You spend your morning scanning the news. Maybe you read the newspaper. Maybe you watch the morning news. Maybe you listen to the news in your car on the way to work. Or, if you are like many of us, you read your news online. No matter which way you get your news content, this section provides relevant information about current events that are happening relating to accident cases, wrongful death cases and medical malpractice cases in New York and throughout the country.
Many times you will see studies reported here that are currently trending in the news. On occasion I will add commentary to my news report to highlight a particular point and show what happens here in New York.
You will always find a link to the original news story contained within my news report. I find it critically important to allow you, the reader, the ability to determine for yourself the source of the story.
As always, if you have legal questions about your possible case that arose here in New York, I encourage you to pick up the phone and call me. This is what I do every single day. You can reach me at 516-487-8207 or by e-mail at [email protected]. I welcome your call.
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Wyoming Record Malpractice Award of $9M for Improperly Diagnosed Broken NeckWyoming has recently awarded what is the state's largest medical malpractice award in history. The $9 million verdict was handed down to a family for an
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Kosher Chicken Liver is Salmonella CulpritAt least the third recall due to salmonella within the past month has been called after 56 people were reported sick in New York City. At least twelve of the
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Is the Compassionate Doctor Fad Dangerous?The New York Times featured an essay last week by a physician concerned about the recent emphasis on compassionate doctors. She calls it a "fad" and wonders
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$280K Wrongful Death Award for Anesthesiologist's Error; Upstate New YorkA $280,000 verdict for pain and suffering was handed down last week to the family of a Plattsburgh woman, who died because of an anesthesiologist's negligence
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Colonoscopy Hidden DangersColonoscopies -- normally considered safe procedures -- have come under fire thanks to a new analysis presented this Tuesday at the American College of Gastro
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Fatal Cyclist Hit-and-Run Leaves Perpetrator BlamelessA bizarre hit-and-run case has developed in Williamburg over the past two weeks, which resulted in the police department's conclusion that the driver was not
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Police Investigate Baby's Death at Long Island Day Care CenterTragedy struck at a day care center in Levittown, where a 4-month-old baby was found not breathing this Thursday, October 20.
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$58 Million: Largest Connecticut Payout Awarded to Parents of Disabled ChildEarlier this year, the family of eight-year-old Daniel D'Attilo won what is now the largest award for a medical malpractice case in Connecticut.
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MTA Must Pay $20M for Crippling InjuriesA Nassau County woman last month won a verdict of $20 million for crippling injuries sustained after being hit by an MTA bus in Long Island City, Queens.
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Medical Malpractice in New York: Apology Laws WorkA new study to be published in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty claims to find that "apology laws," which are meant to lower the burden of malpractice suits