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Conflicting news reports surrounded a Dec. 21 incident at a construction site in New York City. A series of alarms went off after a man allegedly fell into a construction hole that was estimated to be from 12 to 15 feet deep. It was reported that the injured person...
Although there is a truck route only two blocks away, many commercial trucks use West 55th Street in New York City. Truck accidents on this street that involve passenger cars, pedestrians or cyclists often result in fatalities that might have been avoided had the...
We have spent many hours over the years pursuing the rights of construction accident victims and writing posts about them for the benefit of the general public in New York City. Many of our posts have covered the threats above us, including falling objects,...
Truck accidents happen for many reasons, but one unseen factor in accidents could be the health of the truck drivers themselves. The legitimacy of medical cards for thousands of drivers could now be called into question after an Atlanta-based medical examiner was...
The results are in: for the fifth consecutive year, personal injury law firm Block O'Toole & Murphy dominates the Top Settlements report, as published by the New York Law Journal.In 2016, the law firm achieved 4 of the Top 5, 5 of the Top 10 and 6 of the Top 20...
Governor Andrew Cuomo will not let the MTA back away from its New Years Eve deadline for finishing the first phase of the new Second Avenue Subway. The governor is cautiously optimistic, but like many other New Yorkers, he's not holding his breath. The long delayed...
New York City has had at least 11 construction deaths in 2016. The most recent of these construction accidents took place on Dec. 9 when a construction worker fell from scaffolding at a residential development site in Brooklyn. The 59-year-old man was part of a crew...
59 year-old Wilfredo Enriques went to work on Friday morning at a construction site in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Tragically, he never made it home.Enriques, a construction worker that specialized in working with glass, a glazier, was killed while working...
In New York City and elsewhere, accidents on construction sites that involve scaffolding are quite common. When building scaffolding, construction companies are supposed to ensure that it is safe for employee use. Unfortunately, construction accidents happen because...
New York, New York - As the holiday season approaches, it's sobering to see traffic accident statistics for 2016 compared with 2015. With the increase in vehicle collisions from last year, injuries and deaths are up as a result, especially for pedestrians and...
