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Municipal Liability

NYC Commits to Subway Accessibility Upgrades by 2055

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 07 Jul2022

Last month New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agreement to improve accessibility in 95% of subway stations in New York City that currently lack elevators or ramps. According to a press release by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agreement is part of a class-action settlement between the MTA and accessibility advocates. While it is […]

Posted in: Municipal Liability, Personal Injury Law, Public Transportation Accidents, Slip And Falls

Suit Against School for Failure to Provide Adequate Supervision Survives

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 19 Jun2022

In Amandola v Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Ctr., 2015 NY Slip Op 06099 [130 AD3d 761], the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss a cause of action for failure to provide adequate supervision in its school. A plaintiff brings suit against his school for failure to […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

Investigation Finds Rampant NYC School Bus Moving Violations

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 19 Oct2021

A recent investigation by the New York Daily News found that as nearly two-thirds of New York City school buses “have been issued at least one speeding or red light camera ticket since 2014.” Of the city’s 10,497 registered school buses, 6,895 (or 65%) have received tickets. Of those 6,895 buses that received tickets for speeding or […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Liability, Traffic Accidents

Women Are Afraid of Walking in Cities Because of Sexual Assault, Study Shows

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 07 Jul2021

A new study examining the gendered nature of urban design, published by Leading Cities, found that the risk of sexual assault disproportionately prevents women from walking around their cities. According to the study, 30% of women respondents said they either “always” or “very frequently” avoid walking around their cities because of fear, instead choosing other  modes of transportation. […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Miscellaneous, Municipal Liability

New York Safe Streets Activists Propose New Road Safety Legislation

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 27 Apr2021

Earlier this month a group of safe-streets lobbying groups in New York released the Crash Victims Rights and Safety Act, a collection of eight pieces of legislation “that will better support victims of traffic violence and make streets safer across New York State at a moment when traffic fatalities and speeding are both on the rise,” according […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, DWI/Criminal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Liability, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

Car Crash Claims Against New York City Increase in 2020

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 26 Apr2021

The New York City Comptroller’s office recently released a report showing that between July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2020, New York City paid $142.4 million to settle “1,390 claims filed by people injured by the on-the-job driving practices of city employees.” StreetsBlog NYC reported earlier this month that this figure reflects a 3% increase in car crash claims since the […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Liability, Pedestrian Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Study: Falls Are Most Common Cause of Death for Construction Workers

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 14 Jun2019

A new study released by the American Journal of Industrial Medicine showed that falls remain the second leading cause of death for workers across the country. The study showed that falls represented 14 percent of all workplace fatalities in the United States during an 11-year period between 2003 and 2014. Workers with the highest rates of fatal falls were […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Construction Accidents, Municipal Liability

New York Workplace Deaths Increased 55 Percent in 2017

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 21 Mar2019

Workplace fatalities in New York rose 55 percent during 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. With 87 deaths during the year, the number of workplace fatalities has not been this high since 2008. The high number of deaths is especially surprising because the number of construction fatalities, the industry with the highest number of deaths […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Construction Accidents, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

New York Lawmakers to Revisit Scaffold Law

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 04 Feb2019

New York lawmakers are revisiting the state’s century-old scaffolding law that requires construction companies to cover the full cost of all workplace injuries. According to The New York Daily News, the recent conversation about reforming New York’s construction safety laws comes at the behest of the Trump administration and the construction industry, which are looking for ways […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Construction Accidents, Municipal Liability, Public Transportation Accidents

Widow of Glenn Frey, Former Eagles Bandmember, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Apr2018

Cindy Frey, the widow of late Eagle’s co-founder Glenn Frey, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mt. Sinai hospital and physician Steven Itzkowitz. The lawsuit alleges the hospital and doctor were negligent in failing to properly diagnose and treat the health conditions that led to his untimely death in January 2016. Frey died at the age of 67 from complications […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Errors, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death

Queens Mom Sues NYC Alleging Missing Stop Sign Caused her Son’s Crash

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 23 Mar2018

A Queens mom has sued New York City for a missing stop sign that caused the Uber she was riding in to crash, injuring herself and her one-month-old son. The mother, Oddeth Davidson, was traveling with her infant son, Kaiden Brown, in a ride-share vehicle when another car T-boned the Uber in Cambria Heights at the intersection of […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Brain Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Liability, Traffic Accidents

New York Post: New York Hospitals Sued for Releasing Dangerous Patients

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 05 Feb2018

Two New York City hospitals are being sued for the damages caused by the release of allegedly dangerous patients from their psychiatric wards. In the past month, two lawsuits have been filed against New York City hospitals alleging that the hospitals behaved in a negligent or careless manner when they released dangerous patients into the tri-state area. These patients […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, DWI/Criminal, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death

After Deadly Bronx Fire Families Sue City

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 15 Jan2018

A month after one of New York’s deadliest fires in a quarter-century killed 13 people, the survivors and their families have sued the city. Eleven of the victims are seeking a combined $110 million from the Administration for Child Services Department (ACS) alleging that the mother of the child was known to the city’s welfare agency for her neglectful parenting, […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Injuries Due to Fire / Smoke, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death

Five Years After Metro-North Derailment, An Overdue Reckoning with Rail’s Safety

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 10 Jan2018

Recent train and subway accidents have led to renewed attention to the 2013 Metro-North derailment that killed four and injured dozens. After an investigation by LoHud.com showed that the Metro-North Railroad still had not installed the required safety equipment to prevent another crash, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and New York Senator Chuck Schumer called for the railroad to speed up its efforts. On December 1, […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Public Transportation Accidents, Wrongful Death

Students Injured at Bronx High School In Science Experiment Gone Wrong

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 08 Jan2018

A mishap in a New York City high school’s science lab ended up sending four students to the hospital. St. Catharine Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in the Bronx, said that an experienced chemistry teacher was performing an experiment to teach students how an atom “goes from ground state to excited state,” according to the New York […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Injuries Due to Fire / Smoke, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

Dodging Responsibility, MTA Tries to Make Homeless Man With No Assets Pay for Verdict

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 29 Nov2017

The Metropolitan Transit Authority, responsible for running New York City’s subways and buses, is attempting to dodge responsibility and pin a $30-million award on a homeless man. In 2012, Naeem Davis, described as “homeless” and “a drifter” by the New York Post, pushed Ki Suck Han in front of a subway train. Arguing that he was […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Public Transportation Accidents, Wrongful Death

Family of NYC Bike Path Victim Plans to Sue City

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 28 Nov2017

Parents of a victim lost to the terrorist attack on one of Lower Manhattan’s bike trails has filed a notice of their intent to sue New York City. The parents of Darren Drake state that New York designed a bike path that was unsafe for people to use. According to them, New York should have foreseen […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Municipal Liability, Pedestrian Accidents, Traffic Accidents

On Hospital Safety: New York Ranks a Lowly 47th in the US, Mixed Results for Hudson Valley

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 22 Nov2017

According to a watchdog organization, New York has the 47th worst record in the United States when it comes to hospital safety. New York’s ranking has been in a slow decline – dropping a full seven spots in the last five years. The watchdog group, Leapfrog, was founded by healthcare employers and unions wanting to provide more […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Wrongful Death

Mother Sues for NYC After Central Park Tree Falls on Her

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 20 Nov2017

After a Central Park tree fell on top of a woman, causing significant injuries to her and one of her children, she is now planning to sue the city.  After filing notice with the city, an important and time-sensitive measure whenever seeking to sue a municipality or city in New York, the mother, Anne Goldman, raised concerns […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Brain Injuries, Municipal Liability

Lawsuit: Brooklyn Prison Staff Ignored MS-13 Assault on Inmate

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 16 Nov2017

According to a new lawsuit, two federal prison guards in Brooklyn allowed a gang member to attack a fellow inmate causing horrific damage. The injured inmate, Rafael Lopez, alleges in his new lawsuit that the Metropolitan Detention Center knew that Douglas Mendoza was a disturbed person and affiliated with the notoriously violent MS-13 gang. The alleged attack […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

Former Councilman Sues NYC For His Treatment at Riker’s Island

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Nov2017

Disgraced New York City Councilman Ruben Wills has sued the City of New York over his treatment while incarcerated on Riker’s Island. According to the former politician, his four-day stint at Rikers caused him immense pain and resulted in his need for a wheelchair. Wills is now trying to hold the Department of Corrections and the NYC […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

For Physically Disabled, New York City Sidewalks Create a Nightmare

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 01 Nov2017

Despite its reputation for progressive politics, New York City is failing its residents with physical disabilities. While the subway has long created a nightmare of obstacles for New Yorkers with special needs, sidewalks are also becoming an increasing problem for the city. Disability advocates point to two main problems with the city’s sidewalks. First, there are […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Pedestrian Accidents, Slip And Falls, Traffic Accidents

Comptroller’s Office Audits Westchester Medical Center

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 27 Sep2016

An audit of Westchester Medical Center (WMC) found company executives were paid millions of dollars in bonuses between 20013 and 2015. State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli’s office found that $4.6 million dollars were to paid to 18 employees without sufficient record keeping as to why the payments were made.  The hospital was audited because it is a […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability

Patient Catches Fire in Operating Room at N.Y. Hospital

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 04 May2016

NYU Langone Medical Center was investigated by the state after a patient caught fire during surgery; the facility was cited due to lapses in safety procedures and communication.  The fire took place in December 2014 when a medical instrument accidentally reacted with the patient’s oxygen and sparked a fire. The Department of Health inspected the hospital and […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision

OSHA Implements New Injury Reporting Regulations

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 04 Apr2016

In a report released January 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that there were 10,388 severe workplace injuries in 2015; 7,636 of those injuries resulted in hospitalization and 2,644 resulted in amputations. The manufacturing industry has the highest reported accidents, accounting for 57% of all amputations and 26% of all hospitalizations, followed by the […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Construction Accidents, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death

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