*New York Law Journal's List Of Top Verdicts And Settlements For 2015* The results for 2015 are in, and Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP once again obtained more multi-million dollar personal injury results than any other firm in New York State, and by a wide margin....
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NYC Buildings Dept. Cracks Down on Fake OSHA Safety Cards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency charged with keeping workers safe. One of the ways OSHA does this is by providing classes in workplace safety, which many industries require of new hires. OSHA safety training is required...
Drunk Driving Accident Kills Ronkonkoma Man
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....
The Law Firm of Block O’Toole & Murphy Supports St. Jude’s Hospital
Our New York City law firm has supported St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital for many years. Our premiere fund-raising event takes place in about a month, on October 15. In past years, this event has raised over $500,000 to help St. Jude's, a place where children...
Paul Hansen Killed in Fatal Sag Harbor DWI Crash
Paul Hansen, 53, a respected, well-liked pillar of the Sag Harbor community, was killed in a deadly crash this weekend. The driver, Hansen's friend, Sean Ludwick, was arrested and arraigned on felony drunk driving charges. The collision and the death of the revered...
Fatal Error Costs Pilot Joseph Milo His Life
An inexcusable mistake by an air traffic controller led to the death of pilot Joseph Milo earlier this month, according to reports released by the NTSB. The air traffic controller directed the pilot, who was operating a plane that was experiencing some mechanical...
Firm Partners Named to ‘Best Lawyers in America’ List
Partners Jeffrey Block, Daniel O'Toole and Stephen Murphy of the New York City personal injury law firm Block O'Toole & Murphy have once again been named to the 'Best Lawyers in America' list. The Best Lawyers honor was founded in 1981 to identify prominent...
Thinking That Semi-Truck Laws Don’t Matter in NYC? Think Again.
An editorial appeared in the New York Times on July 21, 2015, decrying two transportation bills pending in Congress. If passed, the bills will make highways around the United States because each makes the safe operation of large trucks far less certain. You might be...
Construction Worker Falls 40 Feet in Terrifying Hudson Yards Accident
A construction worker plummeted as much as 40 feet to the ground from a luxury apartment building complex that was being constructed as part of Manhattan's Hudson Yards project. Details of this harrowing accident are still emerging. The worker fell from the 2nd floor...
Is Settling a Personal Injury Case a Good Idea?
Generally speaking, the answer to this question is, "Yes." There are many advantages to settling a personal injury case rather than going to trial. In fact, around 95 percent of all personal injury cases are resolved before going to court. Why do so many cases settle?...
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