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People often feel uneasy when riding in elevator and this tragic accident may explain why. A 43-year-old man was killed in a freight elevator over the weekend and the Elevator Accident Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy Learn More About These Compassionate Lawyers...
Only three people suffered minor injuries in a crane collapse on Tuesday involving the Tappan Zee Bridge. A 256-foot tall crane was reportedly using a vibratory pile-driving hammer to set up piles for the new bridge when the crane crashed down onto the existing...
Many of our readers have, by now, heard of the current craze over the game "Pokemon Go." The game, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is a so-called augmented reality mobile game which has users to interact with their environment through virtual characters. The...
When a worker dies on the job, those who stand to lose the most are the workers' surviving family members. Workers' compensation death benefits are an important way family can obtain compensation for their loss, despite its limitations. As we noted last time, a...
Last time, we began looking at a construction accident that occurred last year in Coney Island. As we noted, the owner of the construction company now faces manslaughter charges for allowing safety violations which contributed to a worker's death.Although the...
A recent tragedy occurred on a New York street that resulted in injuries to several people and one death. The crash involved a sport utility vehicle, a pedestrian, a bicyclist and several other motorists. Police reported the tragedy on a recent Thursday in...
The Construction Accident Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are often asked to advise clients who were involved in a construction accident involving a scaffold. Today we talk about an accident that occurred far away from the gritty streets of New York City, yet...
Being involved in a New York car accident caused by a negligent driver is emotionally traumatic. When a physical injury is suffered in a motor vehicle accident, the devastation of the situation is intensified. In worst cases, families may suffer the untimely deaths of...
In a previous post on this blog, we noted that workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy available to workers injured on the job, though there are limited circumstances where a worker may be able to sue an employer for civil damages. Such possibilities...
