February, 2015

Having The Right Judge Should Matter to Everyone

Every state employs a somewhat imperfect system in deciding who is the right candidate to be named a judge. Some permit judges to be appointed by local politicians. Others hold elections where voters decide who should sit on the bench. Some states have systems where...

Ten Causes of Workplace Injury

An insurance industry publication, Claims Journal, provides insight into the most common work injuries in the United States. Drawing upon state and federal statistics and insurance industry information, the article identified the 10 most common causes of workplace...

Pedestrian Killed in Ridgewood, Queens

More of the same for pedestrians on the increasingly dangerous streets of New York City. New York City was once widely regarded as a place you needed to have your head on a swivel at all times because of its fast pace and violent reputation. That was the '80's and...

Metro-North Crash Illustrates Limitations of Civil Justice System

Here we go again, another Metro North accident resulting in six deaths and many more serious injuries. This blog has delved into the flawed safety practices of Metro-North many times in the past and with good reason. Their failures have been well documented and have...

Finnegan’s Wake Bartender Narrowly Escapes His Own Funeral and Falling Tree

A bartender on Manhattan's Upper East Side narrowly escaped death when a large tree came crashing down on him during his evening shift earlier this week. According to the story in the Daily News, the bartender, a mainstay at beloved Finnegan's Wake on E. 73rd St., had...

First Fatal Bicycle Accident of 2015

This blog has reported before about the dangers of sanitation trucks and the accidents they cause. The last blog post on garbage truck accidents appeared in July 2014. Sadly, another incident occurred in January and was reported in the New York Times on January 17. A...

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Month: February 2015

Having The Right Judge Should Matter to Everyone

Ten Causes of Workplace Injury

Pedestrian Killed in Ridgewood, Queens

Metro-North Crash Illustrates Limitations of Civil Justice System

Finnegan’s Wake Bartender Narrowly Escapes His Own Funeral and Falling Tree

First Fatal Bicycle Accident of 2015

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