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• posted: Oct. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Motor Vehicle Accients
• 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

• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury
• birth errors,  forceps complications,  forceps deliveries,  forceps risks

To protect mothers and their babies, the medical field sets standards for when a forceps delivery is appropriate and when it is not. If your newborn baby suffers injury or Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• birth errors,  forceps complications,  forceps deliveries,  forceps risks

To protect mothers and their babies, the medical field sets standards for when a forceps delivery is appropriate and when it is not. If your newborn baby suffers injury or Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• anesthesia accident,  anesthesia errors,  medical malpractice lawsuits,  surgical errors

While anesthesia errors today are much rarer than they were several decades ago, they still occur. Anesthesiologists have standard practices in place today geared toward preventing patient harm. According to Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• anesthesia accident,  anesthesia errors,  medical malpractice lawsuits,  surgical errors

While anesthesia errors today are much rarer than they were several decades ago, they still occur. Anesthesiologists have standard practices in place today geared toward preventing patient harm. According to Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Personal Injury
• civil cases,  settling a medical malpractice lawsuit,  tort actions

Health care reform proponents argue that medical malpractice lawsuits drive healthcare professionals out of business through unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits that overload court dockets. However, according to the Court Statistics Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Personal Injury
• medical malpractice lawsuits,  civil cases,  settling a medical malpractice lawsuit,  tort actions

Health care reform proponents argue that medical malpractice lawsuits drive healthcare professionals out of business through unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits that overload court dockets. However, according to the Court Statistics Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury,  Nursing Home Abuse
• elder abuse,  long-term care facilities,  nursing home abuse laws,  nursing home abuse lawsuits,  nursing home abuse legislation

The elderly often suffer from nursing home abuse because facilities are short-staffed, staff is untrained or owners are excessively profit-driven and cut corners at the expense of their residents. The Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Nursing Home Abuse
• elder abuse,  long-term care facilities,  nursing home abuse laws,  nursing home abuse lawsuits,  nursing home abuse legislation

The elderly often suffer from nursing home abuse because facilities are short-staffed, staff is untrained or owners are excessively profit-driven and cut corners at the expense of their residents. The Read More

• posted: Aug. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury,  Nursing Home Abuse
• elder abuse,  nursing home abuse laws,  lawsuits,  nursing home reform act

In 1986, Congress became concerned about nursing home abuse, and subsequently, upon its request, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study of nursing home conditions that led to the legislature Read More

• posted: Aug. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Personal Injury,  Nursing Home Abuse
• lawsuits,  nursing home reform act

In 1986, Congress became concerned about nursing home abuse, and subsequently, upon its request, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study of nursing home conditions that led to the legislature Read More

• posted: Aug. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Accidents,  Personal Injury,  Motor Vehicle Accients
• bus accidents,  bus injuries,  MTA lawsuits,  wrongful death lawsuit

In a Manhattan bus accident, lawyers often sue a municipal entity, such as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), to recover compensation for clients who are accident victims. Unlike auto accident Read More

• posted: Aug. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Accidents,  Personal Injury,  Motor Vehicle Accients
• bus accidents,  bus injuries,  MTA lawsuits,  wrongful death lawsuit

In a Manhattan bus accident, lawyers often sue a municipal entity, such as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), to recover compensation for clients who are accident victims. Unlike auto accident Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Accidents,  Premises Liability
• wrongful death lawsuit,  spinal cord injury,  slip and fall,  TBI,  traumatic brain injury

In terms of the injuries they can cause, how serious can slip and fall accidents really be? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the Read More