Harvard Health Publishing reports that almost 700,000 people pass away in hospitals each year, with many of those deaths resulting from medical errors. Healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and lab technicians, must provide their fields’ standards of care. Failing to do so constitutes negligence. New York provides legal resources for wrongful death claimants. However, …
Personal injury claims arise when someone is injured as a result of the negligent or intentional actions of another. However, if the injuries that are sustained are fatal, then the victim’s family may be entitled to pursue wrongful death claim. No one should have to experience the tragic and unexpected loss of a loved one, and …
Wrongful death refers to a death that is caused by the wrongful or neglectful act of another person or party. When a wrongful death occurs, the surviving family members have the right to file a wrongful death action for damages in civil court, which can yield compensation for economic and noneconomic losses. If you have …
Two separate families were walking close to each other on a sidewalk in the Bronx when a car that had run out of control veered off the road, over the curb and onto the sidewalk on Halloween. The three members of the two groups who were killed in the accident were Nyanna Aquil, 10; her …
A mechanic lost his life in an elevator accident that was situated inside a luxury apartment building, owned and administered by the Brodsky Organization property management company, on the Upper West Side last Friday. For reasons that have not yet been revealed, the elevator repairman, who was only 30 years old, became pinned between two …
Gary Anderson, 58, was out on a delivery job transporting Sheetrock to Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City, where a high-rise building was being constructed, when a runaway tape measure struck him on the head shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday. He was taken to a hospital, but not long after lost his life. It …
Police detectives have reported that the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Port Washington, now deceased, was on foot when he crossed Main Street north to south, just east of South Bayles Avenue. While in the process of crossing the eastbound lane, the victim was hit by a dark-colored vehicle. The victim, Donald Mooney, 49, …
At the young age of 25, Brian Jacome lost his life in an elevator accident at New York Avenue Apartments in Atlantic City, N.J., late last week. He was called to the property, which houses disabled and elderly people, to address problems with the elevator. This dreadful accident took place last Friday. A fellow worker, …
While some see a day when cars will drive themselves and reduce traffic crashes caused by human error, California isn’t quite ready to concede its roads to self-driving vehicles. Since Google introduced a Toyota Prius two years ago capable of driving a blind man to Taco Bell, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is drafting …
It was some time ago in 2008 that Donald Leo, a crane operator, fell 200 feet to his death and fellow workmate Ramadan Kurtaj was crushed when the crane fell at an Upper East Side construction site. It was alleged after the fatal accidents that the crane had been inadequately maintained. The owner, James Lomma …
The death of an 84-year-old woman last week in Central Islip on Long Island appears to have been caused by a wrong move by an oncoming driver who was later charged with DWI. The accident happened in broad daylight on Carlton Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. The woman, Joy Rogalle, was …
Many cases of medical malpractice are quickly covered up so nether the public or the victim’s family ever gets to the truth behind the untimely death or serious injury of a relative. This time though, the family of Perley Mae Covington insisted that the truth behind their relative’s death should be revealed. After many months …
According to authorities, a 59-year-old woman who was walking on a road was fatally struck and killed by a New York driver. The driver is facing manslaughter and drunk driving charges. The tragic and untimely loss of a loved one due to the negligence of another is hard to fathom, but the family of an …
Not long ago in Queens, a young pedestrian was hit and killed by a New York City police department squad car. According to reports, police were responding to a late night “priority emergency 911 call” when they struck the young man as he was crossing the street on foot. The young man died at the …
According to authorities, a 71-year-old resident of Penfield, in upstate New York, was tragically killed outside her home when a garbage truck backed up into her. She was checking her mail at the mailbox around noon on the day of the incident when the garbage truck hit her. She died at the scene. When a …
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