As Reported by the New York Times, A construction worker died after falling 125 feet when a tall construction lift toppled and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building, the authorities said. The investigators are looking to see if the construction worker who fell, was properly harnessed and all safety procedures were followed.  According to witnesses [...]

While sexual abuse claims have been rampant among clergy affiliated with the Catholic Church over the past many years, the clergy of all other religions are not immune from these allegations. The Borough of Brooklyn in New York City hosts one of the largest concentrations of Jews in the United States. On average some 700 [...]

The recent horrific incident in which a young middle school boy was attacked and set on fire by five classmates brings to the fore the very real and prevalent problem of school violence and bullying. Who is responsible for the safety of your child in school if he or she is the victim of violence [...]

It is truly unfortunate whenever those sworn to uphold the laws upon which our society is based proceed to violate those very same laws. It was our founding father, John Adams, who first stated the now often heard truism that the United States is “a nation of laws, not of men”. That regardless of a [...]

As Reported  by ktla.com An 11-year-old girl has died after the car she was riding in overturned, and the driver has been charged with driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter. The accident happened early Sunday on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. Police say 31-year-old Carmen Huertas was driving with seven children, including her own [...]

NYPD Subject Record Number of People to  “STOP  &  FRISK” in 2008 In 2008 over half a million people in New York City were subjected to “STOP &  FRISK” by  New York City Police Department officers – that is over 500,000 individuals !  It is an all time record.   There are not many cities in [...]

DRAM SHOP ACT RECENT CASE A TWIST ON WHO CAN SUE THE BAR OWNER As we saw in the previous post on Drunk Driving Lawsuits in New York, an injured person may sue the bar that provided liquor to a visibly intoxicated person, who caused the injury. If the person that was intoxicated injured themselves, [...]

This is a very interesting and sad New York Wrongful Death / Personal Injury Case.