Personal Injury

January 24, 2012

Protecting Pedestrians From Truck Accidents

A recent New York State law is intended to eliminate blind spots for truckers driving in New York City and […]
January 19, 2012

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety Give New York a Good Grade

The National Safety Council (NSC) is a non-profit, non-governmental agency dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and safety of […]
January 17, 2012

Study Reveals Headphone-Related Deaths Increasing

Researchers at the Univeristy of Maryland have found that accidents involving pedestrians wearing headphones are on the rise.  Between 2004 […]
January 12, 2012

Bronx Civil Lawsuit Awards in 2011

Bronx juries awarded approximately $80 million in civil verdicts, according to the Daily News. The largest awards were made in […]
December 22, 2011

NTSB Advocates for National Rules on Cell Phone Use

A growing cause of motor vehicle accidents is cell phone use. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), distracted […]
December 15, 2011

Bike Accident Reveals Difficulty of Getting Information

After their son Mathieu was killed in a hit and run bike accident, the Lefevres journeyed from Canada to Brooklyn […]
December 13, 2011

Fatal Crash Could Mean Both Criminal and Civil Penalties

An upstate New York illustrates that car crashes are not just civil or personal injury matters. A driver from West […]
December 7, 2011

New DOT PSAs aim to prevent distracted driving car accidents

The Department of Transportation and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood have been on a mission since 2009 to prevent distracted driving car […]
December 6, 2011

Soup: Not Always Good for You

Students, office workers, and anyone who wants a quick bowl of noodle soup are vulnerable to burn injuries, says Dr. […]