No one expects to fall in a grocery store while shopping for food and everyday essentials. Unfortunately, it happens all too frequently in stores across America, often because companies and their employees fail to take the necessary precautions to keep their shoppers safe. Slip and falls are common occurrences at grocery stores and other businesses. […]
If you were injured in a slip and fall accident due to a property owner’s negligence in New York, you could be entitled to recover compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other losses related to the accident. The New York City slip and fall attorneys at David Resnick & Associates, P.C., have […]
If you were injured in a slip and fall accident due to someone else’s negligence, you could be eligible to seek compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, damaged personal property, and more. However, the first question you must answer is “who is responsible for my slip and fall?” Identifying which party is responsible after […]
News 12 recently reported that a ceiling collapsed in a Brooklyn home after the long-term tenant had complained repeatedly about leaks to property management. The tenant said that the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and Development noted 15 violations in the rental property. Reporters from News 12 reached out to the building’s […]
A new workplace fatalities registry bill has taken effect in New York, which will require stakeholders to promptly report construction worker fatalities. Supporters hope the new law will help promote safety by creating a centralized database that can help people more easily detect trends and patterns that lawmakers can use to create new safety standards. […]
Year after year, construction workers top the lists for the most dangerous occupations due to workplace fatalities and injuries in this industry. They are often part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most commonly cited statistics list, such as one in five workplace fatalities in the private sector occurs in the construction industry. But why does […]
Fewer people on the streets of New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic has translated into more traffic accidents and deaths, published reports say. The New York Times says there were 243 traffic fatalities in NYC in 2020, making last year the deadliest year on record since Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced a plan to improve […]
If you think sometimes that your cell phone runs your life, you need to keep in mind that it could mess up your life, too, if you use it while driving. Even if you don’t get in a car accident because you were distracted by texting or chatting on a phone, you could be ticketed […]
A research group in Italy has debuted a 5G transmitter that may allow cars, bicycles, stoplights and everything else involved in city traffic to talk to each other and thereby avoid collisions. While the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) and the LINKS Foundation envision a wired world that doesn’t exist yet, their demo in Turin last […]
As New York City braces for a spike in now-legal electric scooter traffic, questions about the safety of these alternative modes of transportation remain up in the air. There’s no question about whether e-scooter riders put themselves at risk of injury. E-scooter users frequently get into accidents, with nearly a third of all scooter accident patients […]