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• 10 Must Things To Do If You're Involved In An Auto Accident

  Larry Badash | October 09, 2008 11:14 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  1. STOP: If you are able, move your vehicle to a safe place. Failure to stop may result in criminal prosecution. 2. CALL 911: If any party is injured, call 911 and ask for the police and an...

• Lehman and Washington Mutual: Investors fight back

  NBR Law | October 01, 2008 3:36 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  Financial Stocks: The New “Dot Coms” In 2001 and 2002, many clients lost a lot of money because their advisors recommended speculative technology stocks, most of which never earned a...

• Man Arrested Following Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2008 2:08 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  A man, of East Setauket, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Thursday, after he lost control of his vehicle on the Northern State Parkway east of Wolf Hill Road,...

• Arm Crushed in Queen Creek Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2008 4:27 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  A 44-year-old construction worker was injured in a construction accident on Tuesday. His arm was almost severed after being crushed in a machine. According to officials, the 44-year-old man...

• Registration Date Extended for 911 Workers & Volunteers to File Workers' Comp

  Chrissie Cole | July 16, 2008 12:31 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  Those who helped assist in the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts of the World Trade Center destruction - have an extended deadline of August 13, 2008 to register with the New York State Workers’...

• Another Construction Crane Falls in New York

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2008 11:24 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  New York is the scene of another construction crane tragedy today. At least one person is dead after a crane working on construction site in Mahattan fell 20 stories. Firefighters are combing...

• Families Go Before Vaccine Court

  Staff Writer | June 13, 2007 11:03 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  Families Argue Autism Link Before Vaccine Court On June 11, 2007 court proceedings began for cases involving mercury-containing preservative thimerosal in vaccines. More than 4,800 claims have been made by families of autistic children alleging that thimerosal caused their children's autism. These families will have to go before a special "Vaccine Court" and convince a panel of three judges...

• Falls among elderly on the rise

  Jeremy Thurman | January 08, 2007 2:22 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  I just saw an article by the Washington Times where it talks about people over the age of 65 being prevelent to falls. (The following is a link: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20061117-120350-9392r.htmInteresting when you read the article then you start looking at hospitals and nursing homes not having or not following fall precautions for the elderly. Obviously this is happening,...

• Gastric Bypass Surgery Risk

  Jeremy Thurman | July 14, 2006 11:15 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  With approximately 9 million Americans living with morbid obesity today, gastric bypass surgery has become more and more popular. I recently read where a reported 150,000 people have opted to undergo the surgery in 2004 alone. Many individuals have benefited from this surgery but one has to wonder how many surgeons are actually experienced in this surgery. I think this may be the biggest risk...

• Insurance company cancels policies

  Jeremy Thurman | May 18, 2006 11:46 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  More details have emerged about allegations that WellPoint subsidiary Blue Cross of California has routinely canceled the policies of members with health problems. The Los Angeles Times talks with attorney William Shernoff, who began gathering evidence for a class action suit last year after learning of the existence of a unit within the company responsible for looking for cases of possible...