By The Case Handler | Published March 7, 2019 | Posted in Slip and Fall | Comments Off on Winter Safety in New York
Nobody can deny that New York is a spectacular sight in winter, but as temperatures drop in the city that never sleeps, we start seeing more slip-and-fall accidents. Cold weather, along with rain and snow, produces new and hazardous conditions, such as invisible ice. Not only is it dangerous to walk outside, but also to Read More
Read MoreNew York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) operates one of the largest mass transit systems in the world. Each day, 8.6 million people use the MTA’s trains, buses, and subway lines to travel around five boroughs of New York City and throughout Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. With so many people using Read More
Read MoreMany people think that parking lots are relatively safe places, because cars are moving at a slow rate of speed. The truth is, parking lots are loaded with hazards, for both drivers and pedestrians. First of all, many drivers tend to not look where they’re going while driving in a parking lot. They are often Read More
Read MoreThere are about 246,000 manhole covers throughout the streets of New York City’s five boroughs, and each one poses the threat of severe injury to residents and visitors. The danger with these 250-to-300-pound cast-iron discs is that they can be thrown high into the air by underground explosions. And this phenomena is not uncommon. In Read More
Read MorePlaying on the Playground: An Accident Waiting to Happen? We all take our kids to playgrounds to give us a few minutes to relax, to let them get exercise, to let them play around and socialize. But playgrounds can be dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Playground injuries are the leading Read More
Read MoreBus Crashes Seem Common in New York Bus crashes seem like they are happening at an alarmingly high rate in New York City. Due to a wide variety of buses out on the roads—school buses, tour buses, charter buses, and public buses—it’s not shocking that we are seeing more accidents. Just recently, a charter bus Read More
Read MoreStadium Accidents: Take Care When You’re at a Sporting Event There are a lot of dangers you need to watch out for while you cheer on your team. Every day, thousands of fans attend sporting events in New York. There’s very little that compares to the atmosphere at a sports stadium. However, although stadiums and Read More
Read MoreHow Dog Bite Laws Work in NYC Movie director Martin Scorsese has been sued by an in-home nurse who alleges that his now-deceased dog bit her leg in 2015. The lawsuit states that the woman fell and hurt her back while attempting to flee the attack. The culprit? A white terrier named Desmond. The lawsuit Read More
Read MoreCan Undocumented Immigrants Win Injury Settlements? When an undocumented immigrant sustains a serious injury in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, they might feel helpless. They might be terrified and confused by the court system, and worry that filing a personal injury claim might result in their arrest and deportation. These reasons are why Read More
Read MoreAre Bike Messengers Endangering NYC Pedestrians? They might be delivering a food order as they whip past you, too close for comfort. It happens so fast that you only feel the sweep of air as you watch the already-distant figure pedaling away, leaving you in the dust. They’re making their living on New York City Read More
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