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Danger on the Tracks: Subway Dead Mans Switch Avoids Catastrophe

The dead mans switch is a handle the subway operator must keep depressed while the train is in motion. If the train operator lets go,…

Posted by SEO Admin on May 05, 2010

Levine & Slavit on the Front Page of Today's New York Law Journal

One of our negligent security cases, Benson v. Monte Carlo, LLC, (Nassau County, Supreme Court Index # 016489/2007) made the front page of today's New…

Posted by SEO Admin on Feb 26, 2010

NYSBA Annual Meeting Hits Hot Topics of Wrongful Convictions and Attorneys Use of Social Media

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) had its annual meeting in New York City this week. For the past number of years the meeting…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 30, 2010

There Has To Be A Counterweight To The Malevolence Of The Insurance Industry. - Sen. Jay Rockefeller

Well theres a mouthful. The quote, from Senator Rockefeller in the context of the health care reform debate, was said in an interview on Bloomberg…

Posted by SEO Admin on Oct 19, 2009

New York City Launches International Design Competition For A Safer, More Appealing Sidewalk Shed of the Future

Sidewalk sheds are typically wooden structures (nowadays usually painted blue) built over public space to protect pedestrians during construction activity. Walking around Manhattan while trying…

Posted by SEO Admin on Sep 02, 2009

Pedestrians Killed in Accidents to be Memorialized by Hells Kitchen Neighborhood Organizations This Saturday

Year ago our office represented the estate of Randolph Walker, who was run over and killed by a New York City Apple Tours bus in…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jun 11, 2009

New York Plans Permanent Task Force on Wrongful Convictions

The Chief Judge of New Yorks Court of Appeals, Hon. Jonathan Lippman, said on Law Day, May 1, 2009, that he would create a Justice…

Posted by SEO Admin on May 25, 2009

April Brought Us Not Just Showers But Also NYC Buildings Departments Construction Safety Week and the High Risk Construction Oversight Study

Last week was the annual construction safety week. The weeks schedule of events included seminars and events that were free of charge and open…

Posted by SEO Admin on May 04, 2009

May is Bike Month in New York and Nationwide

This years Bike Month NYC is the eighteenth annual celebration of bicycling in metropolitan New York. People can choose from over 200 rides, classes, races,…

Posted by SEO Admin on May 01, 2009

Tragic Day Care Toddler Death Highlights Childrens Food-Related Choking Hazards

In 2000, 160 children age 14 and younger died from obstruction - 41 percent caused by food items and 59 percent by nonfood items. In…

Posted by SEO Admin on Mar 22, 2009

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