Distracted teen drivers are not all looking at cellphones
Data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that 14 percent of all crashes are distraction related, and 7 percent involve cellphone use. While police reports include information about the factors contributing to a crash, determining whether distraction was a factor is not always possible. To get a more accurate picture, the American Automobile[...]
Does your apartment contain unsafe levels of lead?
While there are many renovated and new apartments and residences in New York City, there are still a considerable number of apartments and dwellings that contain dangerous amounts of lead-based materials. For the residents who live in these buildings exposure to lead can have many negative health effects including headaches, memory loss, depression, irritability, fertility problems[...]
Factors that affect the severity of electrocution
Electrical incidents are among the top sources of hazard for workers on New York City construction sites. To help employers and construction workers understand and prevent disasters, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides information on how electricity affects the body and the injuries and fatalities that may occur as a result of an electrical accident.[...]
NYC Introduces Construction Fraud Task Force
As personal injury attorneys in New York City, our lawyers deal with a multitude of construction accident cases each and every year. We have seen it all-everything from scaffolding problems to elevator shaft failures to crane malfunctions. Over the past several years, we have seen an influx in the number of construction cases brought to our[...]
