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Although there is a truck route only two blocks away, many commercial trucks use West 55th Street in New York City. Truck accidents on this street that involve passenger cars, pedestrians or cyclists often result in fatalities that might have been avoided had the...
The results are in: for the fifth consecutive year, personal injury law firm Block O'Toole & Murphy dominates the Top Settlements report, as published by the New York Law Journal.In 2016, the law firm achieved 4 of the Top 5, 5 of the Top 10 and 6 of the Top 20...
Governor Andrew Cuomo will not let the MTA back away from its New Years Eve deadline for finishing the first phase of the new Second Avenue Subway. The governor is cautiously optimistic, but like many other New Yorkers, he's not holding his breath. The long delayed...
Congratulations are in order for Partner Daniel O'Toole*, who received his alma mater's prestigious 'Founder's Medal' during Bergen Catholic High School's Crusader Gala on November 18, 2016.In addition to being a proud graduate of the renowned prep school in Oradell,...
Two more construction workers were added to the list of courageous men and women who have given their lives in the performance of their work duties in New York City's construction industry. The accident happened on Nov. 22 at a residential housing complex that was...
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." - Benjamin FranklinThis old saying applies to many things in life and unsafe working conditions are no exception. It is crucial for employers to follow all applicable workplace safety guidelines, placing the...
Another tragedy at a New York City construction site.This time, an elevator mechanic was severely injured when he fell down an elevator shaft at a Brooklyn construction site. 42 Year-old Tracy Buyes showed up for his second day of work at a building in the Bushwick...
New York, New York - During a windy morning on February 5, 2016, a crawler crane, stretched nearly 600 feet in the air, fell to the ground in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca, tragically killing 38-year-old David Wichs on his way to work. The crane...
It was supposed to be an ordinary Wednesday at work.It turned out to be anything but that for 31 year-old Michael Buffamante, a Hawthorne, NY resident who was killed while working for Welkin Mechanical. Buffamante was working on a scaffold that was elevated above a 35...
Construction work certainly can be dangerous work, and this was highlighted last week in the death of a construction worker at the site of a hotel in construction was killed last week. The worker, according to reports, was hit in the head by a detached machine part...
