General Motors announces defective seatbelt recall
Another car maker, this time General Motors (GM), has announced a car recall due to defective safety equipment. The executive director of safety at GM explained that some of the seatbelts may not lock properly. During a car accident this can cause significant personal injury or death. Consumers have been...
Toyota faces negligence lawsuit from motor vehicle accident
In February 2010, we reported on this breaking story about the Toyota Recall. A half year later, the wife of a man who died in a car accident is now filing a lawsuit in this wrongful death case. She claims that Toyota's negligence in installing faulty floor mats caused her husband...
Street Cameras Meant for Personal Injury Prevention May Actually Increase Car Accidents
Florida drivers are slamming their brakes at three West Palm Beach intersections now that City officials posted cameras on the traffic lights. The new cameras are stirring a controversy regarding personal injury prevention and injury promotion. Critics contend that the cameras are leading more drivers to stop abruptly, upon noticing...
Staten Island Fights New York School Bus Accidents. Stop on Red!
Staten Island Assemblyman Michael Cusick says 50,000 New York accidents occur each year, due to drivers who negligently pass school buses whose red lights are flashing. Many car and truck drivers disregard the state law, and pass, creating dangerous conditions. New York State law requires that drivers from all directions,...
NY Car Accident Alert: Heavy vehicles not safe enough in rollovers
NY Personal injury lawyers wrote about the dangers of rollover injury in car accidents, and showed you a video of one too. Consumer safety organizations are pressuring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to demand safer rollover protection for larger vehicles. At present, the NHTSA requires that the roofs...
Reduce Construction Accidents with Work Zone Awareness Week
Personal injury from construction accidents can multiply in scope when mixed with speeding cars. And so, New York City Department of Transportation is launching a week dedicated to public awareness regarding work zone safety. Road maintenance aims to make roads safer for cars. But careless attention to work zones, creates...
Snow Chunks on Roof Cause Ice Car Injury and Car Accident
Loyal readers may recall that we wrote about this issue in an October piece, Get the Ice Off Your Car, or Face New Jersey Law. But now that snow is coming down this January, top NY personal injury lawyers feel the message abut snow ice injury is well worth repeating. Before setting out on the...
Get the Ice Off Your Car, or Face New Jersey Law
Snow, ice, slush and freezing cold temperatures make New York driving a dangerous condition for even the most experienced driver. Now imagine the force of a solid, twenty pounds chunk of ice shooting off an oncoming truck along a highway and smashing through the glass of a car windshield or...
Personal Injury of Close Kind : Family Fight Causes Serious Head Injury
Where do Personal Injuries occur? In short, say New York personal injury lawyers -- Anywhere. A personal injury may occur on a stranger's property, such as while walking through a parking lot or even in one's own home. These cases are known as premises liability injuries. When such happens, a mortgage company, building owner, or caretaker may be...
Wrongful Death While Waiting in Hospital Emergency Room
Personal injury victims, like New York car accident victims and pedestrians, often head straight to the hospital for urgent medical care. But many discover that Hospital Emergency Rooms can be traumatic and fatal places, especially for those who cannot get in. Take this story of a 58-year old man who died of a...
