Entries by NY Personal Injury Attorneys

Former Prosecutor Grilled at Construction Accident Trial Over Evidence Defense Should Have Received

Former assistant district attorney, Diana Florence, walks out of a Manhattan courtroom after a case she was prosecuting was dismissed, Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY | Jan. 5, 2020. During intense questioning by a former colleague, the one-time head of the Manhattan DA’s construction unit said she had “no recollection” of a dismissed Buildings Department summons. By […]

New Protections for Pregnant and Postpartum Workers Are Now in Effect

By Brandee McGee On Tuesday, June 27, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes into effect after passing through Congress and being signed by President Biden last December. This landmark legislation, which offers federal protections to pregnant and postpartum workers, is one significant step in catching up with our peer countries when it comes to our treatment […]

Rev Up Your Knowledge: Does Car Insurance Cover Motorcycles?

Each state’s motor vehicle insurance policy has specific provisions relating to different types of vehicles. Since cars and motorcycles are technically motor vehicles, some people question whether their car insurance covers them while riding a motorcycle. The following points can shed some light on this type of insurance coverage. Motorcycle Policies Generally speaking, your car […]

Congress fixes – just a bit – the unpopular, ‘unfair’ rule that stopped injured service members from suing for damages

By Robert M. Ackerman | The Conversation Members of the military who have long been barred by law from collecting damages from the federal government for injuries off the battlefield will finally be able to do so after Congress stepped in to amend the law. The legislation represents progress for injured service members – but […]

New Report: Reported Hate Crimes Increase During Elections

A new report from The Leadership Conference Education Fund — “Cause for Concern 2024: The State of Hate” — highlights an unmistakable pattern during each of the last four presidential campaign cycles: Reported hate crimes increase during elections. And while not all hate crimes and hate incidents are committed by white supremacists, as the paper outlines, white […]

Disaster Awaits a Block Away from Construction Collapse Death, Suit Claims

By Greg B. Smith | March 8, 2023 Inspectors discovered another unstable wall about to collapse, just steps from where a laborer died in Chinatown while doing demolition on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon New York City registered its first construction worker death this year when a wall collapsed on a 64-year-old laborer doing demolition inside […]

The Impact of Reforming Census Questions About Race and Ethnicity

By Clara Fong, Kelly Percival, and Thomas Wolf Changes proposed by the government would increase the accuracy, equity, and legitimacy of the decennial count. The federal government has taken an important step toward modernizing the census and other federal surveys, with major potential benefits for civil rights. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget […]

Medical errors keep killing patients – but there are laws, incentives and mindset changes that could reduce the death toll

By Michael J. Saks | The Conversation Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he’s now in a Texas prison. Better known as “Dr. Death,” Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and arteries that should not have been touched. He left patient after patient maimed, paralyzed or dead. Moreover, his story exposes the […]

Civil and Human Rights Must Be Advanced in 2023 and Beyond

Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration has made significant progress following four years of an administration committed to turning back the clock on civil and human rights. And during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden underscored his support for some of our coalition’s outstanding […]

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Why You Should Care

By Nia Warren In Mississippi, owners and managers of three apartment complexes refused to show two of its complexes to prospective Black renters, reserving them for White renters only. In Georgia, owners of a residential rental property steered older Black applicants to only apply to less desirable apartment complexes rather than newer, predominantly white ones. In New Jersey, […]

What Your Fleet Drivers Need to Know About Accidents

Private vehicles are back on the roads in record-breaking numbers. Your fleet drivers enjoyed a few years of lighter traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic, so they might find the increased traffic extra frustrating now. Stressed driving is distracted driving. You already know any form of distracted driving leads to more accidents.  Because fleet drivers have more […]