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New York City has more foot traffic than any other city in the nation, and consequently, pedestrians are also more at risk for accidents. One pedestrian traffic study indicated that the Wall Street area had the highest pedestrian volume in Manhattan, reaching peak volumes of 300 to 350 persons every 15 minutes and more than 1,200 pedestrians per hour. Anyone…
Bus accidents are rare in small and rural towns. However, New York City is another story altogether. Virtually any time you step out into a New York City street, it is likely a bus is somewhere close by. Unfortunately, sometimes they are a little too close by — and that is where a New York bus accident attorney comes in.…
New York law takes abuse of nursing home residents very, very seriously. Not only is it a crime to abuse, mistreat or neglect a nursing home resident, but anyone in a position to even observe or suspect such abuse (and the law lists no less than 25 possible observers, from contractors to chiropractors to coroners) faces severe penalties if they…
Considering the fact that New York law requires all auto insurance policies to include both no-fault and uninsured/underinsured motorist provisions, you might think that if you are injured in an auto accident, your insurance company has you covered one way or another. Not so. The New York State Trial Lawyers Association, which includes New York auto accident attorneys, recently reminded…
The results are in. The just-released 2011 Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses reports on the annual rate of work-related injuries and illnesses in hundreds of industries across America. And, there is mostly good news for workers in the construction industry. Some highlights: The injury rate for the construction industry overall, 3.8 incidents per 100 full-time…