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• posted: Aug. 08, 2016
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Premises Liability
• elevator accidents

Having an elevator phobia is inconvenient in a city like New York — unless you do not break a sweat climbing 18 flights of stairs. Like fears about flying in Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• accidents,  New York sidewalks,  pedestrian accidents,  slip and fall lawsuits

Unlike sprawling modern cities like Los Angeles or Dallas, the five boroughs of New York City do not take up that much geographic space. However, the city has 12,750 miles Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• slip and fall,  accidents,  New York sidewalks,  pedestrian accidents,  slip and fall lawsuits

Unlike sprawling modern cities like Los Angeles or Dallas, the five boroughs of New York City do not take up that much geographic space. However, the city has 12,750 miles Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• informed consent,  doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• birth injuries,  birth injury lawsuits,  Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Construction Accidents,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• construction accident lawsuit,  faulty equipment,  new york scaffolding law,  scaffolding accidents

Construction site workers are at tremendous risk for injury — especially workers who regularly walk on scaffolds and use other equipment at heights where falls can be fatal. New York Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Construction Accidents,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Premises Liability
• construction accidents,  construction accident lawsuit,  faulty equipment,  new york scaffolding law,  scaffolding accidents

Construction site workers are at tremendous risk for injury — especially workers who regularly walk on scaffolds and use other equipment at heights where falls can be fatal. New York Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• Cerebral Palsy,  birth injury lawsuit,  cerebral palsy symptoms,  serious birth injuries

Not all babies that have cerebral palsy are the results of medical malpractice. However, if all indications do point to cerebral palsy resulting from non-standard prenatal care, untreated infections, improperly Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• cerebral palsy symptoms,  serious birth injuries

Not all babies that have cerebral palsy are the results of medical malpractice. However, if all indications do point to cerebral palsy resulting from non-standard prenatal care, untreated infections, improperly Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury
• brain injuries,  TBI lawsuits,  traumatic brain injuries

Various types of brain injury exist — some caused by congenital factors, some by oxygen deprivation and others by accidents. Whenever another party’s negligence or wrongdoing causes brain injury — Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury
• TBI,  brain injuries,  TBI lawsuits,  traumatic brain injuries

Various types of brain injury exist — some caused by congenital factors, some by oxygen deprivation and others by accidents. Whenever another party’s negligence or wrongdoing causes brain injury — Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Motor Vehicle Accients
• truck accidents,  hours of service violations,  truck driver fatigue,  truck fraud

By establishing rules for truck drivers and the trucking industry, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) makes a continuous effort to maintain and promote safety on the road. Truck Read More