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Construction accidents involving trenches and excavations are often catastrophic or fatal. A recent North Dakota man escaped with his life after being buried in a 16 foot trench. Although this accident occurred far from New York City, the consequences of shoring and...
New York City is constantly under construction. One result is that construction accidents continue to happen in all five boroughs. However, New York is not alone in this. Because construction is such a dangerous job, workplace accidents involving ladders, scaffolding,...
MTA Bridge and Tunnel Chief James Fortunato rescued a helpless woman that was trapped on the Verrazano Bridge after a violent collision between a garbage truck and a box truck. The box truck caught fire and pinned the victim. Fortunato sprung into action, later joined...
Scaffold accidents continue to plague construction workers. A scaffold is an elevated temporary platform that is used to support workers and materials at a construction site. A scaffold is generally used when the work can not be completed while on the ground or if it...
Local unions have sued the City of New York over construction practices and workplace safety at an apartment building at the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. The building at issue will be the world's tallest pre-fabricated structure when it is completed. Finishing the...
Does the Family of Killed Construction Worker Abbas Behnam-Bakhsh Have a Legal Remedy?The senseless death of construction worker Abbas Behnam-Bakhsh has been chronicled over the last ten days in this blog. Mr. Behnam-Bakhsh, a 55 year-old project engineer, was crushed...
A popular small sport utility vehicle, the Toyota RAV4, earned a "poor" rating in recent motor vehicle accident tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. However, it is not alone. Of the 13 other SUV models tested, only two, the Subaru Forrester...
Many people in New York City enjoy the results of the craft beer trend. This phenomenon is nation-wide, and New York participates enthusiastically. There are more than a dozen members of the New York City Brewers Guild, with more in the pipeline. Drinking locally...
Attorneys David Scher and Stephen Murphy from the personal injury firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy were recently interviewed on Z100's radio program, Get Active. They talked about the firm's long-standing involvement with St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Why support...
Construction workers labor under dangerous conditions every day and falls at construction sites still loom as the most dangerous component of their job. According to OSHA, falls from heights at construction sites account for more than one-third of the reported job...
