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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Firetrucks to the rescue! Eleven firemen injured after two FDNY trucks collidedOn Thursday, November 8, 2012, two separate fire departments responded to a 911 call that reported of smoke in the borough of Brooklyn. FDNY trucks, Engine 257 and Ladder 170 dispatched fire trucks in order to respond to the 911 call.
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Disabled Activist Sues NYC After Bicycle Accident in Central ParkNew York City is being sued by Richard Bernstein, a well-known lawyer from the Detroit metro area for an accident in Central Park this August.
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Billionaire Pleads Guilty to Hit-and-Run in New York CityThe heir to a Colombian brewery fortune has pled guilty to a Manhattan hit-and-run in 2011, in which he left his a man crippled on the ground. He is now being sued for $100 million -- a case that is likely strengthened by the guilty plea this week.
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Reckless Head-on Collision Takes Life of Would-be Doctor
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Off-Duty Cop Who Ran Over Man Lying in Road Sued for Negligence, Wrongful DeathThe estate of a now-deceased New York man run over by an off-duty cop last year is suing the responsible cop for wrongful death damages.
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LI Bicyclist Mother Critically Injured in Hit-and-RunA hit and run last month plunged a Long Island neighborhood into tragedy after a dedicated PTA mother was left in critical condition due to an accident while biking toward her children's school.
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Brooklyn Octogenarian Hits Bus, Car, and Critically Injures Cyclist; NY Daily News ReportsA terrible string of accidents marred Brooklyn at the end of last month, putting at least the lives of an octogenarian and elderly cyclist in danger.
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Pregnant Teen Among Dead in Brutal Bronx CrashThe Bronx witnessed earlier this month a tragedy that took the life of a pregnant teen and her unborn child on her due date, when the speeding car they were in crashed, killing two and injuring two others.
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Dateline-Lower East Side, NYC; Fatal Car Crash Takes Talented ChildTragedy struck the Lower East Side several weeks ago when 12-year-old Dashane Santana, a girl steeped to the hilt in performance art and ambition, was fatally run over.
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Nassau Police Officer Loses Life in Off-Duty CrashLong Island is in mourning this week for a police officer found dead after his car veered off the road this Tuesday, December 13. The cause of the crash is