A high risk of E. coli recently found by Swiss researchers in raw chicken emphasizes the need for proper procedures to prevent potential hospital contamination of food served to patients, visitors and staff. The study, published in the April issue of Infection Control...
Month: March 2014
GM Recall Lawyers Help Victims of Defective Vehicles
GM’s recall woes are increasing, as the auto giant recently expanded their recalled list to include 1.5 million more vehicles. Some of the defects found in the vehicles have led to fatal crashes, and accident victims and their families have begun turning to GM...
$7.25 Million Mesothelioma Lawsuit Verdict
New York mesothelioma lawyers are encouraged by the latest jury award of $7.25 million to the family of a man who died from asbestos exposure. Edward Merwitz died in July 2010. Allegedly, he was exposed to asbestos fibers during the 1960s while working in the bilge...
Eight Construction Workers in Brooklyn Fall Through Third Floor to Ground
Eight construction workers in Brooklyn fell more than twenty-five feet from the third floor before hitting the ground. According to the New York Daily News, a neighbor recounted, “I saw a few guys go in, and I remember telling them, ‘Be careful because the...
New York Car Accident Lawyers Battle for Rightful Client Compensation
A young couple is killed in an early morning car accident on the Long Island Expressway. According to police investigators, the driver, a nineteen year old boy from Middletown, lost control of his late model Audi while driving at speeds up to 90 MPH, and slammed...
Long Island Hospital Contamination Puts Thousands at Risk of HIV, Hepatitis
More than 4,000 residents of Long Island, New York are receiving notices about the potential for serious infection by a hospital that treated them. Patients treated for diabetes at South Nassau Communities Hospital may have received insulin injections through a shared...
Carbon Monoxide Leak in Long Island Mall Kills One, Injures Dozens
On February 23, a Long Island mall was the site of a deadly carbon monoxide leak, sending 27 people to the hospital and killing one man. A defective heating system was blamed for the incident, which claimed the life of 55-year-old Steve Nelson, manager of The Legal...