Ridesharing is commonplace throughout Brooklyn. Lyft, Uber, and even ordinary taxis play a significant role in getting individuals to work, school, and social gatherings. Some people enjoy the convenience of these transportation options, but they aren’t any safer than...
Brooklyn New York Legal Blog
Rights and options for bicycle accident victims
Accidents between motor vehicles and bicycles can be devastating and life-threatening. When a Brooklyn resident is hurt in a crash with a vehicle, they may sustain serious injuries, lose work opportunities, and acquire extensive medical bills. The financial upheaval...
Three common forms of surgical errors
Surgery is an invasive medical treatment that is performed by specialists in sterile, controlled hospital settings. When a surgeon performs an operation on a patient, they often must, through instruments, enter a body part of their patient to fix or remove a problem,...
New Commercial Truck Tech Seeks to Increase Safety
Most Brooklyn residents have seen a semi-truck attempting to navigate through Brooklyn’s narrow streets. These commercial trucks usually only terrorize the highways coming in and out of the city but often drag their huge payloads through the neighborhood to complete...
What is the Scaffold Law in New York?
Many people in the Brooklyn area have a job in construction. Part of every construction site is scaffolding, a necessary construction site piece that allows workers to safely work in higher places. Many construction sites have work that needs to be done at a higher...
Speeding driver causes accident with serious injuries in Brooklyn
The last thing that is on a Brooklyn area resident’s mind when they’re on the way home is that they are going to be in a serious car accident. Unfortunately, this reality occurred to a Brooklyn mom of six recently. Serious accident injures Brooklyn mother A Brooklyn...
Why Are Commercial Accidents More Deadly?
Driving is an essential aspect of our lives. Even with the rise of remote work, commuting is still a necessary part of many professions and the day-to-day needs of individuals and families. Even as traffic has decreased across the country over the past year, fatal...
Similar drug names caused years of confusion
Drug names can be similar. Without appropriate precautions, this can lead to pharmacy errors that prevent treatment or cause patient harm. There are several ways to prevent confusion and medical malpractice lawsuits from these type of medication errors. Causes Generic...
Three killed in vehicle crashes in Brooklyn and Manhattan
New York City had a serious rise in traffic deaths in 2020. This trend was seriously apparent in a few hours from Nov. 24-25. NYPD’s collision investigation squad is now investigating three more fatalities from separate car accidents in New York City occurring during...
Construction has half of the country’s dangerous jobs
Any visit to a construction site reveals the potential dangers faced by workers. Twelve of the 25 most dangerous jobs in this country, based upon fatalities in construction workers’ accidents, are in construction according to a recent report from the business analysis...
