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The New York car accident attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy are always looking to bring you important information about New York motor vehicle crashes. The story cited below reports that the frequency of car accidents at Port Authority facilities is once again...
The thought of being trapped in a plunging elevator frightens many city dwellers. Elevator accidents seldom happen, but when they do, the results are catastrophic. One important reason that elevator accidents are so rare is the safety features that are part of every...
A February 2012 car accident has resulted in a criminal conviction for a Pennsylvania woman. The woman was drunk, with a blood alcohol content (BAC) double the legal limit of .08 percent. She was convicted of assault, vehicular assault and driving under the influence...
Multiple construction workers' accidents on the Newburgh-Beacon bridge over the Hudson River have lead to the temporary suspension of work on the project.A 46-year old union painter was injured while working in the containment system, a device that is supposed to...
The construction accident lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following a dramatic rescue effort of two window washers by members of the Fire Department of New York. The window washers were working on a scaffold near the top of the Hearst Building in Manhattan...
Texting While Driving Is A Serious Concern The New York car collision attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy continue to provide information to the public about the perils of texting while driving.As New York lawmakers pass laws to make penalties for texting while...
New York Construction Lawyers Block O'Toole & Murphy stay on top of all of the developments in the law that relate to New York construction workers. The New York Labor Law, often referred to as 'The Scaffold Law', the law that protects New York construction...
A four-year-old girl was killed in an Amsterdam Avenue pedestrian accident on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Police were pursuing an SUV that they had pulled over for reckless driving about 15 blocks to the south. The speeding SUV left the roadway around W. 97th Street...
New York Car accident attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy have been warning folks about distracted driving for a long time now. But now, distracted driving has reached a new low. A New York Daily News report chronicles the exploits of a Massachusetts woman who was...
Upper East Side residents have long been vocal about the inconvenience caused by the construction of the Second Avenue subway. However, it turns out that the construction project is more than just an irritant - it's dangerous for both residents and workers and has...
