuts and abrasions. Although most cases result in minor harm, it’s wise to have a doctor evaluate accident-related road rash since a serious infection might still develop, increasing the need...

21 January

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EP 08 S 06: How Bankruptcy Can Affect Your Personal Injury Lawsuit

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in Personal Injuries, Podcast

In this episode, we discover how bankruptcy can affect your personal injury lawsuit. [buzzsprout episode='9926304' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript Hi, good morning. My name is Arkady Frekhtman. I'm a personal injury lawyer here in New York City. Today I wanted to talk about how bankruptcy could affect your personal injury case. And this is either a bankruptcy of the plaintiff, the injured person who's suing, or the defendant, the person you are suing. Either one can become bankrupt. And what bankruptcy does is usually involves three different issues. Number one, the bankruptcy...

17 January

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Trench Collapse Accidents Can Cause Many Serious And Fatal Injuries

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in Construction Accidents

Workers who dig in trenches are uniquely vulnerable to the safety standards adopted by their employers. Unfortunately, given the serious dangers involved with this work, poorly trained and newer employees are often ordered to dig trenches that should be assigned to more experienced workers. Every year, roughly two dozen workers lose their lives due to collapsing trenches. Before addressing this topic further, it’s important to distinguish between excavations and trenches. Stated simply, excavations tend to only involve ground “cavities” or openings made by workers while trenches involve digging deep holes in the ground that can be up to 15 feet wide. Great...

11 January

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EP 07 S 06: Burn Injury Attorneys Discuss Fire in Bronx Apartment Building

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in Burn Injuries, Podcast

At least 17 people, including eight children, are dead after a five-alarm fire in a residential high-rise building in the Bronx on Sunday, Was It Preventable? Investment Portfolio v. People's Lives [buzzsprout episode='9868456' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript Good morning, everyone. This is Arkady Frekhtman, a New York personal injury trial attorney coming to you on Monday, January 10th. And recently this past weekend in New York City, we had a tragedy, a fire in the Bronx claimed 19 lives, including nine children with 60 people injured. And as an attorney,...

28 December

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EP 06 S 06: Truck Accident Lawyer reacts to Aguilera-Mederos 110 Years

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in Podcast, Semi Truck Accidents, Truck Accidents

110 years for the truck driver? What do you think? [buzzsprout episode='9797543' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript Hi everyone. This is attorney Arkady Frekhtman and today I'm reacting to the Aguilera-Mederos sentencing of 110 years. Is that really proper? A lot of people, over four and a half million people, have signed a petition for clemency saying that it's improper to sentence this truck driver to 110 years in prison. Other people, the people on both sides of the issue, some people say that he should be punished because he was...

22 December

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Can Provoke Traumatic Brain Injuries

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in Traumatic Brain Injury

Every year, too many New Yorkers discover that carbon monoxide poisoning can cause traumatic brain injuries. Unfortunately, this type of damage usually occurs before people realize the dangerous level of their exposure. Once a carbon monoxide alarm goes off at work or at home, you must immediately seek out fresh air, while also helping everyone else escape. About 450 Americans die of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning each year, and another 50,000 visit emergency rooms seeking treatment due to their exposure. What follows is a closer look at many of the risky causes of CO poisoning and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), common...

16 December

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EP 05 S 06: Slip & Fall Premises Liability – Do You Have A Case Series

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in Podcast, Slip & Fall Accidents

Today we're talking about slips, trips, and falls specifically due to weather. So do you have a case? [buzzsprout episode='9731067' player='true'] Pick Your Favorite Channel: Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Full Transcript Hi everyone. This is attorney Arkadi Frekhtman from New York City. And today we're talking about slips, trips, and falls specifically due to weather. The weather has gotten colder. It's 40 degrees in New York now, and a lot of people may be falling in the coming weeks due to rain, snow, ice, and other weather conditions. So which weather condition is a plaintiff allowed to...

13 December

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How To React In Case Of Electric Skateboard Or Electric Scooter Accident In NYC

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in Electric Bike And Scooter Accidents

During recent years, nearly everyone in New York City has seen someone race by while riding an e-scooter or an electric skateboard. While these devices may look like they are fun to ride, too many people are being seriously injured or killed due to their careless usage. As the accidents referenced below indicate, new legislation is needed to help better regulate these odd forms of transportation that are making our streets far too dangerous. Unfortunately, balance is not an easy skill to teach to some people. This is especially true when riders must maintain balance on a small device while often...

12 December

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