New York Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Long Road to Recovery for U.S. Soccer Player Charlie Davies After Car Accident

2009-11-11T11:03:00.010-05:00

USA Soccer forward Charlie Davies has finally left the hospital after enduring serious injuries resulting from horrific car accident on the George Washington Parkway in Northern Virginia. One of the passengers, Ashley Roberta, lost her life and the auto accident left the Davies with a terrible of series of injuries.Charlie Davis suffered a lacerated bladder, fractures to the tibia and femur bones

Study Shows 31 Percent of Traffic Deaths in New York City are Pedestrians

2009-11-10T12:45:00.011-05:00

A new study by the Transportation for America advocacy group concludes that one in three people killed in New York City automobile accidents are pedestrians. According to the study, for every million New York City residents, approximately 33 died while on walking from 2007 to 2008.The analysis of the study determined that only 1% of federal transportation funds allocated for the State of New York

Two Construction Workers Hurt as Roof Collapses in New York

2009-11-10T09:17:00.004-05:00

A roof collapsed at the Colonial School in Pelham, New York which was under construction on August 31, 2009. The construction accident sent two workers to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Colonial School was undergoing a two-story addition and there were at least ten workers on the job site at the time of the accident. According to Pelham Police Chief Joseph Benefico, the workers were cutting

Tragic New York Elevator Accident

2009-11-09T10:27:00.008-05:00

An indie-rock band drummer fell to his death on November 8, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. in an elevator shaft of an industrial building on Berry Street in Williamsburg after trying to leap from the stuck elevator. Gerhardt Fuchs, also known as Jerry, was attending a benefit party for the Uniform Project which is designed to help the children of India’s slums. Mr. Fuchs, 34, was in the freight elevator with

Garbage Truck Collides With Elderly Woman on Mobility Scooter

2009-11-06T10:12:00.005-05:00

Shami Chaikin, 78, was critically injured in Greenwich Village on Tuesday, November 5th, 2009, when a Parks Department garbage truck collided with her mobility scooter. Ms. Chaikin was in the bicycle lane on Eighth Avenue between West 12th and Bleecker Streets when the garbage truck hit her at about 9 a.m. according to the New York Post article.Ms. Chaikin was rushed to St. Vincent’s Hospital

Driver Beware!

2009-11-06T10:09:00.008-05:00

As a New York personal injury attorney, very often I appear on depositions of both my clients and people that we sue, defendants. I personally really enjoy them, especially when I am the one asking questions. Although, very often the depositions are pretty routine and after a while they all seem so strikingly similar, there is often a question or a circumstance that enriches my experience. Like

New York Real-Estate Agent's Family Files a Wrongful Death Lawsuit

2009-11-05T16:35:00.006-05:00

A lawsuit filed in Supreme Court, New York County alleges that real-estate agent to the stars, Linda Stein would still be alive today if the firm she was working for had done a background check on the young woman hired as a personal assistant, who now stands accused of murdering Ms. Stein. Ms. Stein worked with such celebrities as Madonna, Sting, Angelina Jolie, Billy Joel, Michael Douglas,

79-Year-Old Woman Sues Cablevision After She Trips Over Wires

2009-11-05T10:22:00.006-05:00

Elizabeth Bernd, at the age of 79, was living her life independently and actively by still driving and traveling to see her friends and family. All that ended when the cable guy came to make an installation. According to a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court Bronx County, after the man installed the cable, Ms. Bernd tripped over wires left loose by the man, breaking her leg and later

School Nurses Inject Swine Flu Vaccine Without Consent

2009-11-04T13:01:00.001-05:00

Three students are given swine flu vaccinations without their parents’ consent. While they may have been honest mistakes, New York medical malpractice lawyer David Perecman knows the mistakes could have been fatal. Instead only one student requires hospitalization. The schools are looking into bolstering their safeguards and procedures, and medical malpractice lawyers are standing by. City

New York Bus Driver Photographed Texting While Driving

2009-11-04T12:49:00.002-05:00

A frightened passenger on an express bus photographs his vehicle operator using only one hand to navigate through heavy traffic on the FDR Drive and Gowanus Expressway. The driver was scarily using his other hand for texting. The incident is now under investigation by the transit authority. The photography “session” on the bus took place one day before the New York statewide ban on texting while

High Line Park Lawsuit

2009-11-03T09:47:00.006-05:00

High Line Park is New York City’s newest greenway. A greenway is a long narrow piece of land used for recreational purposes. According to the High Line website, High Line Park is a public park built on 1.45-mile-long elevated rail structure from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street on Manhattan’s West Side. From 1934 to 1980, the High Line was a freight rail line that carried meat, agricultural goods

Vehicle Drivers Both Claim To Be Correct After a Deadly Accident

2009-11-02T13:01:00.001-05:00

A Queens woman is killed in a tragic Saturday morning collision with a twist. She was in a minivan that collided with a cargo van in a intersection in the city of New York. Personal injury lawyers will watch the case particularly closely as both drivers insist that they each had the green light. Emergency personnel worked quickly to take the roof off the minivan to help the injured passenger,

Fire Trucks Collide Injuring Thirteen Firefighters

2009-11-02T13:00:00.001-05:00

Two fire trucks speeding to the scene of a emergency collided in a Brooklyn intersection. Both engines had their lights and sirens on at the time of the accident. Thirteen fire fighters were injured in the crash. One firefighter was pinned in the truck for over two hours before being rescued. New York personal injury attorneys consider how different the number of injuries and type of injuries

Taxi Accident Causes Scaffold Collapse in New York City

2009-11-02T11:23:00.002-05:00

A car accident brought down a scaffold in lower Manhattan. Late last night, two cabs collided at the intersection of Broadway and 8th Street in New York City. Apparently, both cars spun into the sidewalk and knocked down the scaffold that was protecting the adjacent building, causing the scaffold to disintegrate onto the street, endangering both construction workers and pedestrians.At this time

Brooklyn Law Students and Faculty Warned for Illegally Downloading Movies

2009-11-02T10:14:00.006-05:00

Brooklyn Law School students and faculty members were told to stop illegally downloading movies and TV shows through the school’s internet provider since it is in violation of copyright law. Attending Brooklyn Law School, shouldn’t they have known this already? You would think that students attending LAW school would have known what they are doing is illegal. The school’s information officer

Swine Flue Vaccine Mistakenly Given to Student at New York School

2009-10-30T10:33:00.005-04:00

Reading the New York Daily News today, I came across an article with swine flu that was worth blogging about. The title of the article was “Public school nurses give swine flu vaccine to kids without parents’ OK, sends child to hospital.” The article explains that a nurse at Public School 335 in Crown Heights gave the swine flu vaccine to a student who didn’t have permission slips signed by her

Swine Flu in New York

2009-10-29T11:40:00.012-04:00

As winter is rapidly approaching, the talk about swine flu is becoming more common and frequent. Many people, myself included, are concerned with the predicted outbreak of swine-flu in the coming months. There has been a story about a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York regarding swine flu.According to Dr. Richard Bresser, former head of Centers for Disease Control (CDC), swine-flu is a new

David Perecman Selected for 2010 Edition of The Best Lawyers of America

2009-10-29T11:06:00.001-04:00

For the third year in a row, New York personal injury attorney David Perecman was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, a list to be published in New York magazine. Mr. Perecman was judged by his peers to be awarded this honor. This annual guide of outstanding attorneys, New York personal injury attorneys and others in the United States, is based on peer-review surveys submitted by

David Perecman Named Super Lawyer 4th Time in a Row

2009-10-29T11:03:00.001-04:00

New York personal injury attorney David Perecman is once again recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine. This is the fourth time in a row Mr. Perecman has been chosen for this honor. Attorneys listed in the 2010 Super Lawyers magazine are selected for inclusion through a lengthy process that includes a survey of attorneys, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics

Mother Nature, construction sites and your safety

2009-10-28T16:47:00.004-04:00

It is raining again! Just another wonderful day when it took me an hour and a half to commute from home in Bay Ridge Brooklyn to my office in Midtown Manhattan on the so called express bus. Once again I was stuck in traffic on the BQE, because of the weather. If I sound frustrated, well, yes I am. I was late to work, because the greatest City in the World, the City of New York, cannot handle two

Tragic Auto Accident in St. Albans Leaves One Child Dead

2009-10-27T10:13:00.007-04:00

A tragic auto accident in Queens, New York, on October 26, 2009, has left one child dead and two others fighting for their lives. Sheilia Bethea was traveling in a Mazda minivan on Dunkirk Street near Liberty Avenue in St. Albans when her car collided with a Toyota minivan. Ms. Bethea had 5 children in her minivan and was driving them to an appointment with their foster-care agency and said the

Two Vans Collide in a Auto Accident in East Village, New York

2009-10-26T10:38:00.004-04:00

Jacqueline Franklin, 55, died in a tragic accident in which two cars collided in the East Village on October 23, 2009. Ms. Franklin was in her vehicle on First Avenue at 6:15 a.m. when it collided with a cargo van at East Fourth Street. Shortly after the crash, both drivers said they had a green light.Ivan Marin, a witness, said, “I heard the wheels screeching, then seconds later a loud crash. I

Motorcycle Accident in New York

2009-10-23T09:57:00.005-04:00

Two people were killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in the East Elmhurst section of Queens on Thursday October 22, 2009. The accident happened near the intersection of 32nd Avenue and 88th Street. Investigators identified the motorcyclist as 22-year-old Edward Antoine. The other rider on Mr. Antoine’s bike was an unidentified 27-year-old male. The motorcycle they were riding crashed into a car

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Midwife

2009-10-22T09:48:00.007-04:00

A new lawsuit filed by the McKenzie family and their New York medical malpractice lawyer accuses Carla Muhlhahn for being grossly negligent and reckless in her handling of a Manhattan woman’s labor and delivery, which resulted in a stillborn child. Ms. Muhlhahn is known as “New York’s most famous nurse-midwife” and said a home birth with her was “safer than a physician or hospital." That was not

Man Trying to Save a Parking Spot Hit by Car

2009-10-21T11:00:00.003-04:00

Ke Hai Du is suing Paul Todd for driving over his left foot on October 9, 2009, outside of Suteishi, the Japanese restaurant where Mr. Du works as a head sushi chef. According to the New York Daily News article, Mr. Du, with the help of his New York personal injury lawyer, filed a $5 million lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court New York County against Paul Todd charging that Mr. Todd allegedly