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As lawyers who fight for the rights of construction workers (BOM Attorneys), we have long been pointing to worker safety violations and characterizing them as "Civil Rights Issues.' Now a member of law enforcement is taking the rarely employed, but welcome, step of...
Under Mayor Bill de Blassio's plan to eliminate traffic fatalities, known as Vision Zero, the failure of motor vehicle drivers to yield to pedestrians is now a criminal offense in New York City. However, prosecuting drivers who kill or injure pedestrians may become...
A pedestrian was tragically killed by a dump truck while crossing the street in Times Square on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The victim, 64-year-old Tamar Rhode of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was walking Eastbound on Broadway at West 45th Street when the truck struck her...
Negligent Security FAQs In the event of an attack on a property, the property owner may be held accountable. However, liability may be distributed among multiple parties, such as a landlord and property management company, or a mall owner and store owner. The specific...
Legal Rights of Undocumented Construction Workers According to a 2020 report from the Center for American Progress, there are currently more than 7 million undocumented immigrants working in the United States. Of these workers, more than 1.4 million work in the...
NYC Construction Accident Lawyers on Your Side Top Results in New York Construction Accident Lawsuits Construction accident cases require handling by a law firm that specializes in this area of law, like Block O’Toole & Murphy. Our firm is well known around New...
Linda Douglas, a 67-year-old mother and grandmother, was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor trailer at the intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues on the early morning of April 3rd, 2019. The driver fled the scene, but has since been located and...
The 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the integral components of our country's Bill of Rights. It reads, in pertinent part, that an accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury . . . And to be informed of the...
Sheniqua Silva was killed while walking home from her new job after a Coca-Cola truck violently slammed into her on a quiet Bronx Street. Silva, a mother of 5 young boys, was innocently walking near the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and E. 138th St. during the...
An early morning accident this past weekend left one man dead and another facing criminal charges. George Ragotte, 21, of Ronkonkoma, slowed down to avoid an accident on the Long Island Expressway. He was hit from behind by a driver later found to be intoxicated....
