(914) 220-1086Beth Abraham Health Services, a Bronx (NYC) nursing home facility, was recently fined $21,150 by the federal government based on findings of substandard care in a April 27, 2009 inspection, according to a Long-Term Care Community Coalition report. The facility was sanctioned due to its failure to properly monitor and act upon a 66 year-old […]
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Westchester County (NY) DWI Attorney Report: 6 Arrested For DWI In Westchester County
According to a December 18, 2009 Journal News report written by Terrence Corcoran, six motorists from Westchester County, NY and Connecticut were charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) on Thursday, including a Buchanan man charged with felony DWI due to two prior convictions for the same offense. The arrests were made along the Sprain Brook […]
New York Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Report: JAMBDA Study Finds Problems With Nutritional Care At Nursing Homes Go Largely Undetected By Surveyors
A recent study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) indicates that surveyors routinely failed to detect quality care issues with respect to the assistance provided by nursing home staff members at mealtime. As we have discussed many times on this blog, malnutrition and dehydration are two of the most common […]
New York Elder Abuse Lawyer Report: $7.75 Million Verdict In Nursing Home Abuse Case
The family of a resident at a California nursing home, Fillmore Convalescent Center, was recently awarded $7.75 million in a case involving nursing home abuse. The resident was a 71-year-old stroke victim. The attorneys for the resident and her family showed the jury a secret videotape of the woman being abused. Members of the residents […]
New York Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer Report: Illegal Immigrant Awarded $135,000 After Car Accident In Dutchess County, NY
An illegal immigrant was recently awarded $135,000 by a Dutchess County, NY jury in a motor vehicle accident case. The plaintiff claimed he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by the defendant. He allegedly sustained serious neck injuries including post-traumatic cervical myelo-radiculopathy, herniated nucleus pulposi from C3/4 to C5/6, and nerve root compression, […]
Bronx, New York: Tom Brokaw And Wife Involved In Fatal Bronx Car Accident
Suejas Estrada, a 30 year-old Bronx (NYC) dispatcher for a car service, died in a car accident on the Bruckner Expressway at approximately 1 pm Friday, December 4, 2009. She was reportedly on her way to pick up a present for her husband’s birthday. Mrs. Estrada was tragically thrown from her SUV in the three-vehicle […]
Suffolk County (NY) Motorist Dies And Passenger Seriously Injured In Jericho Turnpike Collision
According to a December 1, 2009 Newsday report, a motorist died and a passenger was seriously injured in a car accident on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, New York (Suffolk County). Scott Mazzio, the 19 year-old driver of the vehicle, a Huntington resident, died in the crash that occurred at approximately 2 pm yesterday. The passenger, […]
89 Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Freezes To Death After Sounding Alarm
A former nursing assistant in an Illinois nursing home recently admitted in court that she failed to properly ascertain the whereabouts of all residents after a door alarm sounded at approximately 2 am in the winter. Instead of conducting a bed check after the alarm sounded, the nursing assistant returned to watching television. She later […]
What is New York’s ‘Serious Injury’ Threshold Under No-Fault Law?
Any individual injured in a New York car accident seeking to recover for pain and suffering (non-economic damages) associated with the injury, must establish that he or she has sustained a “serious injury” as defined in Insurance Law Section 5102(d). The purpose of this legislation and the New York no-fault law is to keep “minor” […]
New York Pedestrian Accident Attorney Report: Elderly NYC Couple Killed While Walking To Mass
An elderly couple from Staten Island was the victim of a hit and run driver. Peter Sabados, 78, and Lillian Sabados, 77, were struck by a white van as they walked to evening mass carrying canned goods for the Thanksgiving food drive. The van was driven by Allmar Lekperic, 26, who fled the scene and […]
Torn Quadricep Yields $75,000 Settlement In Queens County (NYC) Slip And Fall
A 41 year-old female allegedly slipped and fell in a Brooklyn (NYC) parking lot of a catering hall. She claimed that the parking lot was dangerous due to uneven pavement. She reportedly fell, and suffered a tear of her quadricep. The owner of the parking lot denied that the lot was dangerous and questioned whether […]
Westchester Personal Injury Attorney Report: $125,000 Settlement In Wrongful Death Trucking Accident Case In Queens (NYC)
The estate of a 55 year-old single mother with four children settled a trucking accident case involving a tractor-trailor for $125,000 In Queens County, NY. The plaintiff died instantly after being struck by the tractor-trailer. Plaintiff’s estate claimed that she had completed turning after stopping at a stop sign. The defendant tractor-trailer contended that the […]
Clerk Awarded $237,000 By Westchester County Jury After Falling On Ice
The plaintiff, a 38 year-old administrative clerk employed by a tenant in an office building in Armonk, NY was recently awarded a $237,000 verdict by a Westchester County, New York jury. She claimed that she tripped and fell on an icy patch while exiting the building. Plaintiff claimed that the owners of the building failed […]
Pedestrian Struck In Westchester County Settles Bulging Discs Case For $700,000
The plaintiff in a Westchester County, NY pedestrian car accident case recently settled for $700,000. The plaintiff, a 45-year-old male, allegedly suffered bulging discs at L4-5 and L5-S1 after being struck by defendant’s car while crossing the street. The defendant’s vehicle (vehicle #1) was reportedly trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle (vehicle #2), […]
20 Year-Old Somers (NY) Student Struck In Hit And Run Car Accident
A twenty (20) year-old Somers resident and University of Tampa student, Erik Nicoletti, was tragically struck in a hit and run accident on the campus this past Saturday. Nicoletti was reportedly crossing the street with a friend at approxmately 1 a.m. Both were injured in the crash. Nicolletti suffered a severe head injury and was […]
Right Of Sepulcher Under New York Law: Melfi v. Mount Sinai Hospital
Generally speaking, the “right of sepulcher” means the right to choose and control the burial, cremation, or other final disposition of a dead human body. Under New York Law, the next of kin of a decedent can commence a lawsuit for a violation of his or her right of sepulcher when 1) a next of […]
Westchester County (NY): Yonkers Resident Enters Guilty Pleas After Injuring Two In Greenburgh Car Crash
Shawn Ferrier, a 35-year-old Yonkers resident, admitted to injuring two people and damaging four parked cars while driving drunk in Greenburgh, NY. He pled guilty to three felonies, second-degree assault, vehicular assault, and aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as driving while intoxicated (DWI) and four other misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief. Ferrier reportedly took area […]
71 Year-Old Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In White Plains, NY Obtains $225,000 Verdict
In 2006, a 71 year-old female was struck by a motor vehicle in White Plains, NY at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Hale Avenue. The plaintiff commenced a lawsuit in Westchester County Supreme Court alleging that the driver operated the vehicle in a negligent manner. Her attorney’s motion for Summary Judgment on liability was […]
Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death At Bronx Hospital Yields $4.5 Million Settlement For NY Family
Jacobi Medical Center, a hospital located in Bronx, NY, recently settled a medical malpractice and wrongful death case for $4.5 million. The case involved a 28 year-old woman, Sherille Rankin, who died 10 days after undergoing bariatric surgery. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of the 28 year-old’s family, including her four young children. Under […]
Decubitis Ulcer (Bedsore, Pressure Sor) Trial in New York Postponed
A nursing home neglect and wrongful death case involving the development of a Stage IV bedsore (pressure sore, decubitis ulcer) has been postponed by an Oregon court until 2010. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim that during a 49 day admission to Evergreen Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center, Alice Train, a 90 year-old diabetic, […]
Sepsis And Its Relationship To Bedsores (Pressure Sores)
Sepsis can be the result of a bedsore (pressure sore, decubitis ulcer) that is allowed to develop and progress. Sepsis occurs when bacteria enters the bloodstream through the broken skin and spreads throughout the body. Not surprisingly, then, nursing home residents with pressure sores are at risk for developing an infection, and ultimately sepsis if […]
Police Officer From Newburgh, New York And Students Injured In Bus Accident
A police officer from Newburgh, New York was seriously injured in a car accident on November 13, 2009 when his police cruiser collided with two school buses. He is currently recovering at Westchester Medical Center. Officer Thomas Canavan was first transported to St. Francis Hospital after the accident. Officer Canavan reportedly suffered several fractures of […]
Pedestrian Struck By Car In White Plains, NY May Be Paralyzed
This a follow-up to our November 11, 2009 post here on the New York Injury Blog: Jose Falcon, a 43 year-old White Plains resident, has been identified as the pedestrian involved in the November 10, 2009 car accident on Central Avenue by the City Limits Diner in White Plains, NY. Falcon was hit by a […]
48 Year-Old Bronx (NYC) County Car Accident Victim Settles For $1,375,000
Plaintiff, a 48-year-old union stagehand, was struck from behind by another vehicle while stopped at a red light at the intersection of East 57th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan (NYC). He suffered a herniated disc at C5-6, bursitis of the left shoulder, blurry vision, floating eye particles, and uncontrollable blinking as a result of […]
Bedsore Lawsuit Against Orange County (NY) Nursing Home Settles For $525,000
The family of an 87 year-old Orange County, NY nursing home resident recently settled a case involving allegations of dehydration, malnutrition and the development of multiple bedsores (pressure sores, decubitis ulcers) for $525,000. The plaintiff was reportedly admitted to St. Teresa’s Nursing Home in Middletown, NY with a history of dementia, heart failure and hypothyroidism. […]
