Injury Law Updates
17 Cycling Deaths This Year Spell Trouble For Vision Zero
The New York City Department of Transportation enjoyed a small victory last week with the announcement that the city has surpassed its goal of constructing 15 miles of fully protected bike lanes in 2016. By the end of this year, 18 miles will be completed. This achievement has been overshadowed by another statistic, however. With […]
Just How Dangerous Is New York City Construction Work?
17 New York City construction workers died last year in work-related incidents. That is, if you ask the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. According to the Department of Buildings, only 12 construction workers lost their lives on the job. The discrepancy between these two numbers stems from conflicting definitions of a construction-related […]
Rehab After An Injury Is Much Riskier Than You Think
Earlier this year, we covered an analysis published by the BMJ that identified preventable medical errors as the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. Recently, a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that nearly one third of patients admitted to rehab centers experience illness or injuries as […]
NY Engineering Firm Charged With Ripping Off Hurricane Sandy Victims
It takes special kind of criminal to take advantage of another person’s tragedy for profit. According to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, many of those criminals live right here in New York. When Hurricane Sandy touched down on the eastern seaboard in late 2012, it wreaked havoc in 24 states and caused over $75 […]
35 Patients Dead After A Medical Device Manufacturer Started Cutting Corners
In the five years between January 2010 and October 2015, roughly 350 patients have undergone gastrointestinal procedures with contaminated scopes produced by the Tokyo-based company Olympus Corp. Dozens have died as a result. The product, called the duodenoscope, is used in 700,000 procedures every year in America alone. Doctors insert the scope into patients’ throats […]
The Fine Print You Don’t Read Could Rob You Of Your Rights. Just Ask Gretchen Carlson.
“Everyone knew how powerful Roger Ailes was. I certainly felt intimidated by that.” That’s how former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson describes Fox CEO Roger Ailes, who she alleges sexually harassed her for years. Earlier this month, Ms. Carlson filed a lawsuit against Mr. Ailes, claiming that he fired her after she rejected his sexual […]
Thousands of Sexually Abusive Doctors Protected By “Culture of Secrecy”
Dr. David H. Newman, accused of groping emergency room patients.[/caption]In a speech to medical students at the University of Virginia, former clinical research head at Mount Sinai Hospital and ethics lecturer Dr. David Newman said, “[Patients] believe in us. They have faith in us, it’s almost religious. We need to use that privilege in a […]
Why Did Fiat Wait Until Anton Yelchin’s Death to Start Fixing Its Cars?
Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was killed on June 19th, crushed by his own 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee after it rolled backwards down his steep driveway. Mr. Yelchin was just 27 years old. Recent Jeep Grand Cherokee models as well as Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s sedans—all owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—have a history of […]
Can A Civil Lawsuit Keep Terrorists Off The Internet?
When prosecutors failed to gather enough evidence to file criminal charges against famed yoga guru Bikram Choudhury for raping and sexually harassing numerous women, it was a civil lawsuit that took Choudhury to task for his actions to the tune of $7.5 million. Likewise, it was civil lawsuits that dealt significant blows to the Catholic […]
Lead Paint Danger Much Greater Than NYC Housing Authority Previously Reported
The next time you hear the head of the New York City Housing Authority tell you not to worry about the widespread presence of lead paint in public housing developments, don’t believe her. When over 200 children living in public housing were found to have high lead levels in their blood, NYCHA CEO Shola Olatoye […]
Uber Has A New Way To Rip Off Its Drivers
Last year, the ride-sharing giant Uber introduced a new way to expand its driver pool. Uber subsidiary Xchange Leasing, LLC allows drivers with bad credit scores to lease cars at a higher-than-average weekly rate. With the help of a $1 billion credit facility that includes capital from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan, SunTrust […]
What’s Wrong With New York Hospitals?
When an ultrasound exposed a fibroid tumor growing in her uterus, Elissa McMahon didn’t take any chances. Though she is a Massachusetts resident, Elissa scheduled a surgery to remove the fibroid at Lennox Hill, a top hospital in New York, where she would be close to her family. The surgery was a success, and Elissa […]