A construction accident can have a large impact on a person’s life. The injuries an individual sustains in an accident can prevent him or her from working for months at a time. Most people who are injured in a construction accident are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. However, there may be instances when compensation can
The attorneys at Morgan Levine are currently handling many cases involving construction site accidents. Most of these cases involve renovation or demolition projects in the five boros. The injuries sustained by our clients usually involve accidents with ladders or scaffolds. Other accidents happen when our clients trip and fall on debris at construction sites.
Deaths as a result of car accidents in New York City spiked in 2012. This is the largest increase in the last 4 years. Most of the people killed were pedestrians and a large number of deaths in these accidents involved speeding cars. Morgan Levine currently has dozens of cases pending against owners and drivers of cars
A 63-year-old pedestrian was killed in the Bronx yesterday. Sookja Kim was struck and killed in a car accident on Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx. She was struck by a 22-year-old man who was driving near Bainbridge Avenue. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on arrival at Saint Barnabus Hospital. This has become an almost daily occurrence
A school bus and taxi cab were involved in a serious car accident on the Grand Central Parkway in Astoria, Queens early this morning. Injuries have been reported and the police are investigating. Many car accidents in New York City involve taxi cabs. This is due to the fact there are many taxis on the
A young 18-year-old sanitation worker was killed this afternoon in an accident involving a sanitation truck. The worker, Bronx resident Luis Camarillo, had his torse crushed by the rear portion of the truck near Plymouth Street. There are special rules and exceptions which sanitation workers have when injured or killed on the job. The attorneys
Lawmakers in Albany are being asked by landowners and general contractors to limit lawsuits for accidents which happen on construction sites. The attorneys of Morgan Levine are traveling to the State Capitol to lobby Congress and fight for our clients. If these owners and contractors get their way, all of the hardworking construction workers who
A 40-year old man was killed at Times Square earlier today when he was struck by an oncoming subway train. He was pronounced dead at the scene. There are many New York City subway train accidents every year which either kill or seriously injure strap hangers. While some unsuspecting people have been recently pushed on
Changes to the way New York police respond to serious car accidents could help accident victims hold reckless drivers accountable for their actions as well as help city leaders build safer roads. In the past, police in New York City have only investigated car accidents in which at least one person died or was likely
Another woman in her 60s was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck earlier this morning. This current pedestrian accident happened on Hamilton Avenue in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. The woman was struck by the truck and caught under the wheel according to first responders. As mentioned in our previous blogs, there have
