Wrongful Death

The Number of Wrongful Deaths in New York City Hospitals is Shocking The number of wrongful deaths occurring in New York City hospitals lately is nothing less than shocking. In the past five years, hospitals in New York City have seen 468 deaths due to medical malpractice and misconduct. The…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

Thomas Stavola, 54, a Setauket cardiologist, allegedly walked away from the scene of a fatal crash that left a Middle Island woman dead. The victim was a dialysis technician and mother of three. It was reported that when Mr. Stavola was found a few blocks away, he talked with a…

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…