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A 30-year-old man was killed when a frayed cable snapped and caused him to be crushed by a tractor crane that collapsed on an MTA project in 2012. His parents will be awarded up to $1 million in a wrongful death judgment because of the crane accident. Yonkers...
Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle accidents that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to at least one death every single hour. And the consequences of alcohol-impaired driving are not limited to fatalities. Horrifying...
A woman was told by an oncologist that the diesel fumes in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus depot contributed to his cancer. He had worked in the bus depot for 28 years and died last year of lung cancer. Many other workers in NYC bus garages have...
The recent tragic death of a Bronx teen, hit by a semi truck on the upper east side of Manhattan, was at least the seventh pedestrian death in New York involving a large truck. The city has laws about operating tractor trailers in the five boroughs, but it is hard to...
As we approach the end of August - - and the end of another sun-splashed summer - - thoughts begin to wander, with hesitation, back to the classroom. Pencils, backpacks, books and homework . . . they are all on the horizon. Summer will be over before you know it and...
New York State has hundreds of lakes and rivers as well as many miles of ocean coastline, making it a great location for summer fun. However, these great natural resources can also be dangerous. According to an editorial in the Poughkeepsie Journal, people in the area...
Electrical accidents are fortunately rare, but when they do occur, the results are usually devastating to workers and passers-by. Many workers are not aware of electrical hazards in the workplace, especially if their primary job assignment does not involve working...
This blog tries to report regularly on significant motor vehicle accidents in New York City. However, going beyond the headlines in NYC's three major newspapers can be a challenge. One web developer has taken it upon himself to massage the data released by NYPD into a...
The senseless collision took place on July 9, 2013 near midnight. The intoxicated driver, 22 year old Arielle Szalkowski, was driving westbound on Route 202/35 in Yorktown. She crossed over into the opposite lane of traffic, violently slamming into the helpless victim...
Block O'Toole & Murphy Irish-American trial lawyers Daniel P. O'Toole and Stephen J. Murphy were both named to the 2013 Irish Legal 100, a listing of the leading figures in law across the United States, according to The Irish Voice newspaper.The Irish Legal 100 is...
