New York City

This year’s Super Bowl features a long-time rivalry between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, which means that Super Bowl parties will be popping up all over town. If you’re planning to host a party, there are several steps you can take to help protect yourself and your friends from a New York City car accident caused by alcohol this weekend: Make sure everyone has a sober way to get home befor [...]

Five people were killed in an auto accident after their car was struck by a tractor trailer in the New Jersey Turnpike and burst into flames, according to this Associated Press news report. The car had apparently been stopped in traffic in the right southbound lane in Mount Laurel when it was struck by the big rig. The car shot into the center lane with its occupants trapped inside triggering a chain reaction crash [...]

Next to the holiday season, summer time is usually when we see a number of DUI and alcohol-related auto accidents in New York City and throughout the nation. Law enforcement agencies usually crack down on drunk drivers with sobriety checkpoints, especially during holidays such as Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. However, it is our responsibility as drivers to make sure that we never get behind the wheel while u [...]

Thousands of innocent car accident victims lose their lives or are severely injured each year as a result of drunk drivers. Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal in every state. Now, according to an Associated Press news report, New York City officials are reassessing the legal process that determines whether someone was drinking and driving in a serious car accident. This process began a [...]

Three individuals riding on motorcycles were killed in two separate accidents in the New York City area, according to CBS New York. An 18 year old riding a Suzuki motorcycle was killed in lower Manhattan around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 22. His passenger was also killed. Only 22 minutes later, a 36 year old motorcycle rider in Queens was killed when he hit a guard rail and then struck another motorcycle. The ot [...]

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is reporting that motorcycle deaths have decreased by about 10 percent last year. Auto accidents have also seen a downward trend over the last few years as safety technology in vehicles has improved. However, this is the first time over the last 10 years or so that motorcycle accident fatalities have actually decreased. While the drop in fatalities in 2009 cannot actu [...]

There has been extensive debate in New York recently about its medical malpractice insurance crisis, according to The Times Union. Though some studies have shown that implementing certain safety protocols can decrease malpractice premiums, specifically in obstetrics, realists understand that a true solution to the malpractice crisis is not so simple. Many believe tort reform is essential to overcoming the malpracti [...]

A 37-year-old single mother of four died after a botched abortion at a clinic in New York City. According to a news report, the doctor performing the abortion severed an artery during the woman's procedure. This medical mistake led to massive bleeding and eventually cardiac arrest. The patient was transported to a nearby hospital where she died. The clinic is apparently under investigation by the New York State Med [...]

Medical errors, especially those that involve prescription mistakes, are extremely tragic. They result in unnecessary injuries and sometimes even death. These are injuries and deaths that can be easily prevented by having supervision implemented and strict adherence to rules and regulations. But the reality is that prescription errors occur far too often in New York City hospitals and elsewhere in the United States [...]

The family of a woman who died on a hospital floor struggling to get up while staffers ignored her, has settled a New York wrongful death lawsuit against New York City for $2 million, according to this news report in the Insurance Journal. Esmin Green's death was recorded on a hospitals security video. Green, a 49-year-old psychiatric patient, was apparently waiting for 24 hours at the city-owned Kings County Hospi [...]