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Weight of Falling Object, Not Just Height Differential, Can Implicate Absolute Liability Under Labor Law

The 39-foot, 1,300-pound rail fell only 12-16 inches onto plaintiffs right leg. It occurred when the plaintiff and his coworkers were using rail hooks…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 30, 2010

November 2010 Issue of NYC Vital Signs Devoted to Improving Traffic Safety in New York City

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a data report focused upon traffic death statistics and touting its plans to improve…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 27, 2010

Appellate Division Lets Plaintiff Keep $1.2 of $1.75 Million Verdict for 1-2 Hours of Decedents Pain and Suffering

In Dowd vs. New York City Transit Authority, 2010 WL 4678916 (November 16, 2010), the 79-year old decedent was struck by a bus that was…

Nov 25, 2010

Homeowner/Parents' Duty to Supervise Departure of Underage Guest Who Became Intoxicated at House Party Extended to Ride Home in Car Driven by Son

Sometimes parents can try to do the right thing but end up liable for someones injuries anyway. In Aquino v. Higgins, 891 N.Y.S.2d 853 (4th…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 21, 2010

Four Loko to Stop Shipping Alcoholic Energy Drinks to New York; FDA May Ban the Drinks Altogether

Controversy has surrounded alcohol energy drinks such as Red Bull fortheir unhealthy concentration of caffeine. But rather than backing off, the beverage industry has come…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 16, 2010

Less Daylight Hours Brings Consumer Advisory From NHTSA Cautioning Drivers on Increased Risks to Pedestrians

In 2009, 4,092 pedestrians were killed and 59,000 were injured in traffic crashes. Of those killed, 25 percent died between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M.…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 13, 2010

National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week Starts Today

Over the past seven years, 109 children have been injured in elevator and escalator incidents in the City, including one fatal accident in 2008. In…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 08, 2010

Crib, Nursery Injuries Up 21% in 2009 versus 2008

 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety (CPSC) this week announced that after decreasing from 2007 to 2008,toddlers were injureddue to defective cribs and other nursery items…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 04, 2010

Window Washers Estate Wins Summary Judgment on Labor Law Violation in Scaffold Collapse

The case involving a 47-story fall of a scaffold where one of two brothers on it died and the other lived (albeit with catastrophic injuries)…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Oct 31, 2010

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